the inner map

three principles of a human being:

in sequence, soul, body, spirit

respectively:

celiac/mass ganglia, physical body, brain

celiac/mass ganglia

between intestines & spine inline with navel.

intermeshed with intestines.

body

spine and the nodes (standing waves) along its length.

i.e. chakras

brain

two halves.

functionally complementary opposites.

left, reductive

right, expansive

path of function:

left hemisphere uses the right hemisphere,

to access the cortex and then the spine,

which leads to the celiac / mass ganglia.

psychedelics (chems is bad mmkay, don't do chems):

reduces the dominance of the left hemisphere,

along with its reductive functions,

and much of its psychology (synaptic pathways of perception),

allowing the right hemisphere to become dominant.

chems only momentarily open the door.

little is brought back in shareable form.

but,

there are better non-chem temp methods,

and permanent non-chem methods.

historical practices with similar effects to chems:

fasting

physical fatigue

sleep deprivation

mantra/prayer repetition

repetitive dancing (dervish)

using the space between wakefulness and sleep