>>4183719 (LB)
Indeed, you're on to an interesting journey here.
I was raised in a deeply religious household, and struggled with it as a youth. Reconciling the contradictions, etc. Came to multiple 'awakenings' through various means over the years.
The greatest awakening, and activation of the pineal gland, was through exploration with DMT and Aya - the Mother Teacher. I like to think of a DMT experience as reaching the state of mystics, but with training wheels. Maybe at some point, will be able to obtain these states without the psychotropic assistance.
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one thing that happens, is once you've "been there", and actually been in states that others have written about over the centuries, then you can very quickly recognize the patterns. Ezekial's Wheel? Jacob's Ladder? the Burning Bush? Starts to become obvious.
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smoalked DMT a couple months ago, did a medicine ceremony (Aya) last summer. This isn't a frequent thing one does, unless in an 'active learning/growth' mode. It can get pretty heavy, and isn't for everyone.
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there will be those who just preach the propaganda: bad for you, (((they))) want you to use these things, etc. All BS and brainwashing. Only those who have walked a path truly know it. I have probably done DMT a couple of hundred times, but that was years ago. The changes and insights last however. Amazing. Hoping this will be a change once all the dust settles and we move to the next level WW.
These 'training wheels' were used even by the mystics of old. Look at cannabis and coca being present in the ceremonial pipes of the Eqyptians. (Let alone, how did New World plants make it over to Egypt, where they didn't grow, was there a global shipping/trade network even then?).
The Mother Plant is an amazing teacher. As is nature.
After 9/11, thought that was one of the greatest conspiracies of all time. Quite the contrary, it pales next to the great farce you point out about hiding our true selves from ourselves, multiplied by Billions. Not just now, but for generations.
There are other ways to obtain these states outside of DMT if very opposed to this approach. This would include sleep deprivation, light and sensory deprivation, long and intense meditation practices, etc. Cannabis won't get you there (could actually detract from it - often good to obstain for a few days). Mushrooms and Acid are similar (tryptamine class) but materially different.
All the best on your quest anon! The path is not for all, just as Q says, The End isn't for all to see….