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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: GRAVE]
    #22284903 - 09/24/15 05:07 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Everything except the last bit where you appeal to solipsism, provided I read what you wrote correctly.  That would not be terribly interesting.

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and by connecting to the symbolism necessary within your own psychology to affect your perceived environment. In my opinion the validity of the magical nature of things does not infringe upon its actual outcome in the world at large but instead is more important to the world inside yourself.
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My internal symbolism, whatever that might be, has little to do with external effects in other people as reported by them following the exercise of shamanic healing. I don't even have to prompt them to share what they've observed as a result, they do so spontaneously.

My connection with what appear as spiritual forces that work changes in the external environment that are obvious to many others has little do with my perception of the environment, unless you want to posit that the ENTIRE EXTERNAL REALITY - including you and everything that can be said to exist - is somehow generated in and resides only within my own mind. :lol:  Which is a well documented form of mental illness, therefore inherently suspect, even if it has spawned an entire branch of philosophy.

The "magical" nature doesn't "infringe" upon the world at large because it is inherent in the world at large, but mostly untapped by ordinary human activities and modes of consciousness.  Most people seem to really want this to remain true, it gives them a form of comfort IMHO.

The demonstrable nature of these "magical" occurrences and events argues strongly in favor of their independent reality.  In theory, a machine could be built that would emulate the operation of the brain that invokes them.

Anyway, I think the OP is just using the common shorthand meaning of "magical drugs" and doesn't intend to claim that there's some sort of "magic" in the drugs themselves, but rather in their effects.

The thing about the "supernatural" is that everything's, by necessity, natural if it occurs in nature. These "magical" events either occur or they don't.  I have some hard evidence that they occur and I'm seeking more.  For me that makes them natural, not "magical", albeit inexplicable to some degree... :shrug:


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: superbob57]
    #22284958 - 09/24/15 05:19 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I definitely think that Albert Hoffman was a magician. Have you ever met an old head that has been taking LSD for decades? Often times they are like wizards. :wizard: In fact, I know a guy that has the nickname, "The Wizard" He's an old head.


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: PrimalSoup]
    #22285300 - 09/24/15 06:22 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Everything except the last bit where you appeal to solipsism, provided I read what you wrote correctly.  That would not be terribly interesting.

My internal symbolism, whatever that might be, has little to do with external effects in other people as reported by them following the exercise of shamanic healing. I don't even have to prompt them to share what they've observed as a result, they do so spontaneously.

My connection with what appear as spiritual forces that work changes in the external environment that are obvious to many others has little do with my perception of the environment, unless you want to posit that the ENTIRE EXTERNAL REALITY - including you and everything that can be said to exist - is somehow generated in and resides only within my own mind. :lol:  Which is a well documented form of mental illness, therefore inherently suspect, even if it has spawned an entire branch of philosophy.

The "magical" nature doesn't "infringe" upon the world at large because it is inherent in the world at large, but mostly untapped by ordinary human activities and modes of consciousness.  Most people seem to really want this to remain true, it gives them a form of comfort IMHO.

The demonstrable nature of these "magical" occurrences and events argues strongly in favor of their independent reality.  In theory, a machine could be built that would emulate the operation of the brain that invokes them.

Anyway, I think the OP is just using the common shorthand meaning of "magical drugs" and doesn't intend to claim that there's some sort of "magic" in the drugs themselves, but rather in their effects.

The thing about the "supernatural" is that everything's, by necessity, natural if it occurs in nature. These "magical" events either occur or they don't.  I have some hard evidence that they occur and I'm seeking more.  For me that makes them natural, not "magical", albeit inexplicable to some degree... :shrug:




Yeah I really  didn't intend the solipsism. What I meant by that poorly written section was more along the lines of this: IMO The validity of your "magical" or "mystical" experience is irrelevant to the world outside of the experience. Essentially trying to say that it doesn't matter if it's just part of the trip you are on that some inexplicable thing happens. The experience of having the laws of nature we are used to being bent can be made meaningful enough for it to stay with you, and for that experience to shape your world  and who you become outside of the trip.  For instance you made a reference to shamanic healing. In my own shamanic practice I intend to create meaning inside of a ceremony that appeals to my clients own set of symbols. I use the symbols that are important to them in order to make the experience translate more easily. I use the symbols that have appeared to me in my mystical and transcendental states, that have given me power and by having a bit of both of our worlds, I attempt to create a bridge between us in order to do the work necessary to "heal". I guess I was just trying to say that some magic doesn't have to be witness able to others outside of your own experience of it. That the strange solitary magic that sometimes occurs in a psychedelic trip carries its own special flavor that is just as unique and inexplicable as any. You don't need proof of your magic to feel magical inside of a psychedelic state. I think that's a huge draw of the medicine honestly. lol hence "Magic mushrooms"


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: GRAVE]
    #22285752 - 09/24/15 07:39 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Oh well.  Of course it's meaningful when the "laws of nature" get bent, but this is an independent (and confusing) event outside of yet intimately related to the drug itself - i.e., the drug potentiates some sort of seemingly inexplicable occurrence that is all too easy to rationalize away.  I did that for a long time, actually had a divided mind about it, until undergoing some experiences that were so strange - and yet obviously real - that I simply had to accept "yes this is really happening."  It's what you do next that matters, IME.

The source however - it always appears to be the same.  Regardless of the use to which it's put, regardless of the intention.  Touching the Tao.



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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: PrimalSoup]
    #22285900 - 09/24/15 08:13 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I honestly think we're on the same page.
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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: GRAVE]
    #22286206 - 09/24/15 09:36 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Yup.


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: PrimalSoup]
    #22297026 - 09/27/15 04:19 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

so the ultimate conclusion here is: magic isn't real?


