Livingstrategy
Rising Star
Hey everyone, I'm a long time lurker in these forums that has finally decided to introduce himself. I've been into psychedelics since my introduction to them as a teenager; I always found the wisdom providing, spiritual, and self-improvement aspects to be the most attractive. It's actually funny, for a long time I was into various forms of mental competition (online poker, video games, etc) and I really liked to use drugs like acid to try to think of new perspectives or to learn new lessons. I was interested in answering the ultimate question: What is the key to success? I followed this path for a long time and in the end I found a measurable level of success and I believe many of the keys to success, but in finding that I also found that we are all one.
In those years I had one of my most profound acid trips which formed the foundation for my current spiritual beliefs. I was 5 hits deep with a friend at a local park late at night and while simply observing in the park many revelations came to me. I remember looking down at a frog and holding it in my hand and thinking that this frog is lucky that he has me looking over it right now instead of someone with malicious intent. I further reasoned that the creek we were standing next to was probably this frog's whole universe and he couldn't fathom there being something more than that. That forced me to think to myself that I would have to be a fool to think that we're at the top of the food chain, and then I wondered with great interest, who watches over us? After many more revelations I found a line of ants and wondered aloud whether an ant would survive if he abandoned his duty to his fellow ants and just went out on his own fending for himself. I reasoned that the ant probably wouldn't survive long; this time I was forced to ask: is it possible for us to act selfishly and survive in the long term? I had to answer "no" upon reflecting the world's current state of affairs. The night went on and I had revelation after revelation, but the main theme of them all was simply that we are all one and we are all linked to something higher. I intuitively knew that nature goes on and thus, we don't ever truly die. I knew that shard of god we had within us (which I now believe to be conscious light energy formed by the love of the universe) would remain after death.
Now shifting to my current life, I don't spend too much time with 'mental competition' anymore. I believe that with knowledge comes responsibility, and since I've been blessed by having many of my questions answered, and being shown the beauty that is 'just being', I believe it's my duty to perpetuate positivity somehow in this world. On a recent mushroom trip I came to the realization that I want to try to figure out a way to impact the world (not by myself, but the combined effort of many with the same idea) in a meaningful way, not just band-aid our problems (get to the root). So currently my plan is to acquire the means to make a difference, brainstorm a plan with others with similar goals (I immediately thought burning man would be a great idea), and finally to execute whole-heartedly.
I currently find myself very busy, which is a blessing and it's also unfortunate; I find less times where I have the right mindset (having all my ducks in a row/tying up loose ends) to blast-off. At this point, I'd like to offer some advice on anyone else having anxiety issues or just readiness issues with blasting off. I know this sounds strange, but try taking 1 pill of MDMA just to get in the right positive mindset, and then when the time is right, go for it. My attitude is generally so good in this state that I can have multiple trips in one night.
Anyways, I think this is quite enough to start, especially for an introduction from a new member (newly posting at least). I'd like to thank you guys for all your help and insight, this is an amazing community and I'm excited for our future interactions. If you guys are interested, remind me later on - I have a suggestion for a small improvement in efficiency in most extracts (user should have sep funnel and turkey baster or syringe/etc). It isn't anything that amazing at all, but if it helps one person I'll be happy to give back =)
With great respect and hope,
Rob
In those years I had one of my most profound acid trips which formed the foundation for my current spiritual beliefs. I was 5 hits deep with a friend at a local park late at night and while simply observing in the park many revelations came to me. I remember looking down at a frog and holding it in my hand and thinking that this frog is lucky that he has me looking over it right now instead of someone with malicious intent. I further reasoned that the creek we were standing next to was probably this frog's whole universe and he couldn't fathom there being something more than that. That forced me to think to myself that I would have to be a fool to think that we're at the top of the food chain, and then I wondered with great interest, who watches over us? After many more revelations I found a line of ants and wondered aloud whether an ant would survive if he abandoned his duty to his fellow ants and just went out on his own fending for himself. I reasoned that the ant probably wouldn't survive long; this time I was forced to ask: is it possible for us to act selfishly and survive in the long term? I had to answer "no" upon reflecting the world's current state of affairs. The night went on and I had revelation after revelation, but the main theme of them all was simply that we are all one and we are all linked to something higher. I intuitively knew that nature goes on and thus, we don't ever truly die. I knew that shard of god we had within us (which I now believe to be conscious light energy formed by the love of the universe) would remain after death.
Now shifting to my current life, I don't spend too much time with 'mental competition' anymore. I believe that with knowledge comes responsibility, and since I've been blessed by having many of my questions answered, and being shown the beauty that is 'just being', I believe it's my duty to perpetuate positivity somehow in this world. On a recent mushroom trip I came to the realization that I want to try to figure out a way to impact the world (not by myself, but the combined effort of many with the same idea) in a meaningful way, not just band-aid our problems (get to the root). So currently my plan is to acquire the means to make a difference, brainstorm a plan with others with similar goals (I immediately thought burning man would be a great idea), and finally to execute whole-heartedly.
I currently find myself very busy, which is a blessing and it's also unfortunate; I find less times where I have the right mindset (having all my ducks in a row/tying up loose ends) to blast-off. At this point, I'd like to offer some advice on anyone else having anxiety issues or just readiness issues with blasting off. I know this sounds strange, but try taking 1 pill of MDMA just to get in the right positive mindset, and then when the time is right, go for it. My attitude is generally so good in this state that I can have multiple trips in one night.
Anyways, I think this is quite enough to start, especially for an introduction from a new member (newly posting at least). I'd like to thank you guys for all your help and insight, this is an amazing community and I'm excited for our future interactions. If you guys are interested, remind me later on - I have a suggestion for a small improvement in efficiency in most extracts (user should have sep funnel and turkey baster or syringe/etc). It isn't anything that amazing at all, but if it helps one person I'll be happy to give back =)
With great respect and hope,
Rob
