Ego Death by toad venom? (Bufo DMT)

Buddhist psychedelic artist Alex Grey (WQ) understands this altered state of consciousness!

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This is more real than ordinary consciousness.

(VICE) Twenty times stronger than DMT: The Spirit Molecule, "Bufo" (5-MeO-DMT), is hiding in the venom of the Sonoran toad -- but it is also synthesized and harms no amphibian whatsoever. Mother Earth and Father Tech have provided it.

The ego is an illusion, so is Ego Death good?

I, the Homunculus, AM what I feel and what I think within MY body and mind.

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Ego death is a "complete loss of subjective self-identity" [1]. The term is used in various intertwined contexts, with related meanings. Psychologist William James, a 19th-century philosopher, uses the synonymous term "self-surrender."

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  Descartes on the body's pineal gland

  [This is the literal meaning of Islam and the Muslim follower's attitude towards the one God Allah, and it is the yogi's merging with "GOD," where or godhead/godhood is the Atman merging or uniting with Brahman, the "ultimate reality" in Hinduism and in different terms in Mahayana Buddhism. And it stands to reason that in Christianity of all kinds, it is the attitude of a soul to what Christians would regard as "God," to be "Christed" or "anointed with Chrism," not figuratively and symbolically in the reenactment of a ritual but in the sense of the pineal gland producing endogenous DMT that floods the system, which is the power of entheogenic substances like amrita, amata, ambrosia and perhaps soma.]

Wow, they hid the truth!

DMT: Toad of Awakening? Bufo Alvarius (Bufo)

Sacred Secret: It happens to pineal glands monthly

Is this why lunar cycles and calendars are important?

Peter goes to Meg's school to bust Bufo fad

Jungian psychology uses the synonymous term psychic death, referring to a fundamental transformation of the psyche ("soul") [2].

In death and rebirth mythology, ego death is a phase of self-surrender and transition [3][4][5][6], as described later by Joseph Campbell in his research on the mythology of the Hero's Journey [3].

It is a recurrent theme in world mythology and is also used as a metaphor in some strands of contemporary Western thinking [6]. More

• VICE; Wise Quotes Sacred Secret; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Gringos on magic mushrooms in Mexico

2 Gringos Try Magic Mushrooms in Mexico

Medicinal Mother Earth?

San José del Pacifico, Mexico - Kurt Caz and his travel-pal Amir are two self-described gringos who travel up the mountain to the cool climes of Mexico along the Pacific Ocean in search of LEGAL psychedelic "magic mushrooms," the fruiting bodies of the psilocybin mushroom. Is it safe?

(Is anything?) The hero's journey is beset on all sides, like Samuel L. Jackson is fond of saying in Pulp Fiction:

Mayan Ix Chel: Goddess of Moon

"The path of the righteous [seeker] is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil [persons]. Blessed is [one] who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for [that person] is truly [a] brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I [Yaldabaoth] will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee."

• The Mayan Mexican Goddess Ixchel

Science: Try Guys Try Magic Mushrooms

(The Try Guys, 2024) Let's try a controlled experiment in mycology.

• Mexico's mushroom shamans - The Psychedelic Experience - Shroomery Message Board
• Stand up comedian Josh Wolf (high on mushrooms comedy act); Kurt Caz and Amir; The Try Guys; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Taking psychedelics at Shambhala 2025

• Shambhala (Music Festival): annual event in British Columbia, Canada, held during the summer at the Bundschuh family farm, Salmo River Ranch, a 500-acre site in West Kootenay mountains near Nelson [2] that lasts four days and three nights and offers a mix of music and art in nature...

Asking Festivalgoers, “What drugs are you on?” HINT: It starts with a K | Shambhala 2025

Festival-goer Sarah (wiki)

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CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:59 - It starts…
• 6:24 - The K Olympics
• 8:50 - Sponsor
• 10:25 - Retrograde madness

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American on drugs or quirky?

Cops shocked by woman’s bizarre behavior while possibly on drugs

• Sarah festival-goer (wiki); Adam, Psyched Substance at Shambhala 2025; Music: Edvard Grieg, "In the Hall of the Mountain King"; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Native American shamanism: 17 ways

A shaman is one who seeks to have a direct experience of truth rather than an intermediary's.

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Classic Siberian shaman in trance, Kysyl, Russia

Native American shamans have served as spiritual bridges between [the spirit and human] worlds for thousands of years.

These respected healers and wisdom-keepers maintain harmony between humans, nature, and the spirit realm through sacred rituals and practices. Their ancient methods continue to fascinate modern seekers who recognize the profound connection these traditions have with the natural world.

Vision quests: seeking spiritual direction

The wilderness becomes a classroom during a vision quest. Young tribe members venture alone into nature, fasting for days while praying for spiritual guidance.

