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Showing posts with label visions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label visions. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Friday, August 15, 2025
Lucid dreams mean something
How two years of advanced lucid dreaming changed my life (forever)
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:30 The Danger
- 1:14 Back into Lucid Dreaming
- 2:10 Month 2
- 3:55 The Research
- 4:53 The Crazy Dream
- 10:35 Year 2
- 12:45 Conclusion
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- Dr. Zach Highley; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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Saturday, July 12, 2025
Alex Grey's Full Moon Gathering, NY
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| Full Moon Gathering with Alex and Allyson Grey, Joey Mercedes: Wappinger, New York |
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| Inspiration over perspiration. |
He known for creating spiritual and psychedelic artwork such as his 21-painting Sacred Mirrors series [1].
He works in multiple forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting.
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| Sanskrit Vajra (Tibetan dorje): thunderbolt |
He and his wife Allyson Grey are the co-founders of The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a non-profit organization in Wappingers Falls, New York [2]. More
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| Love is a Cosmic Force by Alex Grey (alexgrey.com) |
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| Earth Witness by Alex Grey (See the Buddha's 'earth witness mudra') |
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Vajrayana Buddhism
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| Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Entheon, 2021 (alexgrey.com) |
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| Dissectional art for Tool's Lateralus CD |
It is a Mahāyāna ("great vehicle") Buddhist tradition that emphasizes esoteric practices and rituals aimed at rapid spiritual awakening [or some deluded facsimile, replacing what the historical Buddha considered liberation for what previous Vedic, Hindu, esoteric teachers called moksha].
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| Vajrayana artist Alex Grey, 2013 |
- mantras (sacred sounds),
- dhāraṇīs (mnemonic codes),
- mudrās (symbolic hand gestures),
- mandalas (spiritual diagrams), and
- the visualization of deities and [cosmic] buddhas.
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| Sakka (Indra) with vajra, lotus |
A distinctive feature of Vajrayāna is its emphasis on esoteric transmission, where teachings are passed directly from teacher (guru "master" or vajrācārya "teacher of vajra") to student (chela) through initiation ceremonies [2].
Tradition asserts that these teachings have been passed down through an unbroken lineage going back to the historical Buddha (circa 5th century BCE)... More
Full Moon Gathering, CoSM, July 12, 2025
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| CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (@chapelofsacredmirrors) • Instagram |
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| Facebook, July 12, 2025 |
Come early for the full experience of our Full Moon Workshop: Transmuting the Veteran Narrative
led by @Visionaryveterans @Veronikarose.art and @cp_Flow_ with special guests @burgandyviscosi and @the1sam__juan. See you there! 💕 Secure TICKETS: 🔗 in @chapelofsacredmirrors.
- CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
- 46 Deer Hill Rd., Wappingers Falls, NY 12590-3911
- Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (2025) (Before going reviews)
- Entheon at CoSM: 2025 Day Pass - Universe
- Alex and Allyson Grey, Wappinger, NY, July 12 / X
- Alex Grey Full Moon Gathering, July 12, Facebook
- Alex Grey (@alexgreycosm) • Instagram
- (Disclosure Project) Road trip: Full Moon Gathering with visionary artist Alex Grey, CoSM, New York, Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
- (Nature Center) Road trip: Full Moon Gathering with visionary artist Alex Grey, CoSM, New York, Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
- (PasaDharma) Road trip: Full Moon Gathering with visionary artist Alex Grey, CoSM, New York, Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
- Alex Grey (alexgrey.com); Dhr. Seven, Ekaterina Sky (ekaterina-sky.com) (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
"The Shaman" (poem)
THE SHAMAN
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| Plant uses (Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society) |
The shaman climbed the mountain, gathered sacred flowering herbs and berries along the way -- Datura moonflowers, toloache, Brugmansia angel's-trumpets, Salvia apiana kasiile sage, toyon, holly -- until delirium overwhelmed him with lurid and ecstatic visions of hell and heaven. Then he returned to the human world.
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| Tongva Culture Tour, Summer 2005 (Takwish) |
"I have."
"What's it like?"
"It's hideous, ironic, horror beyond imagination," the shaman winced to relive, nearly blinded by his recollection:
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| When do we eat? - We're eaten. |
The people shrank away, with growing acreage dedicated to burying their discarded surplus, collapsing under smoldering heaps of trash.
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| Forced conversion (Museum of the SFV) |
"And heaven?" asked the hopeful. "Is it true, as they say, that you have seen heaven?"
"I have."
"And what's it like?" they pleaded.
"Heaven," the shaman revealed, "is exactly the same."
"What!?" cried the people. "The same? Surely that is no heaven!"
