DMT : the spirit molecule : a doctor's revolutionary research into the biology of near-death and mystical experiences

A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. * A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. * Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted DEA-approved clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected sixty volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an extraordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical that is also manufactured by the human brain, consistently produced out-of-body, near-death, and mystical experiences. Many volunteers reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman presences: angels, aliens, spirits. Nearly all agreed that the sessions were among the most intense experiences of their lives. Strassman's research connects dmt with the pineal gland, considered by Hindus to be the site of the sixth chakra and by Rene Descartes to be the seat of the soul. DMT: The Spirit Molecule makes the bold case that DMT, naturally released by the pineal gland, facilitates the soul's movement in and out of the body and is an integral part of the birth and death experiences, as well as the highest states of meditation and even sexual transcendence. Strassman also believes that alien abduction experiences are brought on by accidental releases of DMT. If used wisely, dmt could trigger a period of remarkable progress in the scientific exploration of the most mystical regions of the human mind and soul. A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. • A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. • Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted U.S. Government-approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected sixty volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an extraordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical found in the psychedelic Amazon brew, ayahuasca, is also manufactured by the human brain. In Strassman's volunteers, it consistently produced near-death and mystical experiences. Many reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman presences, aliens, angels, and spirits. Nearly all felt that the sessions were among the most profound experiences of their lives. Strassman's research connects DMT with the pineal gland, considered by Hindus to be the site of the seventh chakra and by Rene Descartes to be the seat of the soul. DMT: The Spirit Molecule makes the bold case that DMT, naturally released by the pineal gland, facilitates the soul's movement in and out of the body and is an integral part of the birth and death experiences, as well as the highest states of meditation and even sexual transcendence. Strassman also believes that'alien abduction experiences'are brought on by accidental releases of DMT. If used wisely, DMT could trigger a period of remarkable progress in the scientific exploration of the most mystical regions of the human mind and soul. A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death & Mystical Experiences. A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT: A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted US DEA-approved clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected 60 volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical that is also manufactured by the human brain, consistently produced near-death and mystical experiences. Many volunteers reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman presences, especially "aliens." Nearly all felt that the sessions were among the most profound experiences of their lives. Strassman's research connects DMT with the pineal gland, considered by Hindus to be the site of the seventh chakra and by (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36556.Ren__Descartes) Ren Descartes to be the seat of the soul. DMT: The Spirit Molecule makes the case that DMT, naturally released by the pineal gland, facilitates the soul's movement in and out of the body and is an integral part of the birth and death experiences, as well as the highest states of meditation and even sexual transcendence. Strassman also believes that alien abduction experiences are brought on by accidental releases of DMT. If used wisely, DMT could trigger a period of remarkable progress in the scientific exploration of the most mystical regions of the human mind and soul. Reviews What Is Known About Psychedelic Drugs In General, And Dmt In Particular. Traces The History Of The Research Project Into The Effects Of N,n-dimethyltryptamine, Or Dmt, An Extremely Short-acting And Powerful Psychedelic. Prologue : First Sessions -- Pt. I. The Building Blocks -- 1. Psychedelic Drugs : Science And Society -- 2. What Dmt Is -- 3. The Pineal : Meet The Spirit Gland -- 4. The Psychedelic Pineal -- Pt. Ii. Conception And Birth -- 5. 89-001 -- 6. Labyrinth -- Pt. Iii. Set, Setting, And Dmt -- 7. Being A Volunteer -- 8. Getting Dmt -- 9. Under The Influence -- Pt. Iv. The Sessions -- 10. Introduction To The Case Reports -- 11. Feeling And Thinking -- 12. Unseen Worlds -- 13. Contact Through The Veil : 1 -- 14. Contact Through The Veil : 2 -- 15. Death And Dying -- 16. Mystical States -- 17. Pain And Fear -- Pt. V. Taking Pause -- 18. If So, So What? -- 19. Winding Down -- 20. Stepping On Holy Toes -- Pt. Vi. What Could And Might Be -- 21. Dmt : The Spirit Molecule -- 22. The Futures Of Psychedelic Research. Rick Strassman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 346-358).