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Psychedelics and the Evolution of Consciousness |
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Although the word psychedelics is relatively new, the use of substances and plants with these properties goes back to hundreds of years before the birth of Christ.
Though McKenna's stoned ape theory where he puts forth the idea that Magic Mushrooms helped the apes evolve into humans may sound far fetched there could be a glimpse of truth in it.
In this newsletter we take a look at the use of psychedelics across the world, the effects, the rituals and don't miss the video at the end of Spiders weave better on LSD. |
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Yopo: the Ancient Amazonian DMT Snuff |
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Yopo is a visionary snuff used by various tribes in South America for over 4000 years! Nowadays, it’s mostly used by the tribes in the Amazonian Jungle – Yanomami and the Piaroa – who have managed to fend off the influence of the western world, for their spiritual and healing purpose.
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LSD & Its Usage in Human Life and Evolution |
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“I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be,” Albert Hofmann
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Magic Mushrooms: A Catalyst for Human Evolution |
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It was a glorious morning in late August when me and my friends went mushroom hunting in the meadows in the outskirts of my place in Mexico. We searched in the patches of tall grass left uneaten by the cows that looked at us uninterested...
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“Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behaviour and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.” |
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Iboga – The Visionary Root of Africa |
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The use of hallucinogens in religion is an ancient practice, where sacred plants are ingested to connect with the spiritual world, for healing or divination. One such visionary and medicinal shrub lying deep in the heart of West-Central Africa in the jungles of Gabon, is Tabernanthe Iboga.
The Bwiti cult, a religion followed by the tribes in Gabon, worship Iboga tree as the source of spiritual knowledge. They have been using Iboga in their initiation ceremonies for spiritual or personal development, for hundreds of years. |
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“By observing natural scientific discoveries through a perception deepened by meditation, we can develop a new awareness of reality. This awareness could become the bedrock of a spirituality that is not based on the dogmas of a given religion, but on insights into a higher and deeper meaning. I am referring to the ability to recognize, to read, and to understand the firsthand revelations.” |
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Peyotism and Native American Spirituality |
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Native North Americans have used peyote for at least five and a half thousand years, while the Indian Mexicans, who have their own Peyote rituals are dated around 180 to 1070 AD with specimens from a burial cave. |
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Graham Hancock’s TED Talk ~ the War on Consciousness |
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Graham Hancock’s talk on, ‘the War on Consciousness’ at TEDx Whitechapel was pulled down. |
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Spiders Weave Better on LSD-25 |
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Spiders weave better without drugs but given a preference they do it better on LSD as compared to any other. Don't miss out on the hilarious video at the end of the post :) |
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"To fathom hell or soar angelic, Just take a pinch of psychedelic" |
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