The nature of the mdma experience and its role in healing. Mdma is what i like to call a love and light drug, one that accentuates the positive and minimizes the negative. A behindthescenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. The drug can also cause increased heart rates and blood pressure.
It has the somewhat dry, detailed explanation of procedures from dr. People who prefer it to the typical psychedelics tend not to do well when stressed, either by life or by taking more potent mindbending drugs. Dmt, the spirit molecule as it is known, is actually called dimethyltryptamine and is one of the most common psychedelic chemicals in the world found in plants and animals throughout earth, it is accredited with the dream state that people feel, even while they are awake. The book is simply dimethyltryptamine dmt is a powerful psychedelic chemical naturally produced by the human brain and is also found in a majority of plants and animals. N,ndimethyltryptamine dmt or n,ndmt is a chemical substance that occurs in many plants and animals and which is both a derivative and a structural analog of tryptamine. Spirit gland and spirit molecule a symptom of this research moratorium is the absence of formal studies into the human experience with tryptamines, including dmta circumstance. This is a bonus part of my post my book collection. It also inspired an independent documentary by the same name, picked up by warner bros distributing in fall, 2011.
Dmt may be a spirit molecule, naturally produced and capable of. This is a nicely crafted book which nimbly treads a thin line between restraint and enthusiasm, between cold objectivity and speculation. Thankfully, dmt the spirit molecule is written in an easytounderstand narrative style. Strassman also believes that alien abduction experiences. Strassman published the results of these trials in his famed book dmt the spirit molecule which offers theories as to the effect. Inflected with buddhist metaphysics, the book proposed that dmt. Mdma and dmt are both powerful drugs with psychedelic effects. A doctors revolutionary research into the biology of neardeath and mystical experiences. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The book through the gateway of the heart contains two accounts of mdma therapy. This book does not compare well to other works of literature. The spirit molecule makes the bold case that dmt, naturally released by the pineal gland, facilitates the souls movement in and out of the body and is an integral part of the birth and death experiences, as well as the highest states of meditation and even sexual transcendence.
The spirit molecule, and coauthor of inner paths to outer space, lives in taos, new mexico, and is clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the university of new mexico school of medicine. The spirit molecule is perhaps the first title to break ground on what might be a pandoras box of the upcoming century. Teachers and practitioners of meditation and other forms of spiritual work. Of course, like many of the leftbrain md or phd authors, the first few hours of the audio book are spent laying out a scientific and educational foundation on the topic to be covered. The reason why its separate is because while the main post is highly selective, this one is not. Strassmans book, the spirit molecule, was among the first serious studies in this field, advancing on. Recent drug trials bring up a past life researching ecstasy. The spirit molecule, which has sold over 100,000 copies, has been translated into 12 languages, and is now available as an audio book. Buy a discounted paperback of dmt online from australias leading online bookstore. Everyone knows its the best, everyone says they tried it and met eighteen different gods, everyone knows a dude who has it, everyone says theirs is the purest, and about %90 of the product on the street is substitute, bunk, or so heavily laced you might as well buy something. Potent psychedelic drug dmt makes the brain think it is dying, study. Dmt can come as crystals, which can vary from white purer to orange sticky crystals higher presence of dmt oxide. A doctors revolutionary research into the biology of neardeath and mystical experiences by rick, m. It is of the utmost importance that we face the implications of this discovery, for it has so.
The spirit molecule, culture hawk erik davis, chemist dennis mckenna, the great graham hancock, amazonian anthropology expert jeremy narby, the renowned rupert sheldrake and many more. Dmt the spirit molecule just read it and it was a great book. This film brings hope to all who seek healing from trauma. Mitch schultz, rick strassman based on the book by as rick j. A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of dmt, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. Welcome to the strange and fascinating topic of dmt. Mdma is what i like to call a love and light drug, one that accentuates the. Dmt is also found in the human brain as a neurotransmitter, our blood, urine, and spinal fluid.
Dmt also known as the spirit molecule is a very interesting and complex psychedelic phenomenon. Dmt is a tryptamine molecule that occurs naturally in many plants and. The spirit molecule, which has sold over 100,000 copies, has been translated into 12 languages, and is now available as an audiobook. The spirit molecule strassmans important research contributes to a growing awareness that we inhabit a multidimensional universe that is far more complex and interesting than the one our scientific theories have shown us. His groundbreaking research on dmt in the 1990s broke the decadeslong gap in psychedelic research that came after the post60s backlash against psychedelic drugs, and it lead to the widely successful book and documentary dmt. The publication features a lengthy list of luminaries including dr rick strassman, the researcher behind the popular. It can also produce fear, anxiety, and paranoia, especially during bad trips.
Pdf download dmt the spirit molecule free unquote books. One meditation teacher has suggested that the adam mdma experience facilitates the dissolving of barriers between body, mind, and spirit the same separation within the individual that can be observed in the society, as noted above. Dmt or n, ndimethyltryptamine is an extremely potent and short acting psychedelic drug, often called the spirit molecule. Cliff pickover has also written about the machine elf experience, in the book sex, drugs, einstein. Rick strassmans governmentsanctioned, human dmt research and its many trials, tribulations, and inconceivable realizations. Strassman himself, while at the same time encompassing a vast array of well worded vision and meaningful storyline. Strassman described some participants having traumatic experiences on the drug in his book dmt.
My primary problem with the book and this is obviously a debate strassman intended to spark is with the notion that there is a spirit molecule in the first place, never mind the argument about whether dmt is the best choice for that molecule. It can be consumed as a psychedelic drug and has historically been prepared by various cultures for ritual purposes as an entheogen. I just want to open this thread for discussion about anything related to the book or dmt. Pdf dmt the spirit molecule download full pdf book. The complete guide the psilocybin solution acid test ecstasy.
The spirit molecule investigates dimethyltryptamine dmt, an endogenous psychoactive compound, which exists in humans and numerous species of plants and animals. Strassman published the results of these trials in his famed book dmt the spirit molecule which offers theories to the role of dmt in the human body as well as the extreme altered states of consciousness that the volunteers were launched into upon administration. If you ingested dmt, crossed into another world and saw machine. It is also referred to as the spirit molecule given that it produces profound spiritual states. I have concerns about the neurotoxic effects of mdma and if it turns out that subpsychedelic doses of classical drugs are as effective as mdma for the. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the mind, philosophy, the. The spirit molecule, conducted biomedical assays on the drug during the early 1990s at the university of new mexico. The spirit molecule makes the case that dmt, naturally released by the pineal gland, facilitates the souls movement in and out of the body and is an integral part of the birth and death experiences, as well as the highest states of meditation and even sexual transcendence. He wrote about this research in the popular book, dmt. The naturally occurring brain chemical that causes profound personal transformation known as the spirit molecule, dmt offers a powerful psychedelic experience that raises profound questions about our biological third eye, the pineal gland. At the end, the reader is left with many intriguing puzzle pieces. I have also heard rick strassman is trying to make a documentary.
However, the lethal dose of dmt is unknown and likely multiple times higher than a standard dose. How to make the powerful psychedelic dmt at home sociedelic. The book has a good notes section but no index which would have been useful, and the only illustrations throughout. Beyond all limitations of space and time, dmt is a deep dive down a rabbit hole into the unknown, into the infinite mysteries of life itself. Dmt is conjectured to be produced in the human pineal gland by dr. N,ndimethyltryptamine is a chemical substance that occurs in many plants and animals and. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the mind, philosophy, the nature of reality, and spirituality. The psychedelic drug dmt produces an effect in the brain similar to that.
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