cosmodrone
Rising Star
I've been on the nexus many times for information and teks but never actually joined the forum. I make a lot of psychedelic inspired art work and I just came here to post some and get some feedback, but I guess I'll take this opportunity to report on some of the most important moments of my life.
I always had interest in the idea of psychedelics, as well as psychedelic art and music, even before I ever tried anything. I'm pretty experienced at this point with many substances but most importantly LSD and DMT. I started experimenting with LSD in 2008 at the first Rothbury festival, and fell in love with the state of mind. I started experimenting fairly frequently, and it seemed like each time I gained more control over the experience and understood more about myself and the universe, gradually solving some kind of cosmic puzzle. Then about the 10th time I took it, I apparently solved the puzzle and had my "first" (in this particular incarnation) realization of oneness. It was the most profound experience of my life. I saw and felt things I never knew possible, things beyond what I knew LSD to be capable of. I knew it was more than a drug experience, it was much deeper. It was an ancient inherent process that anyone is able to trigger at any moment given the right conditions. The mind is built with the capacity to decode the cosmic DNA, and I stumbled upon it completely on accident. I was always an atheist but suddenly I had an entirely new idea of the concept of 'god' and nature and consciousness. Everything changed forever and it left me glowing with joy and compassion and self-confidence. I was always very interested in eastern philosophy, specifically Taoism but until this experience the words didn't mean very much to me. I understand what it means for truth to be unspeakable or rather ineffable. I learned this much more clearly once I started experimenting with DMT.
My first DMT experience...my god. I couldn't have asked for a better introduction. After a couple years of asking around and waiting to try it I finally acquired some. This was January of last year. It was a week or two after I finished reading Siddhartha, which proved to be the most inspiring book I've ever read. I think it added a lot to the experience as well as listening to Close to the Edge by Yes, which was apparently based on Siddhartha but it's also just one of my favorite songs. I didn't really know how much to smoke so I likely over did it, but I remember starting the song, took 2 or 3 hits, and started to feel like everything was under water. I thought to myself something like "I wonder when it's going to start". So I took one more huge hit, exhaled, looked down at my lap and suddenly every angle of every surface I saw was perfectly blueprinted by combinations of triangles outlined by alternating green, blue, and red lines. Upon noticing this I say "Oh THERE it is." and then I heard the tone of life, the vibration of cosmic unity, and I became everything. The visuals took off like crazy, it was like an archetype of visionary experiences. At one point I visualized the opening of every chakra in a silhouetted buddha, and had no previous understanding of chakras. It was like I was being taught everything in the universe at once but there was an incredibly limited time to retain or comprehend it. It became a rapid slideshow of fractal concepts and alternating permutations, then delving into varying chambers of architecture and geometric imagery more holy than anything I'd ever imagined. From that trip I concluded that all religions are just permutations of the same single truth and are generally just marketing the nature of reality to a specific culture. The truth is so simple that most religions end up focusing on rules and aspects that are completely irrelevant. All that ever needs to be understood is within us all the time, and DMT is an incredibly effective tool in bringing it into our present awareness.
It's so sad to me when psychedelics are misunderstood and compared with much more dangerous things, and it doesn't help when they're used irresponsibly. Of course, that wouldn't happen if people were more educated about them and what they do and the amazing benefits they can have when used correctly. I'm afraid the way society is set up, its almost impossible to become fully awakened without the use of psychedelics but it should be a major priority to all of humanity. My experiences have left me feeling the responsibility to help others understand their true nature but I've found that words tend to be the least effective way of communicating a cosmic perspective, especially to those who have never experimented. I think that my main purpose is to help relay the message musically/artistically.
Here is some of my visual work:
I've got plenty more.
So anyway, if I could post in the art section or wherever that would be neat, I look forward to discussing the mysteries of consciousness with all of you.
-Ben
I always had interest in the idea of psychedelics, as well as psychedelic art and music, even before I ever tried anything. I'm pretty experienced at this point with many substances but most importantly LSD and DMT. I started experimenting with LSD in 2008 at the first Rothbury festival, and fell in love with the state of mind. I started experimenting fairly frequently, and it seemed like each time I gained more control over the experience and understood more about myself and the universe, gradually solving some kind of cosmic puzzle. Then about the 10th time I took it, I apparently solved the puzzle and had my "first" (in this particular incarnation) realization of oneness. It was the most profound experience of my life. I saw and felt things I never knew possible, things beyond what I knew LSD to be capable of. I knew it was more than a drug experience, it was much deeper. It was an ancient inherent process that anyone is able to trigger at any moment given the right conditions. The mind is built with the capacity to decode the cosmic DNA, and I stumbled upon it completely on accident. I was always an atheist but suddenly I had an entirely new idea of the concept of 'god' and nature and consciousness. Everything changed forever and it left me glowing with joy and compassion and self-confidence. I was always very interested in eastern philosophy, specifically Taoism but until this experience the words didn't mean very much to me. I understand what it means for truth to be unspeakable or rather ineffable. I learned this much more clearly once I started experimenting with DMT.
My first DMT experience...my god. I couldn't have asked for a better introduction. After a couple years of asking around and waiting to try it I finally acquired some. This was January of last year. It was a week or two after I finished reading Siddhartha, which proved to be the most inspiring book I've ever read. I think it added a lot to the experience as well as listening to Close to the Edge by Yes, which was apparently based on Siddhartha but it's also just one of my favorite songs. I didn't really know how much to smoke so I likely over did it, but I remember starting the song, took 2 or 3 hits, and started to feel like everything was under water. I thought to myself something like "I wonder when it's going to start". So I took one more huge hit, exhaled, looked down at my lap and suddenly every angle of every surface I saw was perfectly blueprinted by combinations of triangles outlined by alternating green, blue, and red lines. Upon noticing this I say "Oh THERE it is." and then I heard the tone of life, the vibration of cosmic unity, and I became everything. The visuals took off like crazy, it was like an archetype of visionary experiences. At one point I visualized the opening of every chakra in a silhouetted buddha, and had no previous understanding of chakras. It was like I was being taught everything in the universe at once but there was an incredibly limited time to retain or comprehend it. It became a rapid slideshow of fractal concepts and alternating permutations, then delving into varying chambers of architecture and geometric imagery more holy than anything I'd ever imagined. From that trip I concluded that all religions are just permutations of the same single truth and are generally just marketing the nature of reality to a specific culture. The truth is so simple that most religions end up focusing on rules and aspects that are completely irrelevant. All that ever needs to be understood is within us all the time, and DMT is an incredibly effective tool in bringing it into our present awareness.
It's so sad to me when psychedelics are misunderstood and compared with much more dangerous things, and it doesn't help when they're used irresponsibly. Of course, that wouldn't happen if people were more educated about them and what they do and the amazing benefits they can have when used correctly. I'm afraid the way society is set up, its almost impossible to become fully awakened without the use of psychedelics but it should be a major priority to all of humanity. My experiences have left me feeling the responsibility to help others understand their true nature but I've found that words tend to be the least effective way of communicating a cosmic perspective, especially to those who have never experimented. I think that my main purpose is to help relay the message musically/artistically.
Here is some of my visual work:
I've got plenty more.
So anyway, if I could post in the art section or wherever that would be neat, I look forward to discussing the mysteries of consciousness with all of you.
-Ben
