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Mobile phones use fairly low powered microwaves to transmit with the towers. Wireless routers too. Microwaves aren't really dangerous like people assume when they think of "radiation". Microwaves are a frequency band between infra-red and radio waves. When they're high enough energy they tend to make water and other molecules jostle around, which is heat. There might be some small danger associated with carrying a phone in your pocket, or sitting next to a router all day, but it's barely measurable if at all. You certainly don't see spikes in testicular cancer for example, despite the fact that most men in the rich world carry cell phones in their pocket. IMO The greater risk of electronic devices like phones is their effect on your mind. Social media, internet addiction, porn addiction, clickbait, and so on can all have very negative consequences on your attention span, memory, self-esteem, motivation, ability to function and interact IRL and so on.

I challenge the notion that celibacy is crucial for proper spiritual growth. Please explain why this is the case?

That Eckhart Tolle video really cuts to the core of a matter that is much misunderstood. I hope everyone on actualized.org takes it in.

@nowimhere The one you wouldn't really want to plug is the freebase. Oxalate, HCl, or any of the other salts will be good for plugging (or snorting).

Sex and intimacy are 100% a part of the experience of being human. You are a being in a human form, here to have the experience of being human. There is nothing about sex that contradicts the spiritual, nor is it separate. Dive right in young fella, drink deep from the well of life. ps: use a condom

Psychedelics aren't really addictive. In fact, they're anti-addictive and are used to treat addictions! It is possible to misuse or abuse psychedelics of course, however @Gladius it doesn't sound to me like you're pushing that at all. Listen to your gut and heart on this, you'll know when it's too much. I agree that once a month is a good guideline, once every two weeks sort of max. There are times in certain people's lives when they might feel the call to experiment at even higher frequency for short periods, and you can do that without negative consequence if you're respectful to yourself with the dosages, allowing rest, reflection. On the whole though, most psychedelics will be more rewarding if you give time for the magic to come back. A good rule of thumb is to make sure you've sufficiently integrated the previous trip before diving into the next. This might mean that you've made some changes in your life that you observed were necessary during your trip, or just that you've processed the previous trip sufficiently to move on.

I've never heard of 5-MeO-DMT being contaminated with fentanyl. That doesn't mean it couldn't happen though, so it's a good idea to get your drugs tested, if only for your own peace of mind. The first thing I'd do though is *not* buy 5-MeO-DMT off a dealer in person. I've actually never heard of a dealer selling 5-MeO-DMT, so if someone said they had it, I'd be immediately suspicious. It's better to buy it off the web if possible because there is more accountability with web vendors. You have the advantage of researching if a vendor is reliable, and you'd be more likely to hear about it if a contaminated batch was discovered. You could buy a fentanyl test kit, and do the test yourself. You'll find resources on the web for this, I don't have any specific kits to recommend, but a quick google search reveals some options. There are also services that allow you to mail in samples like Energy Control in the EU.

Can you expand on/explain the Cognitive Development stages Leo mentioned in his latest Spiral Dynamics - Important Insights video? Particularly interested in the stages Con op, Form op, Post-formal, Vision-logic as I find these the least self-evident. Please share your interpretation, or point out auxiliary resources!

Leo is a big trickster. You better watch out for this guy because if you're not careful he'll have you hook line and sinker on the path to becoming a better human being.

@cetus56 That's really cool!

Yes, you're right. It's possible that using the freezer is excessive. But if you want to keep it for decades, it probably is a good strategy because chemical reactions happen more slowly at lower temperatures. The downside of using the freezer is that you risk moisture issues, so if you're not going to be diligent with your procedure, it's better to not bother with the freezer. Thats why for short term storage I don't recommend using the freezer.

I will watch this asap, totally resonate with this. Purity and perfectionism are toxic. To speak in buddhist metaphor, the lotus blossom is rooted in the mud, cut it off and it quickly dies. Yeah I don't really see a lot of Ken Wilber worship going on around here either, not sure what you're on about Joseph Maynor.

It's beginner stuff; it's advanced stuff. Tolle is the real deal.

