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Sunday, February 22, 2015

DMT: Life After Death

I have recently watched a documentary and done much research on the psychoactive substance known as Dimethyltryptamine, or DMT for short. The documentary, "DMT: The Spirit Molecule", adapted from the book written by Rick Strasssman. It delves into his research and experimentation with DMT starting in the 90's. He also discusses the role of DMT in the human body, soul, and beyond.

Now, DMT is a naturally occurring compound found in the human body and plants alike. The gland that secretes it is found in your brain. The pineal gland, located in the center is what is responsible for this substance. Its general purpose, for short, DMT is what makes you have dreams. Every time you sleep, a little bit of this molecule is released into your body. This is what causes your dreams to be so lifelike. Also, when you die, your brain's last function before death is to release all of the stored DMT it has left. Now imagine that the DMT released when you dream is a glass of water. When you die, that glass of water is now a flowing river. (hold onto that thought)

DMT, under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970, is a Schedule I drug for its hallucinogenic purposes. But many argue that it's not "some drug to have fun with". DMT when found in nature, is located in many plants but most specifically, cacti. Now tribes in South America use the cacti to create ayahuasca, a psychedelic substance that is used for many religious and spiritual purposes. Why you ask?

In Strassman's own accounts and the accounts of over 60 other's who used the drug during the research period, called the effects of DMT "profound". It was not any other hallucinogenic like LSD or mushrooms. It was leagues beyond that. Its now known that a use of DMT is referred to as a "journey" compared to a "trip" due to the profoundness of its nature. Users described the experience as life changing. That the perception of reality was not only altered, but discovered. A trip beyond the material realm that we live in. All of the subjects said that they're experience (which lasted 10-20 minutes) felt like an eternity. Not exaggerating, beyond a lifetime. DMT, had brought them to what they described as "The Devine Realm". Summing it up, its said that DMT is what allows us to transcend ourselves as a human being and become the entity of our soul.

Okay, so if you take this substance in its smaller controlled doses, its said to bring profound, life changing results. So, back to my earlier point, when death comes to you, ALL your stored DMT is released. An unimaginable experience id assume thats only achieved through death. If DMT is seen to be so divine in its small doses, then what would a huge dose at death mean. If it has such a correlation with your soul, could it be possible that DMT is the gateway to it. That when you die, all your DMT reserves help your soul to make its journey to the afterlife. That eternity or "heaven" is a real place only reachable through the transportation of your soul.

Let me just state something, I'm not sure how well all of this information is getting to you. I don't believe that I'm not doing it justice at all in my writings but i felt compelled to speak.
I HIGHLY urge you all to take and hour and a half out of one sunday or something to watch "DMT: The Spirit Molecule". Its on Netflix, so there ain't no excuse to not see it.

In summary, food for thought. Perhaps, just perhaps, there is a key to unlock our spirits and the world beyond. And that key is already inside us.

4 comments:

  1. Thats actually crazy, I was watching a video on youtube about DMT the other day and basically everything that was said in it and everything you said totally just made sense and I'm sitting here mind blown because what is thought to be "heaven" might just be the release of DMT and I find that so amazing. Definitely going to watch The Spirit Molecule tonight.

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  2. Thats actually crazy, I was watching a video on youtube about DMT the other day and basically everything that was said in it and everything you said totally just made sense and I'm sitting here mind blown because what is thought to be "heaven" might just be the release of DMT and I find that so amazing. Definitely going to watch The Spirit Molecule tonight.

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  3. Interesting that you mention ayahuasca. Have you ever heard of the artist Alex Grey? He's widely known for his work on album covers, espeially for the band Tool. Here's one of his more famous pices: http://i.imgur.com/MYBeanU.jpg

    Alex Grey was deeply involved with hallucinogens. He had a very spiritual belief system and believed that they were the gateway to the soul. He actually took a trip down to South America and found a tribe that practices using ayahuasca. The only way to legally consume it is through religious ceremony so he participated with the tribe. The linked image above was the result of ingesting it. He claims to have had a vision of what he called "the god head", similar to how it's portrayed in this music video: http://youtu.be/UUXBCdt5IPg?t=6m9s

    It gives an intersting perspective into what goes on while under the effect of these hallucinogens. Is it the gate to the spirit world? I don't thikn I'm one to judge.

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  4. Very interesting! I heard the movie crystal fairy and the magic cactus is about DMT. It's a movie starring Michael Cera (which is hillarious) in which he searches for a magic cactus containing DMT.
    It's amazing that the human body can essentially create it's own psychedelic drugs. And like Mrs.Cassidy briefly said today, this could be the reason that after near death experiences people believe in conspiracy theories

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