The physical hunger opens doorways to visions, dreams, and messages from the spirit world. Animals might appear as guides, or ancestors may share wisdom during this powerful journey.

Upon returning, the seeker often receives a new name, reflecting their spiritual identity. This rite of passage transforms not just the individual but strengthens the entire community.

The insights gained during vision quests provide direction for personal growth and sometimes reveal a healing path or special purpose. More

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  Entheogens for shamans

  Inside the hidden world of Ecuador’s last uncontacted tribe The Huaorani are an indigenous group that’s lived deep in the Amazon for generations, mostly cut off from the outside world. Often called “Ecuador’s Last Savages,” they’re known for being fierce warriors — and even now, many of them are still fighting to stay isolated. From poison-tipped spears to mind-bending hallucinogens, here’s how half the tribe has managed to stay uncontacted...
• VIDEO: The only Native American tribe that never surrendered (The Yaqui of Sonora, Mexico)
• Archaeologists in South Korea find a 1,400-year-old crown decorated with jewel beetle wings
• Samuel Cole, MSN.com; Xochitl, Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

How to handle the cops (graphic video)

Role model drunk decides to run, oops, wrong car! - Dying to get out, man does impossible: Fly

25 Tricks Cops Don't Want You to Know [abuse so they can arrest you, impound your vehicle]

Keep the phone camera rolling for your protection no matter how police lie and change subject.

How to stop cops from TRICKING you during a traffic stop

WHY never to talk to police

(Regent University) Legally speaking, do NOT talk to police

Police are here to protect and serve (themselves) - There are corrupt police caught by FBI?

• LAWYER: The ONLY four things to say to cops
• Regent U (sage advice); Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

American tries world's most intense DMT

Asking festivalgoers what their most terrifying drug experience is | Adam educates on safety

The most INTENSE psychedelic on earth...and he takes it at music fests | Connor full interview

The most intense psychedelic on earth...and Connor takes it at music festivals

(Psyched Substance) This video has been created for safety and harm reduction. We want to both show what the reality of modern music festivals is like and sprinkle as much safety advice throughout the conversations as we can. It is also nice to showcase the beautiful individuals who attend to make these festivals happen. Remember, set and setting are the most important considerations before experimenting, exploring, and journeying as a cybernaut.

Actors on acid? LSD an Apocalypse Now

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• Psyched Substance, April 16, 2025; Pat Macpherson, Xochitl, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Hamilton Morris: Tales from the Trip

Hamilton Morris made his own “pharmahuasca” and spoke in tongues: Tales from the Trip

(Animated) Oh, Hamilton Morris (Hamilton's Pharmacopeia), will you never learn? We are reminded of that hippie from Reality Sandwich and the blond gal from Neuro Soup. Hamilton Morris takes pharmahuasca and screams in tongues. Then someone animates it to bring it to life for sober viewers who envy his journey. Potential travelers, beware. Wyrd is no place to wander.

(Family Guy, Season 2, Episode 14) Seth MacFarlane writing team does it

You used to be such a nice, clean-cut boy, Hamilton! Now you're Lennon

• The toad venom pamphlet that changed psychedelia forever | Hamilton's Pharmacopeia (VICE TV) Haunted by his past mistakes, Hamilton embarks on a journey to correct an error in his reporting while identifying the origin of an international "toad venom" smoking phenomenon. In Season 3 of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, the Ham Man continues his odyssey into the historical, chemical, and societal impacts of some of the world's most mind-blowing drugs. He learns more about LSD (acid), bufotenine (bufo or 5-MeO-DMT), DMT (the spirit molecule), and more. Why? It's because he wants to free his mind so his butt will follow.

Kids, listen to Lando: Avoid toad

(Family Guy) Brian the Dog is addicted to drugs

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ABOUT: Tales from the Trip: Don’t have the time, money, or connections to take drugs (even entheogenic ones) with comedians? Tales from the Trip is here to help. Go on an animated psychedelic journey with funny people as they recount their hilarious, scary, and sometimes dangerous experiences with DMT, acid, shrooms (psilocybin or Amanita muscaria), salvia divinorum, molly (MDMA, ecstasy), and more.

Credits: Live Action, Video Directors: Greg Washburn, Nik Kazoura. Animation Director: Grant Lindahl. Editor: Nik Kazoura. Lead Animator: Ben Luce. Lead Animator: Jasmine Soompholphakdy.

What'd booze 'n drugs ever do for Homer Simpson?

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• Reality Sandwiches, poetry by Allen Ginsburg
• Hamilton Morris, Animated, Comedy Central, Nov. 10, 2021; Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, Dec. 7, 2021; Family Guy; The Simpsons; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Darth Vader dead: RIP James Earl Jones

Don't play with your blue saber! - You're not my Dad! - I am, and there goes the naughty hand!

