narayana
Rising Star
Namaskar Dear Nexian,
:thumb_up: Thank you for being part of the most informed and highest quality site in this realm. I have been visiting for quite a few years and during that time, read hundreds of discussions - always coming away with something new or with the delight of seeing some of my more rare experiences echoed within sudden sentences and paragraphs.
I am deeply grateful for all that I have touched, received, learned, realized, deconstructed and left behind, especially with Changa - my first great teacher. Though often considered cheesy - Peace, Love, Unity and Respect have truly begun to blossom! What a gift it is to once again experience the awe-full magical mystery of life, very much like a feeling memory from childhood. I am also delighted and honored that I have been able to responsibly promote and propagate these wonderful energies to lots of people. This has been especially touching during quite a few 1on1 Changa ceremonies - so many joyful tears! It has also been a great pleasure to see scores of people have such positive effects in their lives through these means.:want: Let me DMThink about it. Seemingly a lifetime ago, I started on this path that has lead to profound changes in my life, to a degree that I can no longer even relate to what was before. It also dawned on me somewhat early on that this is clearly a strong affinity for me. That affinity has seen me delve deep in terms of experiences, in a relatively short amount of time. This includes hundreds of Changa/DMT doses and something in the vicinity of 100mgs of LSD exposure, in addition to a host of other modalities and combos - to provide a crude (and often unnecessary) gauge for experience.
:surprised Through the work with psychedelics I also noticed and partly re-remembered my affinity for spiritual and yogic wisdom and traditions. This has lead me to study many traditions, yoga asanas, pranayama, meditation, mantras, Ayurveda etc. from many different perspectives and always rooted in everyday awareness, direct experience. Within the yogic field, I have experienced many instances that have been even more unexpected, powerful and psychedelic than most of my vast psychedelic use. This was also a theme very early on, a kind of realization that much, or even most of what I had been able to touch with the aid of these acute "external" means, would be available without them as well. However that would require a lot of changes in my life and a much longer road to the subtle realms. And there came a point where both Changa and Ayahuasca said as much. To walk the walk for some time, to integrate, to simplify, to get grounded - instead of teleporting to the top of the mountain all the time. This lead to many longer breaks, at which time I had thoughts of never coming back to them, although I eventually did.
:shock: This realization became very apparent after two different experiences: I had attended a whole day Pranayama workshop with an Indian master teacher. When I came home, I was in a deeply subtle state and decided to smoke some Changa, but only 15mgs. There was no visual component at all, but I was able to stay connected in a communicative state for over an hour. The other came in the Peruvian jungle, during an Ayahuasca ceremony, where I experienced the exact same vision as I had had in a directed meditation during a month-long cleanse in India. There is also an interesting overlap that has become apparent through many Changa sessions in particular, where I somehow remember or know how to execute esoteric yogic techniques, which I had never practiced and some that I had never even heard about before - only touching on them externally later on, through esoteric foot-notes and discussions with much more knowledgeable beings. And to this day, I am unable to perform these techniques on my own, at least with anything close to that enhanced proficiency.
:d I would strongly recommend that all psychedelic explorers dedicate time to yogic practices - they will most likely exponentially enhance your experiences (of everything).
I have been encouraged by one very experienced Nexian to write about my experiences and what I have learned. That was certainly part of the reason that I finally felt it was time to register. Still, it will remain to be seen, when the time is right to write these things down and where to publish them. It seems that things take their time to become ripe enough and then they will come easily.
Please excuse my play with smileys and other forum features, it's a good way to learn.Wishing you all a peaceful and enlightening 2016!
With Love,
Narayana (\)