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: DaveyJones6911]
    #22297383 - 09/27/15 08:34 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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so the ultimate conclusion here is: magic isn't real?



Where Concluding it is the Magic of Science!:mindblown:


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: MajickMuffin]
    #22297500 - 09/27/15 09:12 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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To answer OP question:

No, drugs are not this worlds majick. But, some have the ability to bring you closer to your natural, hidden power.

We all have ability and power, though not the same levels. We have to figure out how to access this power and practice on ways how to use it, how to manipulate things with it.




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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: PrimalSoup]
    #22297546 - 09/27/15 09:27 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Oh well.  Of course it's meaningful when the "laws of nature" get bent, but this is an independent (and confusing) event outside of yet intimately related to the drug itself - i.e., the drug potentiates some sort of seemingly inexplicable occurrence that is all too easy to rationalize away.  I did that for a long time, actually had a divided mind about it, until undergoing some experiences that were so strange - and yet obviously real - that I simply had to accept "yes this is really happening."  It's what you do next that matters, IME.

The source however - it always appears to be the same.  Regardless of the use to which it's put, regardless of the intention.  Touching the Tao.







....wow....good shit bro!...I'm with u man:bigyesnod::mindexpanding:


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: voodoochild1000]
    #22297558 - 09/27/15 09:31 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

The fact is we really don't know s*** about anything even in our so called advanced state of scientific and cultural expansion!:wonka:

... like I said before the idea of a smartphone in 1650 would just seem like a crazy magical far fetched fantasy. 500 years from now we will look back and realized we have no f****** idea whatsoever:smugjerry:

.... there are simply powers beyond our comprehension and I really feel over the course of time that will be found to be 100% true!:llamastare:


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: voodoochild1000]
    #22298461 - 09/27/15 12:54 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I don't think they're beyond our comprehension at all.  The real job is to investigate and understand. :thumbup:


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: PrimalSoup]
    #22298594 - 09/27/15 01:23 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Jenkem is magical.  It starts as liquid/solid waste, a chemical reaction occurs and before you know it youre flying high.


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: jahrastafareye]
    #22298628 - 09/27/15 01:35 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Animal life on Earth goes back millions of years. Yet most species only use 3 to 5% of its cerebral capacity. But it isn't until we reached human beings at the top of the animal chain that we finally see a species use more of its cerebral capacity. 10% might not seem like much, but it's a lot if you look at all we've done with it. Humans consider themselves unique so they've rooted there whole theory of existence on their uniqueness. One is their unit of measure, but it's not. All social systems we've put into place are a mere sketch. One plus one equals two. That's all we've learned, but one plus one has never equaled two. There are, in fact, no numbers and no letters. We've codified our existence to bring it down to human size to make it comprehensible. We've created a scale so that we can forget its unfathomable scale.
Drugs break down a barrier perhaps related to our domestication of "being Human" and "the theory of thinking".
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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: PrimalSoup]
    #22298641 - 09/27/15 01:38 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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I don't think they're beyond our comprehension at all.  The real job is to investigate and understand. :thumbup:




..incomprehensible. ..for now....not forever...yes.....investigate! :bigyesnod:


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: Higher Love]
    #22300691 - 09/27/15 09:40 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Animal life on Earth goes back millions of years. Yet most species only use 3 to 5% of its cerebral capacity. But it isn't until we reached human beings at the top of the animal chain that we finally see a species use more of its cerebral capacity. 10% might not seem like much, but it's a lot if you look at all we've done with it. Humans consider themselves unique so they've rooted there whole theory of existence on their uniqueness. One is their unit of measure, but it's not. All social systems we've put into place are a mere sketch. One plus one equals two. That's all we've learned, but one plus one has never equaled two. There are, in fact, no numbers and no letters. We've codified our existence to bring it down to human size to make it comprehensible. We've created a scale so that we can forget its unfathomable scale.
Drugs break down a barrier perhaps related to our domestication of "being Human" and "the theory of thinking".
Magic? just a word.
Living? an action that is eternal in nature and encompasses ALL




We use all of our brains, we just usually only use about 10% at any given time.


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: Starless]
    #22300933 - 09/27/15 10:57 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Animal life on Earth goes back millions of years. Yet most species only use 3 to 5% of its cerebral capacity. But it isn't until we reached human beings at the top of the animal chain that we finally see a species use more of its cerebral capacity. 10% might not seem like much, but it's a lot if you look at all we've done with it. Humans consider themselves unique so they've rooted there whole theory of existence on their uniqueness. One is their unit of measure, but it's not. All social systems we've put into place are a mere sketch. One plus one equals two. That's all we've learned, but one plus one has never equaled two. There are, in fact, no numbers and no letters. We've codified our existence to bring it down to human size to make it comprehensible. We've created a scale so that we can forget its unfathomable scale.
Drugs break down a barrier perhaps related to our domestication of "being Human" and "the theory of thinking".
Magic? just a word.
Living? an action that is eternal in nature and encompasses ALL




We use all of our brains, we just usually only use about 10% at any given time.




So the statement still stands... Capacity > Utilization


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: superbob57]
    #22300994 - 09/27/15 11:28 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Obviously  :trippinbawelz:


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: Ezuma]
    #22301045 - 09/27/15 11:58 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

The magic was always within you! The drugs allow you to remember and have access to this magic that has become forgotten over the years. Society and technology is set up in such a way as to cloud our and mask our own natural abilities with frivolous distractions...


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Re: So are drugs this worlds magic??? [Re: PrimalSoup]
    #22301209 - 09/28/15 01:49 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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I don't think they're beyond our comprehension at all.  The real job is to investigate and understand. :thumbup:



Exactly^^^...and that unfortunately takes time...


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