"In heaven, there is an abundance of food and drink, long wooden spoons, and bodies with tiny appendages too short to bring these utensils up to their mouths. But the beings there, without hesitation, use the long spoons to feed one another.
"There is no want. No request goes unanswered, no desire unfulfilled. Acts of kindness overflow as do the spoons. Spoon fed and cared for, there are continuous cries of gratitude and rejoicing as beings fall over one another to be the first to give.
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| Time to eat? - For us? - No, for them. |
- Seven (poem), Ashley Wells (ed.), CC Liu (graphic design), Wisdom Quarterly
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Visions of a Lakota Holy Man (video)
Visions of a Lakota Holy Man
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| Black Elk Speaks |
Patreon: americanesoteric. Venmo: venmo.com/u/Collin-Conkwright. Instagram: american.esoteric.
TIMESTAMPS
- 00:00-2:02 - Black Elk (aka Heȟáka Sápa)
- 2:03-2:43 - The Cloud People
- 2:44-4:00 - Early Visions
- 4:01-12:08 - The Great Vision
- 12:09-14:02 - Dancing Heyokas
- 14:03-16:17 - Rain on Harney Peak
- American Esoteric, Jan. 18, 2025; Xochitl, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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Sunday, November 3, 2024
Dr. B. Long: life after death proof, NDEs
Best evidence for life after death: World's largest NDE study revealed | Jeffrey Long
Dr. Jeffrey Long is a medical doctor specializing in the practice of radiation oncology, using radiation to treat cancer. Long has conducted the world's largest study of Near-Death experiences (NDEs) which includes over 4,000 experiencers.
OUTLINE
- 00:00 - Scientific evidence of near-death experiences (NDEs)
- 08:56 - The problem with researching NDEs
- 20:46 - Near death experience vs. fear death experience
- 23:19 - Are NDEs religious?
- 34:54 - Scientific evidence of reincarnation
- 42:10 - How NDEs change people
- 47:11 - NDEs give people superpowers
- 52:58 - DMT vs. NDEs
- 01:05:19 - Consciousness during cardiac arrest
- 01:11:09 - Blind people regaining vision during NDE
- 01:21:00 - Remembering NDEs
- 01:25:07 - Death bed visions
- 01:31:14 - Shared higher consciousness
- 01:35:23 - Hellish NDEs
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- Dr. Bryan Long, Danny Jones (Danny Jones Podcast); Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Friday, May 24, 2024
Terrence Howard, Joe Rogan, and rebuttal
Explaining √2 comments, other theories
Joe Rogan #2152 - Terrence Howard
Top chemist responds to these statements
Terrence Howard explains his √2 comments and other theories
- Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Thursday, January 5, 2023
"THE SHAMAN" (poem)
Dhr. Seven (Village Poets of Sunland & Tujunga, May 27, 2018); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly
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| Sacred datura or moonflower |
Word spread of him. People asked, "Is it true, as they say, you have seen hell?"
"I have."
"What's it like?"
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| Landfills burn like sulfurous pits |
"And heaven?" asked the hopeful. "Is it true, as they say, you have seen heaven?"
"I have."
"And what's it like?" they pleaded.
"Heaven," the shaman revealed, "is exactly the same."
"What," cried the people, "the same? Surely that is no heaven!"
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| Share like the Buddha shared: karma. |
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| "If beings knew, as I know, the results of sharing, they would not eat without having given. |
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| Medicine Man performing his mysteries over a dying man, 1832, oil on canvas (George Catlin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.161, public domain). |
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| The original Buddhist wandering ascetics were shamans called shramanas. |
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Meditation on Psychedelics (video)
Dr. Peterson, We Plants Are Happy Plants; Sheldon S., Pat Macpherson, Wisdom Quarterly
The Shamanic Experience
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| What is Jacob's Ladder? |
"But I think later scholarship has demonstrated that that’s incorrect -- that the shamanic ritual per se was a direct consequence of the discovery and ritual use of psychedelic substances." From Biblical Series XIII: Jacob's Ladder.
Dr. P's spiritual awakening
Dr. Jordan Peterson's Spiritual Awakening
(The Bear Jet/KronenPower) Dr. Peterson talks about his awakening from his biblical lecture, "Walking with God: Noah and the Flood." See more at elephantjournal.com.Friday, June 1, 2018
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Waking up with Psychedelics, L.A. (May 31)
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| What was the original Rx? DMT? |
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| Waking up with Psychedelics ($75, May 13th) |
FOMO is the "fear of missing out." For those who missed it, we are having it another event to continue the conversation ($10 on May 31, 2018 in Pasadena, look below for details). And although the house was at capacity with about 300 in attendance, a lot more people wanted to be there. But we sold it out rather quickly. First Dr. Christiane Wolf came out and said a few niceties introducing the supposed-moderator Vince Horn.
