Hello, my name is Argyle. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a non-traditional college student (meaning I'm an adult student) but I am still in my 20's. My interests are in science and mathematics and I plan on specializing in chemical engineering (or something similar). I am not religious, but I am interested in spirituality. I was raised in a christian home and went to church until I was 15 years old, when I told my parents I was agnostic. Lately I have been researching Buddhism and meditation.
I have a fairly lengthy history with entheogens. I have been a chronic cannabis user for the past 11 years (I actually quit smoking a few days ago), I have dosed mushrooms and LSD many times, mescaline a few times, and have tried most of the other available tryptamines and PEA's. I'm also an avid "special" mushroom hunter (I would mention the species of mushroom I hunt but it would give my location away).
It is nice to meet you all. I just want to thank you all for the wealth of knowledge contained on this site and your time spent teaching others. I recently completed my first extraction, and it was a success. I used q21q21's tek on Acacia Confusa root bark. The result was a clear amber oil.
I vaporized 20mg of this oil using my homemade "Machine" made out of a miniature liquor bottle. The resulting experience was very intense and beautiful, but also raised many questions in my mind.
What is this magical realm I have seen?
Is it the divine?
Is it part of our reality, just on a level that we cannot physically see?
Is it all a construct of my brain? (The scientist/skeptic part of my brain leans towards this answer)
Did I see certain things only because I had read about them before (previous influence)?
And the list goes on. The only way I can think to answer these questions is by more exploration.
These questions, in my thinking, may not be answerable until there are more clinical tests on the neuroscience of the DMT experience, and a greater understanding of our brains and of reality itself.
I have a fairly lengthy history with entheogens. I have been a chronic cannabis user for the past 11 years (I actually quit smoking a few days ago), I have dosed mushrooms and LSD many times, mescaline a few times, and have tried most of the other available tryptamines and PEA's. I'm also an avid "special" mushroom hunter (I would mention the species of mushroom I hunt but it would give my location away).
It is nice to meet you all. I just want to thank you all for the wealth of knowledge contained on this site and your time spent teaching others. I recently completed my first extraction, and it was a success. I used q21q21's tek on Acacia Confusa root bark. The result was a clear amber oil.
I vaporized 20mg of this oil using my homemade "Machine" made out of a miniature liquor bottle. The resulting experience was very intense and beautiful, but also raised many questions in my mind.
What is this magical realm I have seen?
Is it the divine?
Is it part of our reality, just on a level that we cannot physically see?
Is it all a construct of my brain? (The scientist/skeptic part of my brain leans towards this answer)
Did I see certain things only because I had read about them before (previous influence)?
And the list goes on. The only way I can think to answer these questions is by more exploration.
These questions, in my thinking, may not be answerable until there are more clinical tests on the neuroscience of the DMT experience, and a greater understanding of our brains and of reality itself.
