It seems that our ancestors may have combined psychedelics with various forms of sympathetic resonance in order to pull these states into higher levels of coherence, depth, and accessibility. This theme appears to be central in the ancient resurrection and rebirth traditions, and shamanic traditions more generally. Most modern use, in comparison, may be extremely decontextualized.
Many of us have stumbled onto some of these approaches in the past, but combining them in a specific sequence seems to reliably produce a profound result, especially with a bit of practice. This was "re-discovered" by author and consciousness researcher Tony Wright, not myself, and I'll share more details on it later in this thread.
This was the first time my partner and I attempted a very partial version of this protocol outdoors, in 2023.
"When you look into another's eyes, what you see is the Self, fearless and deathless. That is Brahman (universal consciousness), the supreme." - Upanishads
We began taking small hits of DMT while sitting atop an extremely quartz-rich boulder, about 10 meters high and 15 wide, beneath a thick canopy of trees. A smaller boulder sat beside us, and leaning over our mossy perch was a half-fallen tree bearing a cluster of lion’s mane mushrooms. A cliff face of the same crystalline rock could be seen far behind me through the trees. Behind her was nothing but trees blowing in a warm wind.
She had eaten 0.1g of mushrooms upon arrival, and I took 0.2g. It was our first eye gazing session at an ancient sacred site, so we figured we'd start slow instead of taking LSD as the "platform".
Once we had settled into the low dose for a minute or two, we began to make eye contact. Practice and a relaxed focus seemed to allow a clear connection to form and, for whatever reason, we managed to skip the initial "revolving door of faces" stage from our first few indoor sessions. My eyes began to take in the kaleidoscopic scene that surrounded her all at once. Powerful gusts of wind made the effect all the more beautiful. Then there was a strange, out of place sound... We realized several cows had suddenly begun mooing in an unseen field that must be nearby. Far in the distance, we heard a hiker let out a Hunger Games style whistle. We laughed and took a break.
After taking another small hit from the vape, I began looking at a large quartz geode (a high frequency phononic and piezoelectric resonator, according to modern physics). I began to feel a familiar tingle in my hand as the boundaries between rock and skin started to disappear. My vision sharpened to high-definition as it seemed to pull me into a more focused and coherent state. I felt a warm energy begin to grow in my chest as the crystal seemed to shine even brighter.
Once she had done the same and was ready, we regained eye contact. This was very similar to our prior attempt at first and the kaleidoscopic background grew in intensity, but after a minute or two the sun went behind the clouds and we realized the rocky forest around us had changed dramatically. It had seamlessly transformed into a glowing bioluminescent world, like Pandora at night from the movie Avatar. I reassured her that it was alright and that I was seeing it too.
What happened next is impossible to describe... Still eye gazing and relaxing further, patterns of purple light started radiating off her skin. The fractal sea of our visual field turned from a wall of energy into a tunnel, and then into a sort of orb of light that surrounded and encompassed us. This is hard to explain because it felt like this "orb", or toroidal form, actually WAS us.
If you imagine that our sense of self is somehow correlated with the brain’s electromagnetic and phononic resonance field, then it was as if our individual fields had begun merging - forming a shared field of consciousness that extended beyond our bodies, resonating together with the universe both around and within us.
Like the two prongs of a tuning fork, or identical instruments playing the same note, resonating in unison to create a single, unified, powerful sound. Our individual sense of self began to dissolve as we were engulfed by euphoria. It seemed as if the orgasmic divine reality of a more cosmic sense of self was beginning to stir as we were pulled into what I can only describe as a toroidal vortex of the self.
I had always imagined tales of 'auras' as being a faint peripheral glow, probably just a trick of the eye, or a metaphor. But then she turned green for the first time... The ancient depictions of auras, halos, or rainbow light bodies of Vedic, Buddhist and biblical deities didn't do this justice. This was a freakishly stable, translucent standing wave of fluorescent green energy around her entire body. I could look away, look back, and it was still there... with CGI level, laser-like clarity. Different, equally mind-boggling fields began overlaying this one.
The intensity increased as if a glass ceiling had been lifted. I felt a sense of motion or rotation as the increasingly bright light around us seemed to swirl. The sense of a tangible telepathic connection during all of this was profound. We had already experienced a plethora of mind-blowing shared auditory, visual, and experiential phenomena during our earlier eye gazing sessions indoors, but this experience was of a different degree - to the point of merging. I glanced at her mouth to see if she was speaking due to the overwhelming sense of communication and connection between us. In a very literal sense, it felt as if we were two powerful magnets, pulling each other deeper into coherence, into oneness.
For a few moments it was suddenly as if we were experiencing a past life we had shared together, or our ancestors, in an ancient megalithic forest, in a deep psychedelic state of unity. The sense of touching something profoundly ancient was palpable. I still don't know what to make of this part... but it may very well have been just us - the raw reality of self and nature beneath the surface as the illusion of separation lifts. Less filtered and completely beyond the scope of my left brain's capacity to try and reduce down into familiar concepts such as "past lives". Who knows? The concept slipped right off of the experience like water on oil.
