Videodrone

The real question is, are they psychoactive? Pretty amazing stuff

Been meaning to get Ulysses as well but as I'm not a native speaker I just imagine it being too hard (saw some excerpts from it in Prometheus Rising (started reading this and it's blowing my mind. I don't really have time to digest it the way that I want though, so I'm saving it for when I head to South America. But I could tell that it's a book that will fit in perfectly with this thread)). But I shall see. Anyway, that seems pretty awesome, perfect book(seed) to plant in someones bag(mind). If I find the opportunity I'll do this same thing, although I can see it going very wrong if this person catches you haha. But if you're a traveller yourself I recommend reading Hesses Goldmund & Narcissus as well (or just read all his books haha. I've absolutely loved every single one), which I found very relevant to my state of mind when I was floating around through Indonesia. Thanks for the kind words

I've been listening to (almost) nothing but McKenna, Alan Watts, Leary and foremost R A Wilson, and compiled some nice ideas from my gardening philosophies. First of all. Fact; it's likely that many of us will live to be over a 100. Even 150. And is it hard to believe that we in 150 years (even 100 years(even 50 years!)) will be able to transfer brains/our minds into, as RAW puts it, silicon and then live forever? My thoughts are that we soon will start integrating technology with biology; start controlling the physical aspects of our brains and fix any chemical imbalance; we will be able to give ourself chemical enlightenments. And on top of this we are all bound into a collective consciousness (internet). And when this has happened we’ll transcend all the human drama (wars, mortal fear, materialism, power trips, one-upmanship, religion, need for money etc; the four first circuits) and the acceleration of intelligence will be put in a higher gear, go into light speed. And if we would also shed our bodies we would be able to use the brain power currently focused on our physiological aspects and senses, on creativity etc instead(I have another theory that ketamin can produce such crystal clear pictures taken from memories, and vivid hallucinations etc, due to the absolute lack of physical awareness. Shulgin also talks about something similar as I understand it. I leave it at that for now). So anyway after a while we, the enlightened immortal brain-beings, find out how to harvest energy from (seemingly) static materia, and then we immigrate into space and transcend time and space; now we’re a race of enlightened immortal space-brain-nomads! I believe this could very well happen within 100 years, but as we’re still bound to the chauvinist patriarchal power trip of unconscious human drama, still caught in the web of maya, who knows how long it will take. But as we have the possibility to have all of our basic needs covered (we’re of the first generations in human history who doesn’t necessarily have to focus on these things), on a world wide scale, the need for this survival of the fittest type of mentality is obsolete, and new more conscious cultures will follow; our right brains will finally be let loose. All the pieces are already here, it’s just a matter of getting over ourselves and the ways of the old world so that we can stop having such a shitty trip, enjoy the rid and realize that this is pretty fucking awesome. I think the whole thought that it all stops with us, the expression of the universe, seems like this global human narcissistic cynic know-it-all nihilistic stubborn hubris, and a hell of a bummer. The Universe seems to me to move in this fractal pattern, and as the big bang made light and then stars and planets and then earth and then nature and then seed transporting beings and then humans we somehow imagine it stops here? That doesn’t seem very likely does it? Sorry to have ruined the suprise, and yes I am a dreamer but also (hopefully) a self-fulfilling prophet, and I think everything is going to be fine, and the best is yet to come. We’re just about to come out the womb baby.

I'd probably be up for it given that I'm not working!

Was stoked to see this, but 88$ seems ridiculous.. Would've been nice to meet some likeminded people here in far out Perth but can't afford this sadly. Amazed he sold out everywhere else though, good for him.

The info regarding Pituri seems to differ between sources. I thought it was made out of dubiosa, and the active components scopolamine and hyoscyamine?

When I first read Steppenwolf (which I stumbled upon in a book shop in Delhi, and which simply called out for me) it really changed my attitude towards life and my mindset towards the outside world. I was at this time only reading existentialism, and even though I could identify with (and loved) most of the books of this genre, they always ended without giving any answer; only statements of misery & melancholy basically. Steppenwolf, however, I could identify with more than any book and in the end, whilst not giving any straight answers (maybe naive to expect) perhaps, it offered an alternate mindset if it makes sense. Since then I've read lots of books that have helped push me in new, more beautiful mindsets etc, but there was a period of about two months last year when I was travelling in India once again (and to Kathmandu to renew my visa) and basically stumbled upon a bunch of books, which somehow seemed to be "sent" in a perfect order. The messages of them all (whether it was my mindset at the time that made me interpret them in a way I leave unsaid since I don't know. Doesn't really matter after all ) seemed as tailored for my minds/spiritual growth. Man, that was an awesome period! I had just recently begun to practice meditation and did a vipassana during this period as well, so it was as if the books I read, the places I visited (Bodh Gaya, Kolkata and living in a monastary outside of Kathmandu), the meditation I practiced and the people I met all were there in a perfect order for a purpose as if to send my newborn mind into lightspeed. Anyway, some of the books I read were: Tao of Pooh (absolutely awesome, recommend each and everyone this book) Age of Reason Demian Siddharta Into the Wild Bhagavadgita Reading that list now makes me think that my mindstate probably was playing the biggest part at that time :D Also I just finished The Book (on the taboo against knowing who you are) by Alan Watts which with some of his lectures has pushed me forward quite a bit. Woah, spaced out there for a bit, sorry bout that.