Greetings, Steemit community. For my first post, I will get into the heart of my research; DMT and its relation to reality. DMT is the only endogenous entheogen that exists. Endogenous means naturally occurring, thus this compound is thought to exist within all life, and it has been confirmed to exist in humans, along with many other animals and plants. Entheogen translates to "generating the divine within," as can be seen with the root Latin "En" meaning within, and "Theo" relating to theology. The center of my theory is that DMT connects you to another dimension, what many would consider the "spiritual realm", or for those without metaphysical inclination, the "astral plane." This is a working theory, so feel free to comment any criticisms (very helpful for development), thoughts, or affirmations. Also know this is not a theory that is restricted to a single discipline; it is a combination of scientific, quantum, physical, empirical, historical, metaphysical, spiritual, psychological and anthropological evidence.
First, we have to talk about the nature of reality itself. We live in the base of a string of many dimensions, the dimension of the material. Matter is what separates us from dimensions that exist above our physical reality. You cannot open a wormhole, or an Einstein-Rosen bridge, into one of these "superior" or transcendent dimensions that exist beyond our reality, you would only be traveling across the space-time continuum. Superior can have its connotation taken out of context. In this sense, I don't mean they are better, but they are merely beyond our physical perception. However, we can travel to them using our Pineal gland, or our third eye, which produces DMT. This Pineal gland has been known to be the seat of the soul since the 17th century (Descartes). Using DMT, either in shamanic brews or released naturally such as in states of meditation or at death, one can travel across the dimensional barrier into a spiritual plane of existence.
As you go up in dimensions the relation between space and time changes; it continues to get smaller and smaller until you reach the highest dimension that exist in the astral plane, or the "Godhead" in which the linearity of time crumbles and you are in a place that always was and always will be- a place the human construct of time has no meaning as it is entirely relative, something we know from quantum physics. This can accelerate conscious evolution. Some believe evolution is limited to only physiological adaptations, however, it is not. The ability of consciousness to adapt and evolve has been a large study of science and was pioneered by people such as Carl Jung and is starting to get a lot of traction in the field of particle physics. Dimethyltryptamine ties all of this together. It is thought to be found in every living organism on earth and is confirmed to be in the in the Pineal glands of humans along with serotonin, having many effects on perception.
Briefly, allow me to get into some organic chemistry. While I stated in the previous paragraph DMT is likely produced in the Pineal gland, evidence exists that a large amount of it is produced in the stomach. You may know that your stomach contains what biochemist have coined a "second brain." This is because a large number of neurotransmitters are produced in the stomach, primarily serotonin, which is essential for perception. Serotonin and DMT are analogues of one another. We went into before how NDE's (near death experiences) are very similar to DMT experiences, as it is likely NDE's are the product of endogenous DMT release. Keep this in mind. The adrenal glands (located above the kidney) are responsible for the release of adrenaline, which causes a flight or fight reaction in those who are near death. If you are experiencing a very stressful event, the adrenal glands will stimulate the release of adrenaline from the adrenal to help you increase your biological and perspective abilities, so you have increased chances of surviving. If adrenal stimulation near death stimulates DMT in the stomach, it would make sense how DMT can be activated before death and why a portion of it is created within the stomach.
Unfortunately, the fluoridation of our water system causes the calcification of our Pineal gland (as well as the stomach, which fluoride has a known adverse effect on) preventing DMT to be properly dispersed in our bodies, but you can take the substance synthetically. It causes you to leave your body and go to an extra-dimensional realm where you are “an essence of a soul.” It is likely released before death, after birth, and during dreams. The experience is almost the same as accounts of near-death experiences. This substance takes you to the dimension I believe is required to exist and is likely found in every organic being on earth. You “trip” for 15 minutes, but it can feel like you are gone years or longer. The “hyperspace” is the same place every time, which adds to its credibility. For example, on LSD a user will have vastly different experiences each time, one instance you could perceive visual fractals, and another may be entirely internal. DMT takes users to this same dimension each time. On top of that, Psilocybin mushrooms (and NDE’s) also can take you to the same hyperspace, authenticating its reality through consistency. The users feel they receive knowledge beyond human comprehension and thereby cannot explain it in words, but this substance is known for its profound effects, and supports that there is something more. Every living being has DMT in them, and DMT is the possible physical foundation of our souls. It is the physical connection to the spiritual realm and is the reason we have this ability. I believe this supports that we really have a soul.