The need to analyze and interpret began to relax. All sensory data was fusing into a unified river of perceptual synesthesia, as if that was a dormant functionality all along, far more advanced than our ordinary state of mind where senses can only be processed separately, one at a time.
A bewildering amount of orgasmic loving energy was coursing through my body as we sat in some kind of divine rapture. Tears were streaming down her face. I could only stare in awe at the love of my life. As my ordinary sense of self began to regain control, my first languagable thought was that this was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Astonishment of the intense beauty was then coupled with feeling deeply humbled and grateful. We stopped eye gazing and perception slowly began shifting back to something closer to baseline.
After talking for a few minutes and struggling to wrestle that incomprehensible experience into memory, I happened to look down at my legs, and the boulder beneath them. I was confused to find that my lower legs had turned a strange color, which my partner confirmed.
Suddenly, a bizarre jolt - like a sting or electric shock - shot through my entire body. At first, I was confused about the source of this. Then I looked down again, and it dawned on me that an intense magnetic energy seemed to be rising from below, as if the quartz boulder we sat on was literally melting upward into my legs. I've had many psychedelic experiences over the course of 20 years now, and while "melting" sensations aren't uncommon, this was distinctly different.
A strong psychedelic state began to build spontaneously, and 'energy' again appeared to be emanating off my partner's skin. As the intensity grew, I became dizzy. I had eaten plenty of food (probably too much, in retrospect) and drunk plenty of water. Part of me was shocked - this effect was far from subtle for such a miniscule dose of mushrooms, and the low dose of DMT had almost entirely worn off. Surely this synergy of techniques wasn't this strong?
Part of me still worried it was some allergic reaction to a plant or insect bite, but I was fine. My partner, who is well trained in the medical field, confirmed I seemed physically ok. This was in some ways reminiscent of many ayahuasca experiences where a nauseating purge wells up from within, with its expulsion quickly freeing me of all mental and physical discomfort, releasing me instantly into a blissful and clear state.
After a few minutes the dizziness subsided, the state softened, and I felt incredible. I stood up to stretch and breathe, taking in what felt like an incredible upgrade in perceptual awareness of my body and senses that persisted long after. I was overcome with profound gratitude and a new appreciation for the beauty of nature, along with a sense that as weird as this day had seemed, it was only the tip of the iceberg.
Edit: I detailed the protocol in this reply, and much more info is now available here.
Many of us have stumbled onto some of these approaches in the past, but combining them in a specific sequence seems to reliably produce a profound result, especially with a bit of practice. This was "re-discovered" by author and consciousness researcher Tony Wright, not myself, and I'll share more details on it later in this thread.
This was the first time my partner and I attempted a very partial version of this protocol outdoors, in 2023.
"When you look into another's eyes, what you see is the Self, fearless and deathless. That is Brahman (universal consciousness), the supreme." - Upanishads
We began taking small hits of DMT while sitting atop an extremely quartz-rich boulder, about 10 meters high and 15 wide, beneath a thick canopy of trees. A smaller boulder sat beside us, and leaning over our mossy perch was a half-fallen tree bearing a cluster of lion’s mane mushrooms. A cliff face of the same crystalline rock could be seen far behind me through the trees. Behind her was nothing but trees blowing in a warm wind.
She had eaten 0.1g of mushrooms upon arrival, and I took 0.2g. It was our first eye gazing session at an ancient sacred site, so we figured we'd start slow instead of taking LSD as the "platform".
Once we had settled into the low dose for a minute or two, we began to make eye contact. Practice and a relaxed focus seemed to allow a clear connection to form and, for whatever reason, we managed to skip the initial "revolving door of faces" stage from our first few indoor sessions. My eyes began to take in the kaleidoscopic scene that surrounded her all at once. Powerful gusts of wind made the effect all the more beautiful. Then there was a strange, out of place sound... We realized several cows had suddenly begun mooing in an unseen field that must be nearby. Far in the distance, we heard a hiker let out a Hunger Games style whistle. We laughed and took a break.
After taking another small hit from the vape, I began looking at a large quartz geode (a high frequency phononic and piezoelectric resonator, according to modern physics). I began to feel a familiar tingle in my hand as the boundaries between rock and skin started to disappear. My vision sharpened to high-definition as it seemed to pull me into a more focused and coherent state. I felt a warm energy begin to grow in my chest as the crystal seemed to shine even brighter.
Once she had done the same and was ready, we regained eye contact. This was very similar to our prior attempt at first and the kaleidoscopic background grew in intensity, but after a minute or two the sun went behind the clouds and we realized the rocky forest around us had changed dramatically. It had seamlessly transformed into a glowing bioluminescent world, like Pandora at night from the movie Avatar. I reassured her that it was alright and that I was seeing it too.
