plants and people

[STFU&LOVE]

Greetings

I've never been big on socializing or forums or this sort of thing to be honest. I probably talk to plants more often than people. I like the plant perspective. No fucking around. Everything is efficient and has its purpose, and they're communications are straight and to the point. But of course from the human perspective, I also see the beauty of the bloom, scent, and tastes as well. Are they artists by accident!? Not a bad role model for humans.

I am big on perceiving reality as you choose and letting imagination create the most positive and enjoyable human experience as you can, while it lasts. So obvious interests that brought me here aside, I am interested in mapping the terrain, so to speak. Art has been an integral part of understanding and integrating experiences of this nature for me and I have found that my insistence on imagination over realism seems to lend itself to relaying visionary experiences fairly decently. I just need to have some kind of grasp what the hell it is that is going on before I can do this effectively. Browsing around the site, it looks like there’s people here who definitely get it.

I've only recently begun seriously exploring DMT and in just a few months time, I am blown away most not by the experience itself, but by the change I am undergoing as a human. In this short time I have broken through nearly every one of my life long issues that I've been bound to for almost the entire duration of my experience here.

I cant help but smile when I think about how it all works. A plants chemical gets ingested then transferred to my brain as a messenger that then creates an experience that has shown me what no counsellor, friend, mistake, pharmaceutical or otherwise could make me understand for all those years. I tend to accept this as plant-human communication on the most base level that has been around probably as long as us. Also why Ill still take a plants advice before a humans any day. No offense intended. (;

STFU&LOVE

 

[universecannon]

Hey STFU&LOVE

Nice intro. I'm glad DMT has been helping you so much with your life.

"Are they artists by accident!?"

As they say, nature is the great visible engine of creativity

Although they should ammend that and say that it's the great visible instrument or organism of creativity

 

[Chan]

I could not agree more, &Love.

Despite occasional periods of vegetarianism, I was broadly convinced that a balanced omnivorous diet was the way to go. Since starting with the plants however, I have found myself just drifting effortlessly towards a fully vegetarian diet, and feeling much better for it. Ain't no steak made me feel anywhere near as good as a dab of spice has...!

If you haven't already discovered it, I cannot recommend Stephen Harrod Buhner's "Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm" highly enough. The title is a bit intimidating for some, but the stuff inside is exceptional in its quality and depth. He begins with the evolution of all these wonderful molecules, and leads onto an expanded version of the Gaia hypothesis, before integrating everything into a discussion of human creativity and the potential we have to continue the process. The book reads much better than my clumsy attempt at a synopsis.

 

[STFU&LOVE]

universecannon: Indeed it is. Thank you. Never heard that before but it absolutely is relevant as one of the great lessons in the world. I feel like deviating from such a perspective is just about as universally harmful as it gets to the human spirit as a whole . Not sure where I first read it but I love the quote, "we are all greater artists than we realize."

Man From Chan Chan: I find myself, more and more feeling the vegan thing. I am still slightly intimidated by such a major change to a life long routine but it feels inevitable.

I actually JUST got this book and am not too far into it but thank you for mentioning it. I am one of the best when it comes to forgetting to read. I now have it at my bed side so no excuses!

 

[Spiralout]

I like these ideas and ways of looking at things. I had one particularly bad experience, my only real bad one with the spice, where i was told, non verbally, to start taking care of myself better and to stop eating meat, this was followed by me puking and having a terrible scary experience. I ate well, no meat ot refined sugar for the next few months and quit smoking cigarettes. I eventually fell back into less wholesome ways but I felt much better then and I am trying to get back on track. This was about 10 months ago this happened.

Anyways, that was a very well articulated and enjoyable read, thanks.