Making Sense of it All

[Achuma]

I have used DMT quite a few times and still am dieing to know what is actually going on. I know it's all subjective but I'm just hoping by joining this forum I will be able to get a better grasp on it.

 

[Int]

I have used DMT quite a few times and still am dieing to know what is actually going on. I know it's all subjective but I'm just hoping by joining this forum I will be able to get a better grasp on it.

Absent a falsifiable method of distinguishing between various (infinitude?) of theories, it's anyone's guess as to what is going on.

Two possibilities :

1. The psychedelic is binding to specific neuron receptors in the brain, activating the firing of some with some specific frequency/envelope, and possibly suppressing the firing pattern of others. The emergent effect of this is novel interconnections between neuron groups/clusters. Translated to thought terms, this represents novel thoughts and concepts and images - ones that you haven't had conceptions of in your mind before and which don't necessary logically fit together. It is also possible that the brain dynamically invents ways to make them fit together, creating even more new concept-connections.

2. The human brain is a tuner - similar to a radio, which has a combination of high pass filter and a low pass filter, and only allows a specific set of frequencies of input to come through. During normal life, it only processes input from a certain range, but the psychedelic tunes it to a different 'frequency' if you will, and the range becomes wider, let's say. This results in completely different and unfamiliar input from perhaps the wider spectrum of reality than is normally perceived.

 

[tele]

I believe it's such a complicated matter(DMT) that I know almost nothing for sure after all my experiences, maybe because the analyzing and describing the experience is very difficult(at least for me) in human language. What I can recommend is taking bits and pieces and make your own theory about what's actually going on(I believe no one knows for sure) and make your own theory, just be prepared to change it every now and then.8) I believe it raises more questions than it gives answers(ole nexus quote)

 

[purple_dye]

Hi and welcome Achuma,

Tell us a little about yourself. I love hearing about the different paths and journeys people use to get to their current understanding.

Are you experienced with psychs other than DMT? What methods of consumption do you generally use?

What kind of goals and aspirations do you have?

We are going to need more than a sentence or two in order to get to know you a bit