psycho-not
Rising Star
Hi all. I just want to start off by saying how fantastic this community is. I'm in American who is currently working on a postgrad degree in the UK. I studied philosophy at uni. After having a few mystical experiences (which, as you know are profoundly life changing but cannot be properly captured with language), I have been on a constant quest for more knowledge about the mind, spirituality, and the universe.
I think this forum in particular represents perhaps the most daring and profound locus of experimental knowledge out there today. In the western world the first revolution in human understanding and speculative imagination was the age of Pericles in Athens. Then came the Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries. The internet opens up a profound new space for an exponential gain in understanding. Forums, by their very nature, foster expert advice in different areas. In my personal opinion, this is perhaps the most exciting area of experimental philosophy out there today. Terence Mckenna would have been proud to see this forum. I hope I can share in profound project of mapping out human consciousness and the underlying principles of the universe which has been made possible by these exciting shamanic technologies.
A little background on the limited psychonautic experiences of my buddy SWIM. He has tried Psilocybin mushrooms at a rather lose dosage. He has dabbled with Salvia, the last time of which was horrendously frightening and profound (easily 10 times more frightening than the time he nearly drowned in the ocean). He is also had some pretty interesting experiences with cannabis, particularly combined with some meditative practices. His experience with the mind-states brought about by the ingestion of hashish would rival those described by Charles Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin. SWIM hopes to try some LSD and fly agaric this summer. SWIM wants to try DMT more than anything in the world, and he fully expects it will be the most important experience of his lifetime. Unfortunately, SWIM won't be living in housing safe to extract such sacred molecules for another six months or so.
I'm thrilled to be here. I hope me and SWIM can gain both practical and philosophical wisdom in this great place.
Cheers,
James
I think this forum in particular represents perhaps the most daring and profound locus of experimental knowledge out there today. In the western world the first revolution in human understanding and speculative imagination was the age of Pericles in Athens. Then came the Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries. The internet opens up a profound new space for an exponential gain in understanding. Forums, by their very nature, foster expert advice in different areas. In my personal opinion, this is perhaps the most exciting area of experimental philosophy out there today. Terence Mckenna would have been proud to see this forum. I hope I can share in profound project of mapping out human consciousness and the underlying principles of the universe which has been made possible by these exciting shamanic technologies.
A little background on the limited psychonautic experiences of my buddy SWIM. He has tried Psilocybin mushrooms at a rather lose dosage. He has dabbled with Salvia, the last time of which was horrendously frightening and profound (easily 10 times more frightening than the time he nearly drowned in the ocean). He is also had some pretty interesting experiences with cannabis, particularly combined with some meditative practices. His experience with the mind-states brought about by the ingestion of hashish would rival those described by Charles Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin. SWIM hopes to try some LSD and fly agaric this summer. SWIM wants to try DMT more than anything in the world, and he fully expects it will be the most important experience of his lifetime. Unfortunately, SWIM won't be living in housing safe to extract such sacred molecules for another six months or so.
I'm thrilled to be here. I hope me and SWIM can gain both practical and philosophical wisdom in this great place.
Cheers,
James