(Binary Residue) What is the most famous line in Star Wars? Wrong! Well, right, but not anymore.

We knew it would come to this. I should have prepared more. How could I know?

"Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose," said the wise one.

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The Dharma of Star Wars

The impossible has happened. The Dark Side has come one step closer to losing the epic war in heaven between good and evil, between the Force (may it be with you) and the Dark Side (may you be spared).

The voice of Darth Vader, James Earl Jones, Luke Skywalker's dad (though in one video on the Mandela Effect, where Jones speaks of not believing the script as he read it and said "LUKE, I'M YOUR FATHER" not "NO, I'M YOUR FATHER"), has ceased to be and is no more.

And he will never be again but has already reappeared (been reborn) as someone else. Well, he is neither the same as who he was nor altogether someone else by the strange operation of radical impermanence (anicca).

The Zen of R2-D2 (Bortolin)

The radical form of impermanence the Buddha was pointing out was not the one visible to us all if we just pay attention. He was speaking at a much subtler level we are not yet capable of discerning. But with mental purification by stillness and mindfulness (calm and insight) we may yet see it.

It's not just that things will someday die. It's that all things at all times, at every sub-moment as they arise, turn, and pass away, are passing away. The very "constituents of being" (the Five Aggregates clung to as self) are turning, falling away, and hurtling towards destruction. What is there worth clinging to?

So it is with the being we identify as the great actor James Earl Jones. He appeared as the voice of the character Darth Vader (a scary echo of Dark Invader?)

The wisdom of George Lucas' Star Wars

He was 93 and leaves behind minions of grieving sci-fi fans, many of them Buddhists who have not yet realized the irony that even characters are passionately clung to. How much more the clingers who do the clinging? They themselves cling to notions of themselves.

• Everything can wait. Only seeking our spiritual liberation cannot wait. When Jones met Yama, the King of the Dead, he was asked a series of questions, according to the Buddha. We will all be asked these benign questions from kind Yama. Did we never think that as others were dying that we might die? Seeing the signs of old age, sickness, and death in others, did we never think that these messengers were talking to us, too?
• Clear the LightWorkers' Persecution Imprint (lwa.edwardmannix.com/dvyt)

Obituary (WP)

James Earl Jones dies at 93 (Chip East/Reuters)

James Earl Jones, an actor whose thundering Old Testament voice and commanding presence established him as one of his generation’s most indelible performers, whether in Shakespearean tragedies, the Star Wars franchise or a Disney animated classic, died today, September 9, 2024, at his home in Pawling, New York. He was 93.

His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed the death but did not cite a cause. Jones’ personification of barrel-chested authority in Hollywood and on Broadway, augmented by his 6-foot-2 frame, was in jarring contrast with his stammer and extreme timidity in childhood.

How to commemorate him?

While being raised on a farm in Mississippi then Michigan, he spent eight years virtually mute to hide his stammer.

He discovered his love of performing in high school, when a teacher in an effort to draw him out, called on him to recite a few lines of poetry the young student had composed.

Jones, then 14, was shocked at the sudden confidence in his voice. “The written word is safe for the stutterer,” he later observed. “The script is a sanctuary.” More: James Earl Jones, commanding actor who voiced Darth Vader, dies at 93 (Washington Post via MSN)

(Shawna K.) Involved in yet another Mandela Effect or misremembering?

Terence McKenna on magic mushrooms

The Psychedelic Apocalypticism of Terence McKenna

(Atun-Shei Films) July 5, 2024: Celebrating the flawed genius of Terence McKenna (and debunking the Stoned Ape Theory along the way). Support Atun-Shei Films on Patreon ► atunsheifilms Leave a Tip via Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/atunsheifilms Buy merch ► https://teespring.com/stores/atun-she... Official Website ► https://www.atunsheifilms.com/

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 0:00 Introduction
• 6:55 1. Times I Got High
• 17:59 2. The Mushroom Goes North
• 45:10 3. The Stoned Ape Theory
• 1:15:40 4. 2012 and Beyond the Infinite
• 1:35:58 Conclusion/Credits

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[3] Terence McKenna. True Hallucinations: Being An Account of the Author’s Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil’s Paradise (1993). HarperCollins Publishers

[4] Terence McKenna. The Archaic Revival (1991). HarperOne Publishing

[5] mycoGeeky. “Dennis McKenna Tells All About His Early Years! The MycoGeeky Podcast” (Uploaded 2023). YouTube • Dennis McKenna Tells All About His Ea...