There was no "discussion" as such, no "conversation," so nothing to moderate. He said his peace, next person (Trudy) said her peace and then sort of took over, and before you knew it, the beloved and respected Ram Dass sucked all the air out of the room. Yawn. No one dared prompt or curtail him; he's far too old and important for that. Even gentle Trudy didn't dare.
- Vince made an important point that echoed throughout the night: There is no sense in boosterism or pessimism, people who are all for it no matter what, people who are all against it no matter what. That would be no discussion. Let's meet in the middle. Who can tell an adult what to do or not do? Who can be so foolish to think there is no danger? Mindset and setting are key. In between the extremes are the tolerant Buddhists. They don't say yes, don't say no, but say, "We'll see." They listen to the evidence, consider the potential, assess the risks, and do not fall prey to easy answers or magical thinking. This is about seeing reality, experiencing the fullness of consciousness, not checking out unmindfully. You are responsible for you.
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| We got everyone in who attended with us. |
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| Goodman, Salzberg, Kornfied...Ram Dass |
Then Horn brought out "tolerant Buddhist" Trudy Goodman, who talked about taking acid (LSD) back in the day before finding meditation. She then became a single mother and an avid meditator and left those days behind. Today she's open to the discussion, and this was the official launch of that discussion, though as already said, not a lot of discussing took place. Her brother's bad acid trip, only his fourth, took him out for ten years. He's okay now. But to reiterate, these substances come with danger.
A return to Buddhist shamanism
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| A Fierce Heart (Spring Washam) |
She first used it to overcome childhood trauma -- which we bet was sexual, but she did not specify -- after meditating for a long time and realizing that her "stuff" was still with her.
The plant medicine healed her, and right after the event, she got on a plane to return to the jungle for another retreat. She once spent more than a year training to be an ayahuascera or "plant shaman" using this entheogen.
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| Author, Buddhist Shaman Spring Washam |
She is only one of two people of color (POC) teaching insight meditation in the Bay Area and is the author of Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment.
Scientific research at UCLA
Then came the most fascinating speaker of the night, psychedelic researcher Dr. Charles S Grob, M.D. He had as much good to say about MDMA as magic mushrooms (psilocybe) and has not studied LSD, as others do. Details below. The published research has been amazing, progressing apace, and confirmed to help with the psychological trait known as "openness." One case dealt with the social anxiety of a high functioning autistic patient, who was relieved of his suffering.![]() |
| UCLA psychedelic researcher Dr. Grob |
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| I was Dr. Richard Alpert at Harvard U. I took LSD, went to India, and became Ram Dass. |
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Then Goodman brought out Ram Dass, who brought the show to a grinding halt. Our anticipation had been heightened to see the legend live (via Skype) by a short biographical video narrated by Oprah. She asked him if he continued to take psychedelic drugs after meeting his guru, having gone from being a secular Jew to a spiritual Buddhist to a kind of Hindu devotee of a maha rishi ("great seer"). Asked this right out of the gate, Ram Dass paused, hemmed and hawed, and paused some more and some more and some more. Wait, did the video screen freeze? No, he blinked. He's just not answering.![]() |
| Ram Dass (formerly Dr. Richard Alpert) |
Sorry, no time for questions, conversation, or discussion. Please buy books on the way out. The mixed-sex bathroom line was out the door. And all that waiting, yet nobody was talking about what we had just seen. There was a bar. Why was there a bar? There was a big foyer to have a spirited discussion in. But this is L.A. Nobody talks in L.A., nor do they walk. It was out to the cemetery parking lot ("Hollywood Forever" is a really cool cemetery that annually celebrates Dia de Los Muertos in full view of the Hollywood sign).
We want more. We want to meditate. We want a chance to ask questions, to contribute to the conversation, to share and discuss experiences, and learn what the Buddha had to say about it.
- What is the modern medical research on entheogens?
- What is the ancient Native American shaman approach?
- Why, according to the Vinaya, are Buddhist monastics allowed to smoke?
- Why did the Buddha single out only alcohol as running counter to the Five Precepts?
- What is the fifth precept actually -- since all of them are commonly misunderstood and interpreted in accordance with our cultural biases rather than those of the Buddha's time?
- Dharma Meditation Initiative at PasaDharma
- "Waking up with Psychedelics: Medicine (Drugs), Meditation, Enlightenment"
- Thursday, May 31, 2018, 6:30-8:30 PM
- Sequoyah School inside The Neighborhood UU Church, Rm. 23
- 301 N. Orange Grove Bl. (near Colorado Bl.), Pasadena 91103
- Donation: $10 (admission with RSVP)
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