Here is a metaphor for the consistency of the hyperspace. Even though each experience with DMT is different, we know it is the same place. If you were to take 3 aliens and put one in London, one in India, and one is Canada, they would know when they got back together on the space ship it was the same planet due to the similarities of the environment. They may have seen different people or landscapes, but the same sun, the same atmospheric conditions, and many of the same qualities in the organic life. If DMT, enough Psilocybin Mushrooms, and NDE's all have the capabilities of bringing you to the same location, does that not authenticate its reality? It is realized before death and after birth, and its abundance in the natural world seems to support it being a mediator between this realm, and another.
In summary, DMT takes you backwards through your own DNA into the universe. It can heal depression, PTSD, addiction, various mental disorders and even help people with nothing wrong with them find spiritual truth. There exist other dimensions we cannot physically travel to. We can still travel to these dimensions, it is just not physical travel and it cannot be. One of the aspects of conscious evolution is the ability to access other dimensions. In the spirit it is completely possible to travel the entire universe. Where are the dimensions? They are within our consciousness. Where is consciousness? It is inside ourselves.
Thank you for following me so far. You have read many of the central ideas of my theory on DMT, and from this point I will detail ideas of verifying this dimension exist with science. There are a few ways this can be proven I know of, and this many more are possible as well. To start, say you have a person in one room go to hyperspace and tell the beings a number. Another person asks what the number was, but it turns out to be a letter, say W. If they could access this information in the DMT realm with the help of the machine elves, or autonomous entities if you prefer, it would almost prove the existence of this realm, however it may not be enough for everyone. Autonomous entities are inhabitants of a perceived independent reality. That is one test.
Another test; I have to begin with some research already conducted. I will cite the aforementioned studies. Morality is similar amongst psychonauts because they link to a similar objective source. In the US psychonauts were surveyed and found to have a much higher correlated moral perspective than the general population (1). Is this cultural? Maybe, so same study was done in different countries on different continents. Same results; highly correlated moral perspectives (2). However, this doesn't prove that they link you up to a higher dimension, a predisposition inclining you to take psychoactives in the first place may be the cause. To prove this is not the case, you could do a correlational study with a sample of college students that had both done and hadn't used psychedelics; those who had would serve as the control. Those who hadn't are tested 5 years later; the ones who did within the time-frame are again tested for moral thought. If they have a similar moral thought before taking psychedelics it is due to the predisposition. If they do not, and their perspective changes after, it is verifiably not due to a predisposition to be attracted to entheogens
Even this is inconclusive. Do they change their mind because of a true linking to objective morality in a transient dimension? Or is it the nature of the psychedelic experience that causes a biological change in morality? This is where the third route of test come into play. Monks were given LSD many years ago to test the relation to the trip and their meditative experiences. Although the trips were strong (500+mics) they were reportedly nothing compared to their meditative experiences. If you were to inject these monks with DMT, and the internal state was still more powerful (which is likely caused by DMT itself), it proves it is not the DMT as a drug, but the connection to the spiritual plane is at an entheogenic level. Rather than biochemistry being the determining factor, the level of connection and the process of internalization to achieve conscious ascension is also incorporated. This would provide EXTREMELY strong correlational evidence the hyperspace exist, however is still not proof. The first test I mentioned could be proof, yet I doubt it would work. Regardless, this is a good start. Thank you for reading my thoughts, and if you feel inspired, please comment criticisms or affirmations which will help this theory develop and evolve, along with the rest of us.
- Móró, L., Simon, K., Bárd, I., & Rácz, J. (January 01, 2011). Voice of the psychonauts: coping, life purpose, and spirituality in psychedelic drug users. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 43, 3.)
- Lerner, M., & Lyvers, M. (June 01, 2006). Values and Beliefs of Psychedelic Drug Users: A Cross-Cultural Study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 38, 2, 143-147.