[6] Terence McKenna. Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge (1992). Bantam New Age Books

[7] “Terence McKenna: The Stone Ape Hypothesis (8/22/92)” (2023). Voices of Esalen esalen.org/podcasts/teren...

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[9] Madsen MK, Fisher PM, Burmester D, Dyssegaard A, Stenbæk DS, Kristiansen S, Johansen SS, Lehel S, Linnet K, Svarer C, Erritzoe D, Ozenne B, Knudsen GM. Psychedelic effects of psilocybin correlate with serotonin 2A receptor occupancy and plasma psilocin levels. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Jun;44(7):1328-1334. doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0324-9. Epub 2019 Jan 26.

[10] Michael B. Cosmopolous. Bronze Age Eleusis and the Origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries (2015). Cambridge University Press, Page 19-22

[11] “Terence McKenna’s Last Trip” (May 2000). https://www.wired.com/2000/05/mckenna/

[12] Wisdom For Life. “Terence McKenna’s Last Interview” (Uploaded 2018). YouTube • Terence McKenna's final interview

What DMT taught me about time 🤪⌛😵‍💫

Who is the Buddhist Goddess of Compassion? Kwan Yin (the deva Avalokiteshvara)

What DMT taught me about the nature of time

(Holden Lee) Following an intense 5-MeO-DMT (Bufo) trip in the desert, I took 5 grams of psilocybin (gold cap) mushrooms then underwent a trance meditation session on the true nature of time and death. I recorded the messages that came through to me over the next few hours in one of the more intense psychedelic experiences of my life.

What is "time" in the eternal now?

☠️WARNING🤮: I'm a seasoned psychonaut and do not recommend that anyone try this. The following is a link to a video where I took DMT (the "spirit molecule") and met the same entity from a near-death experience (NDE) at the age of 17: • I smoked DMT and met the same entity...

The Stoned Ape Theory of Terence McKenna? What if humans began as monkeys (or some great ape like bonobos) who found and took a "fruit" (a mushroom being the literal fruiting body of mycelia) and then came to "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" like that ancient Sumerian, Mesopotamian, Judean, Christian Book mentions in passing in Genesis in the Garden of Eden? (Paul Stamets explains a time when mushrooms were the first trees).

Energy moves, and the universe knows and sees.

There was also a mushroom, though not a psychedelic one, in a Buddhist Genesis (the Agganna Sutra) on "Knowledge of Beginnings." It freely fed us throughout the world until our collective karma made getting food harder. There was once a time when the only diseases were craving and hunger, the maddening pest of always wanting pleasure and the need to find nourishment (the need to eat something).

But more bad karma made other diseases come to be. This is a repeating cycle, not an ultimate first point. And the Buddhist version explains how human life began on Earth not how all life anywhere began. That other life pre-existed, and even now the universe in 10,000 directions is full of life.

• Holden Lee (YouTube), May 2, 2024; Moons, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly COMMENTARY

Research: spirituality and psychedelic use

PsyPost, 2/27/24; Bill Shapiro, Esquire; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation) (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

New research explores the relationship between spiritual well-being and psychedelic use.

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  Meditate or medicate? Let go or find plants?

  We just had this discussion over the weekend, as we traipsed through the woods on a mushroom hunt, discussing the entheogenic, psychedelic, shamanic, psychological, and medicinal use of mind-expanding substances like magic mushrooms and plant medicines, DMT and spiritual practices such as Eight Limbed Yoga and Buddhist Meditation.
• The drug-free prescription for stress, depression, anxiety, and pain -- have you tried it?  It's called mindfulness (sati)

• As fewer Americans profess a faith, research shows religion and spirituality improve well-being and mental health

What it's like to take a psychedelic trip without drugs

Ecstatic breathing, yoga, cold plunge, NDE, sex?

(Esquire) It doesn’t take a third eye (Buddhist dibba cakkhu) to see that Americans, at long last, are primed to turn on, tune in (and possibly drop out).

OK, ready, everyone's doin it

If you’ve heard yourself utter the phrase “plant medicine” when what you mean is “shrooms,” if you’ve found yourself absently Googling “Ayahuasca retreats” the way you used to look for beach getaways, if you’ve got a friend who flew across the country to take a “heroic dose” of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) in the care of a psychedelic shaman and you felt the sharp pinch of jealousy…you are, well, hardly alone. More: What it's like to take a psychedelic trip without drugs

• Health: Medical research suggests cognitive ability associated with more controlled emotional response
• First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals at work influencing social behavior
• Psychosocial therapies effective treatment for physical
• What the ancient Hindu spiritual text the Bhagavad Gita ("Song of the Lord") can teach us about not putting too much of our identity and emotions into work
• Medical research: Keep the faith: Spirituality can improve mental health, expert says