What happened next is impossible to describe... Still eye gazing and relaxing further, patterns of purple light started radiating off her skin. The fractal sea of our visual field turned from a wall of energy into a tunnel, and then into a sort of orb of light that surrounded and encompassed us. This is hard to explain because it felt like this "orb", or toroidal form, actually WAS us.
If you imagine that our sense of self is somehow correlated with the brain’s electromagnetic and phononic resonance field, then it was as if our individual fields had begun merging - forming a shared field of consciousness that extended beyond our bodies, resonating together with the universe both around and within us.
Like the two prongs of a tuning fork, or identical instruments playing the same note, resonating in unison to create a single, unified, powerful sound. Our individual sense of self began to dissolve as we were engulfed by euphoria. It seemed as if the orgasmic divine reality of a more cosmic sense of self was beginning to stir as we were pulled into what I can only describe as a toroidal vortex of the self.
I had always imagined tales of 'auras' as being a faint peripheral glow, probably just a trick of the eye, or a metaphor. But then she turned green for the first time... The ancient depictions of auras, halos, or rainbow light bodies of Vedic, Buddhist and biblical deities didn't do this justice. This was a freakishly stable, translucent standing wave of fluorescent green energy around her entire body. I could look away, look back, and it was still there... with CGI level, laser-like clarity. Different, equally mind-boggling fields began overlaying this one.
The intensity increased as if a glass ceiling had been lifted. I felt a sense of motion or rotation as the increasingly bright light around us seemed to swirl. The sense of a tangible telepathic connection during all of this was profound. We had already experienced a plethora of mind-blowing shared auditory, visual, and experiential phenomena during our earlier eye gazing sessions indoors, but this experience was of a different degree - to the point of merging. I glanced at her mouth to see if she was speaking due to the overwhelming sense of communication and connection between us. In a very literal sense, it felt as if we were two powerful magnets, pulling each other deeper into coherence, into oneness.
For a few moments it was suddenly as if we were experiencing a past life we had shared together, or our ancestors, in an ancient megalithic forest, in a deep psychedelic state of unity. The sense of touching something profoundly ancient was palpable. I still don't know what to make of this part... but it may very well have been just us - the raw reality of self and nature beneath the surface as the illusion of separation lifts. Less filtered and completely beyond the scope of my left brain's capacity to try and reduce down into familiar concepts such as "past lives". Who knows? The concept slipped right off of the experience like water on oil.
The need to analyze and interpret began to relax. All sensory data was fusing into a unified river of perceptual synesthesia, as if that was a dormant functionality all along, far more advanced than our ordinary state of mind where senses can only be processed separately, one at a time.
A bewildering amount of orgasmic loving energy was coursing through my body as we sat in some kind of divine rapture. Tears were streaming down her face. I could only stare in awe at the love of my life. As my ordinary sense of self began to regain control, my first languagable thought was that this was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Astonishment of the intense beauty was then coupled with feeling deeply humbled and grateful. We stopped eye gazing and perception slowly began shifting back to something closer to baseline.
After talking for a few minutes and struggling to wrestle that incomprehensible experience into memory, I happened to look down at my legs, and the boulder beneath them. I was confused to find that my lower legs had turned a strange color, which my partner confirmed.
Suddenly, a bizarre jolt - like a sting or electric shock - shot through my entire body. At first, I was confused about the source of this. Then I looked down again, and it dawned on me that an intense magnetic energy seemed to be rising from below, as if the quartz boulder we sat on was literally melting upward into my legs. I've had many psychedelic experiences over the course of 20 years now, and while "melting" sensations aren't uncommon, this was distinctly different.
A strong psychedelic state began to build spontaneously, and 'energy' again appeared to be emanating off my partner's skin. As the intensity grew, I became dizzy. I had eaten plenty of food (probably too much, in retrospect) and drunk plenty of water. Part of me was shocked - this effect was far from subtle for such a miniscule dose of mushrooms, and the low dose of DMT had almost entirely worn off. Surely this synergy of techniques wasn't this strong?
Part of me still worried it was some allergic reaction to a plant or insect bite, but I was fine. My partner, who is well trained in the medical field, confirmed I seemed physically ok. This was in some ways reminiscent of many ayahuasca experiences where a nauseating purge wells up from within, with its expulsion quickly freeing me of all mental and physical discomfort, releasing me instantly into a blissful and clear state.
After a few minutes the dizziness subsided, the state softened, and I felt incredible. I stood up to stretch and breathe, taking in what felt like an incredible upgrade in perceptual awareness of my body and senses that persisted long after. I was overcome with profound gratitude and a new appreciation for the beauty of nature, along with a sense that as weird as this day had seemed, it was only the tip of the iceberg.
Edit: I detailed the protocol in this reply, and much more info is now available here.
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