5-MeO-DMT will degrade over time, but if you take care of it, it stores really well. It's true that the salts are more resilient than freebase, so for long term storage choose fumarate, oxalate, HCl etc and not the freebase. If you need freebase in 10 years, you can always convert it from one of the salts. Heat, light and moisture are all enemies of these molecules, so protect them from these elements. Store your drug sealed away from moisture and in the dark. You can keep it in the freezer as long as it's bone dry in the storage container. The cold temperatures of the freezer will help with storage. For short term storage, don't use the freezer because things can pick up moisture as they warm if you're not careful about how you do it. I've been meaning to write a more thorough primer on this topic and post it on the forum, so I'll try to do that later in it's own thread.

Alan Watts is great, his lectures are fantastic. Personally speaking, listening to his lectures has really ... I don't even know what words to use here.. his words have nudged me in the right direction. He's one of these rare teachers who is able to lift the curtain just a little bit, and begin to communicate the ineffable. Yes @luckieluuke! I've played that game and love it! Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) my video card can't really handle games, so I haven't been able to really play it much, but it's such a neat game, totally different from almost anything out there. Tier 2 gaming lol!

Meditation. Fundamentally meditation is a non-intellectual process of "self-inquiry" into the greatest sense of the idea of self.

@Elysian what I'm saying - forgive me if you already grasp this or if it's non-helpful - is that 99% of humans (or some large majority) need to have a sex-life, and in the absense of one, that sexual pressure spills out into other areas of life where it might not be appropriate. You can end up unconsciously/awkwardly hitting on friends or whatever. So in my opinion it's better to have a balanced life and not try to foresake sexual desire, but rather accept it as part of this beautiful existence. I guess I'm saying that you might want to think about trying dating, it's a great way to manage lust, because it's exactly the venue for expressing that part of yourself.

When I look around, in almost every country I've visited, it seems to me like nearly everybody is living a way too sedentary life for optimal human. I think this is the #1 missing link in most peoples lives: we're wired to try to conserve energy when possible, but paradoxically we need waaaaay more physical stress than most of us get in order for our bodies and minds to function properly. I think a lot of the problems people have with low energy, allergies, food problems, weight, depressions, OCD, back issues, chronic pain, happiness would simply vanish if people moved and used their bodies more. What do you think?

Haha I need that cry-laughing emoji rn.

Yes @kieranperez but I think that might be putting too much colour/judgment on it. At least if we try to look at it through a Tier 2 lens, you could say that Orange's "compromise" of Yellow's nobility is a necessary part of making these ideas work in todays environment. If Orange didn't bring the idea to market maybe it would just fester as some academic concept and not come to life or bring any utility to humanity.

"Abstinence makes the Church grow fondlers" We're wired for sex, accept it. Ugly things happen when people try to pretend they're beyond it. Maybe some day when you're much older you really will transcend this human need for deep sexual connection, but it's pretty rare.

That's funny. I never liked getting my dick sucked either until I met this girl. She should probably teach the art she's so damn good at it..

I've been with a woman who just can't handle it, it's like tickle torture for her. It might be because she's uncomfortable with it, but I doubt it because she's into all kinds of other stuff that more prudish women wouldn't admit to like anal, masturbation, whatever weird thing I come up with. She has no problems with orgasm and loves giving oral, so no big deal. Every once in a while we'd try again and she just wasn't into it, which was fine. Different strokes for different folks so to speak right? Maybe I just suck at giving oral, but I don't think that's it either because other women love it, and she never liked it from other men either. Still I did always wonder if I could crack that egg.

Some girls are really ticklish and can't stand oral, prefer being fingered or just being rooted with your dick when it's ready. Just putting that out there in case any one ends up with one of these girls haha! Don't be fixed on the idea that she must like oral cause some girls just don't. Most do though. @Marinus another thing to look at that I think no one's mentioned: are you sexually attracted to your partner? Your dick isn't a machine that you turn on and off, make sure you're genuinely into her and that the chemistry is there. If not perhaps you should move on.

That was my understanding too. For example: the pattern of yellow being extremely inventive and coming up with technology that transcends current paradigms, and orange being cunning and recognizing the business opportunity in it, and capitalizing on the idea. An example of this: The Deep Learning field of AI is born out of a very Yellow approach to technology. Right now Orange is scrambling to figure out all the ways to profit with this emerging tech, without really paying much attention to the big picture of it. In some ways this kind of relationship could seem parasitic, but in other ways it's just how things work in our society/economy/culture at this stage of development!