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Late to the post... It's poor women/families who are gonna be the most affected. Yet another blow to the less privileged group.

Yes especially the empaths I think..

Not related to psychedelics but reminded me of this clip:

Pure gold hehe. ???

Lmao, I was sorta gonna suggest something similar but held off coz it's so niche. I did that for awhile (and urban farming) Was a lot of work, though the microgreens were the most efficient time/dollar-wise, just not a ton of demand for it where I live. And you can run into health permitting issues if running out of a home outfit (something to take into account as if your plumbing is not up to standard that can cost a ton more to get set up). So I guess if you can find a market for it (or create one) it's not bad. Definitely didn't make anywhere near $50k in revenue though.

"The highest truth manifests the most loving action." "Love can take everything you have within you, love can handle it." "It's never too late to come home right now." "... what the future holds, I assure you, Love, already won."

@SourceCodo Well wasn't trying to pander it, maybe it read like that. I really mean it that nobody should feel pressured to do psychedelics. It's for those who feel called to it, and it is a tool like everything else. These days I don't feel the need to trip as much anymore because I got what I needed from it. Can always come back if I feel called to again. I just don't feel the need to demonize one tool over another is all, both have been quite useful/helpful

@Benton You're very welcome!

Most of what I've experienced relating to that is integrating all aspects of Self as "God" - like whatever you think of the Holocaust, or otherwise "unconscious" stuff in this soup of consciousness. Can be challenging to see/face, but you can get through it because the Love you get (that is also you) will help you get through it. But yes it should be acknowledged that tripping is not easy on your psyche in general. Most people I meet that do psychedelics can't do it alone because of that difficulty and I can understand that. Sometimes I wonder how some of you guys do it alone all the time too or have no one to integrate trips with after. It can help to find a "helpful anchor" (someone you trust or a loving presence you can ground in) before attempting psychedelics.

Losing the ability to connect with "ordinary people" and "uncomplicated joy" because of spiritual pursuits.

Hmm.. maybe your peak states are merging with baseline state? (But in a pretty dramatic way it seems) I've never done salvia so I don't know much about what that does... Have you tried stopping it and see what happens? I feel that alot of my baseline (like ability to sense and generate insights) is not that different from on psychedelics, but I am not in a permanent "samadhi" state off trips. Sounds like you have something in between going on. Also maybe integrating things into baseline consciousness, can take some time.. Well in the end it depends on how you feel about it all.. is it disorienting or does it feel right/gives you more clarity? What about how it affects how "functional" you are?

@SourceCodo Why so much hate yoo? Why can't someone want both the calm presence and having more awakenings? You can have both dammit. 5-meo isn't the only one that can get you to God realization either. But no pressure... you don't have to do anything with psychedelics if it doesn't speak to you.

Are you gonna be okay?

Yes seen it quite a few times on this forum, but not going to name anyone.

Toxic spirituality (combined with toxic masculinity): Getting lost/trapped in suicidal thinking and nihilism when it comes to spirituality, thinking that it is the "highest" one can go, and pushing it on others as the highest truth.

Just took my first 15mg of 5-meo-dmt, rectally. I almost died (at least that's what it felt like physiologically) and thanks to that I knew what was happening to me that kept me fighting my way back to life. I kept repeating the words "time is on my side" in full blown panic, having faith that it'll pass through and that I will "come back". This was not an "ego death" please don't conflate the two, I have experienced plenty of ego death from mushrooms before. This was something else entirely. My body simply could not handle it in this pure form (and too high a dose for me) it seems and it went very quick the way up, sent me straight to shutting my body down (freezing me up, losing awareness and ability to breathe) and into a full panic mode. I vomited hard for some time and struggled to stay conscious/aware so I can keep breathing. I was being pulled hard into "unconsciousness"/blackout (due to the insanely high state of consciousness it had thrown me into). I don't know what would've happened if I didn't struggle to stay the hell alert and let it work its way through (a combination of non-resistence and fighting to stay conscious). This was a lesson for me personally and not to poo poo on things. But it was quite serious and I think people should exercise caution and definitely, definitely go with a much lower dose to try if they wanted to use research grade chemicals. Personally I will stick with less pure forms from now on in the forseeable future (ie, mushrooms). Not going to lie, happy to be back, it's making me appreciate my life alot more already. ?

I don't have to do anything I don't want to do so you all can stop pressuring me. I don't post all my realizations online for y'all to verify. I have shared not even close to half of my trips. So you all can stop assuming things about me. It's getting obnoxious. Clearly you're just interested in some ego game and I ain't playing that game. That you claim you have dissolved your ego is the biggest crap when you're still so interested in engaging in ego amplification.

The relative value of you living a good life by example is most likely going to be much higher than simply voting. That said it's also not super difficult to cast an informed vote.

Doesn't have to be some grand thing, like you can just start with small steps that you can manage, little bit at a time that aligns with your health situation. Don't need to compare with the top achievers, but just moving a little bit towards something can feel good and get the ball rolling.. There's really nothing wrong with just doing a good job at any mundane thing, being someone with integrity, turn yourself into the unconditional love that you seek (as much as you can mange to)... the basics you know, and maybe that's your starting point, sounds pretty good to me already. And the panic attacks that's something you can heal too. I'm not sure what's causing it but you can dig deeper into it. I used to have panic attacks. I no longer have them. The worst now is maybe when I go on trips whatever is in my environment with similar dynamics that created the trauma gets amplified and can reactivate things, but also a chance to dissolve them when it happens.

It's one of the tools, depends on what your goals are. Can also just meditate anytime as you're "doing things", make your life into a meditation.

Ah yes might be, I have this in my right foot.. you can get an ultrasound to confirm (but I guess it's not "free" in the US). It's often repetition, overuse, bad footwear (like heels or too small a size) and genetics/anatomy. Is very hard to get rid of it. I had to change work. Looser footwear with wide front helps, and supportive insoles if you can't afford orthotics. But yeah you might have to do something that doesn't require standing/walking for so long...

@Raptorsin7 Sort of, that's where the 'activations' feel like most of the times, I feel it in the back of my head too sometimes, and full body ones. In this case it was indistinguishable lawl.

@Raptorsin7 There was a build up but it was very fast in relative terms. This stuff is all still experimental, so I cannot really say conclusively. I just trusted my intuition as things unfolded. I mean what's physical is also non-physical so talking about this can be challenging. If I try to describe again it was like a super condensing of energy in my head area and body, that was way too dense (like my skull was gonna crack open) that made me lose awareness (I would say up to 80% of my awareness). And I honestly can't say for sure what would've happened if I didn't try to maintain my consciousness. I am okay now. Just did another mushroom trip to confirm some things, seems like my baseline consciousness has mostly "merged" with the "heightened" consciousness (except in subjective terms). At least that's the direction things are headed now.

Not entirely correct. Before I entered the state of awareness shutting down/body shut down I did get a taste of the dissolution of self. It is not that different from mushrooms at least on this particular trip, that I merged with everything and am no different than the bed or table. Maybe you guys just haven't had that on mushrooms who knows.