Jul 8, 2012
A Rosa do Mundo
Hunter S. Thompson, Sandy and Agar, Big Sur, California 1961Ai, doce pensamento meu,
quando me levarás onde te envio eu!
Anónimo, Romancero General (Espanha início sec. XVII)
Rosa do Mundo, Trad. José Bento, Assirio e Alvim
Les plantes des dieux: les plantes hallucinogènes
Richard Evans Schultes & Albert Hofmann
Les plantes des dieux : les plantes hallucinogènes
Lezard 1993 ISBN 2950726429 210 Pages PDF French 85 MB
Ce livre est une bible pour qui veut se renseigner sur les différentes plantes hallucinogènes, les légendes qui leur sont attribuées, et leur usage partout dans le monde , surtout dans les tribus. un guide parfait (bien qu'un peu ancien), qui , sorti de la censure, est une bible pour tout apprenti-chamane
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Jul 7, 2012
Jul 6, 2012
Alan Watts on Pychedelics and Religious Experience
Here's the introductory paragraph to his essay, which was published in the California Law Review, Vol. 56, No. 1, January 1968, pp. 74-85:
The experiences resulting from the use of psychedelic drugs are often described in religious terms. They are therefore of interest to those like myself who, in the tradition of William James, are concerned with the psychology of religion. For more than thirty years I have been studying the causes, the consequences, and the conditions of those peculiar states of consciousness in which the individual discovers himself to be one continuous process with God, with the Universe, with the Ground of Being, or whatever name he may use by cultural conditioning or personal preference for the ultimate and eternal reality. We have no satisfactory and definitive name for experiences of this kind. The terms "religious experience," "mystical experience," and "cosmic consciousness" are all too vague and comprehensive to denote that specific mode of consciousness which, to those who have known it, is as real and overwhelming as falling in love. This article describes such states of consciousness induced by psychedelic drugs, although they are virtually indistinguishable from genuine mystical experience. The article then discusses objections to the use of psychedelic drugs that arise mainly from the opposition between mystical values and the traditional religious and secular values of Western society.
The Venerable Alan tells us about his own experience in these realms:
I myself have experimented with five of the principal psychedelics: LSD-25, mescaline, psilocybin, dimethyl-tryptamine (DMT), and cannabis. I have done so, as William James tried nitrous oxide, to see if they could help me in identifying what might be called the "essential" or "active" ingredients of the mystical experience. For almost all the classical literature on mysticism is vague, not only in describing the experience, but also in showing rational connections between the experience itself and the various traditional methods recommended to induce it: fasting, concentration, breathing exercises, prayers, incantations, and dances. A traditional master of Zen or Yoga, when asked why such-and-such practices lead or predispose one to the mystical experience, always responds, "This is the way my teacher gave it to me. This is the way I found out. If you're seriously interested, try it for yourself." This answer hardly satisfies an impertinent, scientifically minded, and intellectually curious Westerner. It reminds him of archaic medical prescriptions compounding five salamanders, powdered gallows rope, three boiled bats, a scruple of phosphorus, three pinches of henbane, and a dollop of dragon dung dropped when the moon was in Pisces. Maybe it worked, but what was the essential ingredient?
So, we may count the Venerable Alan as a fellow cosmic traveler, and know that he's coming from a trust-worthy place....
[Spontaneous Arising]
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Rain Dogs
‘In 1967, Anders Petersen started to photograph the late-night regulars (prostitutes, transvestites, drunks, lovers, drug addicts) in a bar in Hamburg, Germany, named Café Lehmitz, and continued that project for three years. 88 b&w photographs in his photobook of the same name was published eight years later in 1978 by Schirmer/Mosel in Germany, and then appeared in France (1979) and Sweden (1982). Café Lehmitz has since become regarded as a seminal book in the history of European photography.
‘The people at the Café Lehmitz had a presence and a sincerity that I myself lacked. It was okay to be desperate, to be tender, to sit all alone or share the company of others. There was a great warmth and tolerance in this destitute setting.’
When I looked at Café Lehmitz years afterwards, I suddenly realised it was just like a typical family album. [...] It was a real lesson for me, a young, respectable boy from Sweden. A lesson in how to live.’
... ... “After a while, I did not know what I was doing in Café Lehmitz and that is when I felt at home”
- Anders Petersen
- Wikipedia
Café Lehmitz [1967-1970] by Anders Petersen
Jul 1, 2012
DMT: The Spirit Molecule
DMT: The Spirit Molecule | Rick Strassman | Park Street Press | 3.36 MB | PDF | pp. 320
DMT: The Spirit Molecule
A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
The Spirit Molecule is the most extensive scientific study of the mental and perceptual effects of a psychedelic drug since the 1960s. Strassman provides fascinating insight into the world of psychiatric research as he seeks to understand these most mysterious substances and their profound effects on human consciousness.
It is particularly interesting when it focuses on the personal experiences of the individuals in the research study that is the focus of the book. The author concludes this brilliant work with a discussion on the practical use of psychedelics as therapy, to stimulate creativity or as entheogens.
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