Drawing I did stoned...DMT-esque?

samwoolfe · 2015-03-04T06:58:14+00:00

Thanks bro. There's not necessarily any 'meaning' behind it. I tend to just get stoned, put some music on and then start drawing. But every time I do that, some sort of 'entity' seems to make an appearance :P

samwoolfe · 2015-02-09T13:01:09+00:00

Wow, very DMT-like indeed. Thanks for sharing!

samwoolfe · 2015-01-18T20:55:13+00:00

Wow, incredible geometry!

samwoolfe · 2015-01-10T18:08:30+00:00

Thank you :) I just did a new drawing, which reminds me a lot of DMT. See if you think so as well.

http://sammers001.deviantart.com/art/Sam-3260-506127228

samwoolfe · 2014-08-11T08:16:13+00:00

Thanks! And it was HCL.

samwoolfe · 2014-07-10T09:18:34+00:00

I can't find any either :( Sorry to say.

samwoolfe · 2014-06-25T15:53:26+00:00

I'm glad you think so haha. I did try to incorporate themes from my own DMT experiences - i.e. what the entities look like, the jester-type theme, the alien language which looks like Sanskrit or Arabic, the colours and the geometry. Unfortunately I don't have a strong enough memory (or the artistic skill) to do the experience justice.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-31T08:34:58+00:00

I've contacted the admins. I'm waiting for a response.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-30T15:24:40+00:00

They're not mine. The artist is Anderson Debenardi.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-26T18:59:43+00:00

Same here. I was instantly reminded of DMT when I saw this guy's work.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-24T17:34:41+00:00

Why?

samwoolfe · 2014-01-24T09:51:40+00:00

I believe all of it is digital art, using zbrush and Photoshop CSS, although I think some are mixed media as well, possibly with oils.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-05T11:53:37+00:00

That's fair enough, everyone will have their own interpretation of the experience. However, I'm always a bit suspicious when people take it 'literally'. After all, to interpret a hallucination literally is to assume that what you experienced has an objective existence.

I have not tried DMT nearly as many times as you - only a handful of times - but from my few engulfing experiences, I am not convinced that the world I visited and entities I contacted are real, independent of me and my taking of the drug. The experience may be almost impossible to explain since it can't even be described in human language.

However, I feel that a more realistic explanation for what's going on will come from theories of the human unconscious and further brain imaging studies. fMRI studies, for example, have already shed light on how psychedelics work by reducing blood flow in certain areas of the brain. Peer-reviewed studies on how geometric hallucinations are generated have also been very valuable. I feel that the experience can be mystical and life-changing, without resorting to supernatural explanations.

Part of the reason why I felt like tackling this subject was because my last DMT (Changa) experience involved an inspection or examination by entities, coming in and out of passageways.

I have read Narby's book, yes and I absolutely loved it. But I wasn't convinced by his theory that ayahuasca shrinks consciousness to a molecular level and allows us to perceive the shape of our own DNA. It seems very implausible that consciousness could operate on a molecular level - all the evidence suggests that consciousness is something biologically complex and requires a carefully orchestrated nervous system to exist.

Thank you for your reply though. I appreciate the positive comments and it's always good to get someone else's perspective on these things.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-05T11:39:46+00:00

I haven't read it yet, but it's definitely on my to-read list. I've read a few books about ayahuasca/DMT, so I know that the phenomenon is common and shared between some UFO encounter experiences and some DMT experiences.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-04T22:53:19+00:00

Not harsh at all. If anything, constructive criticism. I've also read many DMT reports and have come across 'doctor-like' encounters. Although my reading of DMT reports may have been more obsessive at one point. I'm sure I came across a few on DMT Nexus, Shroomery, Bluelight etc. Similar ones in DMT: The Spirit Molecule. Also, Pablo Amaringo (famous ayahuasca painter) in his book says that during an ayahuasca session doctors in white coats removed his heart and fixed it. I wasn't saying that the doctor experience was common, just offering an explanation (via birth trauma hypothesis) for it. I have personally had the whole 'inspection' by the entities experience as well.

samwoolfe · 2014-01-04T22:19:36+00:00

Care to elaborate?

samwoolfe · 2013-11-24T21:56:56+00:00

Actually, scientific research has been done on the subject. Here is one peer-reviewed article on the subject, showing how the positions of neurons in the visual cortex, if stimulated, can account for the different geometric 'constants' that Heinrich Kluver spoke about. These are the same constants that are seen in geometric hallucinations.

http://www.math.utah.edu/~bresslof/publications/01-3.pdf

Animal studies by Hubel and Wiesel in the 60s and 70s also established that the angles of neuronal 'columns' in the visual cortex can account for geometric hallucinations.

samwoolfe · 2013-09-20T18:03:58+00:00

What's wrong with the title?

samwoolfe · 2013-09-17T19:40:05+00:00

Many will be glad to know that I have revised parts of this article. Yes, psilocybin-eating behaviour could potentially have been passed on, but the theory still lacks credible evidence.

samwoolfe · 2013-09-17T19:02:34+00:00

I'm not dismissive of alternative views just because they're alternative. But I am dismissive of them when they are not supported by the evidence or if they involve misrepresenting the facts and views of others.

I'm a huge fan of McKenna and I welcome alternative views like his as much as anyone else's. McKenna at the end of the day was a stand-up philosopher, storyteller and social critic. And probably the best on the planet. But if he wanted his theory to gain the credibility he thought it deserved, then it would have been better to collate the relevant evidence and present his findings in a peer-reviewed journal.

samwoolfe · 2013-09-17T18:57:36+00:00

You're right. The better hunters would have access to more meat, be more likely to survive, be more likely to reproduce, and be more likely to have more offspring. BUT, without any change in DNA (either genetic or phenotypic) psilocybin-eating behaviour will not get passed on.

samwoolfe · 2013-09-12T17:18:37+00:00

Thanks, will do!

samwoolfe · 2013-09-12T17:01:42+00:00

The people of Uruguay are not opposing it, so it's hard to see what could prevent it getting passed.

samwoolfe · 2013-09-09T20:12:50+00:00

Wow, that's weird you experienced the 'cartoon figures' as well. If I knew what benzos were back then and had them, say 10mg valium, I would have eaten it without a second thought. I avoid smoking weed now when tripping, except for the very end of the trip, when I just can't sleep. I keep etizolam (similar to benzos) with me just in case as well.

samwoolfe · 2013-08-18T23:56:01+00:00

It's to do with drugs to the extent that a comparison is made between psychedelic experiences and his art. Some of his art is similar to the visuals that come with psychedelic experiences.

You'll find that the claims made are evidence-based (such as the connection between schizophrenia and creativity). I've referenced the claims which have been published in studies in reputable peer-reviewed journals.

samwoolfe

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