5-MeO-DMT - Hype or Hyperbole?

[Here&Now]

Yes, glad to see you back and indeed that you are still with us.
5-MeO-DMT has known mortalities associated with it, that coupled with the generally riskier solo use and the abrupt departure and absense led me to query this...thankfully was mistaken.

I hope your reset is working out well. Its definitely important to sometimes take a step back and just work on application of what one had learned in the midst of day to day life.

That's a good point about 5-MeO-DMT's reputation for being riskier than other psychedelics. I can see how someone like myself suddenly disappearing could be viewed with extra concern, which I appreciate.

My reset is going well, thanks. I've been focusing entirely on fortifying the physical, but always doing so with the intention of returning stronger and healthier for spiritual pursuits. It's similar to the story of how Bodhidharma trained the Shaolin monks in kung fu to make them more physically capable of handling intense meditation. At least that's the concept I'm drawing from, even if it is a bit presumptuous, lol.

I am reminded of the Benedicts law of the Benedictine monks; no meditation instruction at all is given in that tradition, which seems strange given a monks meditative inclination. However the reason given is that one is encouraged to find ones way and ones whole life becomes a kind of living meditation. Peak experiences and merging with Godhead have their place, but will be more beneficial if embedded within a whole lifestyle conducive to it. Theres also as you mention simply the very real physical toll of allowing these type of phenomena and energies to be channeled through the system that needs to be harnessesed appropriately.

I certainly love this idea. I mentioned above that I'm working on the physical to assist with the spiritual, but viewed more holistically, it can also be seen as a singular pursuit. I do feel like I've had a surprising amount of insights during this period, considering my state of consciousness has been far more "ordinary." I think it makes a lot of sense to openly accept our lessons in whatever form they arrive.

 

[universecannon]

Glad to see you're back @Here&Now!

 

[dithyramb]

Yeah, I was messing with dangerous wild crude oral Phalaris back in the day and actually came close to killing myself twice. And the lethal aspect of those grasses was... 5-MeO-DMT. I got a 5 phobia since then. But I didn't know it could be lethal without an maoi in reasonably well measured doses. I also didn't know of the physical toll it takes by itself. I've experienced it in miraculously healthy ratios to DMT and within the healthy medicinal signature of Phragmites, in combination with rue since then. İts presence seems to be strain specific in phragmites, and I am so extensively experienced with this species that I am always comfortable with it and trust it fully. A teeny tiny bit as it is found in phragmites, when it is found at all, seems healthy to me. Welcome back @Here&Now ! You guys know I have my periods of in and out of this place, but my tendency seems to be towards posting less in the long term. At least you guys are assured I am safe.