All very pertinent questions and most welcome in stimulating the dialogue here. For me, the 'light' is quite paradoxical, in that it is simultaneously dark though nonetheless all pervasive, while occasionally it may emanate from a tunnel (as in traditional depictions of white light experiences - or that of the n-n-dmt topography) for me 5-MeO seems to be more of an all encompassing and subsuming, enveloping light.
I thought I'd reply to this while my ears are still ringing. Does 5-MeO-DMT characteristically bring one's attention to the carrier wave sound? I've been oscillating in endless echoes of this tonal pulsation, for a few hours now.
I just returned from a series of very deep experiences initiated by NN-DMT changa infused with haramalas, onto blue lotus flowers. As per usual, I witnessed the rapid rise in conscious-awareness and the kaleidoscopic visuals which so often accompany the molecule.
I did interphase with the chrysanthemum, blooming grid patterning and further, fuse within the expanse of the limitlessness of the unified field. In the blinding effulgence, separation from the inside and outside vanished. Observer and observed coalesce into a wholly singular phenomenon. And as you so eloquently stated, there is an emptiness and undifferentiated quality to the all-pervasiveness of the clear light of the void. So, your words are so pertinent, "
As one inculcated by religious education as a child and long since freed of this cognitive shackle, I too find the term 'god' problematic in its connotation, but this is merely a semantic issue and beyond the orthodox claims of exclusivity to 'God' as a linguistic construct it seems clear that across human cultures we are referring to the same thing. However, rather than 'a creator or ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority' , the god encountered in 5-MeO space seems to be more aligned with Eastern traditions of 'Godhead', Brahman or Paramatman as glimpsed through the Atman and the 5-MeO space resonates with such states as samadhi, nirvana, moksha, etc...
Brilliant. I too, hold such a holistic view, along the lines of the Yogic sciences, Tantra, Taoism and Zen. There always exists a symbiotic balance to this paradigm we all share and co-dream together.
]If 5-MeO is more apt to lead to deeper, more religious states of perception, this may well be be as you suggest, relative and subjective. However, given the experience invoked by this molecule - of complete unification of mind, body, spirit, consciousness, time, space, sound and all other perceptual modes of existence, a spiritual/religious interpretation is likely. Further, unlike other entheogens which have a 'build up' to such peak states, 5-MeO's abrupt plunging into complete transcendence of 'self' and utter dissolution of subject/object positions, could make such a numinous experience more conducive to a religious/spiritual ontology and thus a more helpful framework with which to conceptualise and articulate such utter ineffability .
Beautifully described! Deep bow and I feel so much affinity, dear fellow traveler. I have a resolute and abiding faith that when the time is right, the Sacred Medicine appears. I sincerely hope the anointment of the cosmic toad venom finds me and destroys/heals me, one of these fine days. Until then, I listen and wish to learn more. Thanx for the wise insight that you so kindly shared,
Flux Above all else, this jewel sparkles brightest, "5-MeO's abrupt plunging into complete transcendence of 'self' and utter dissolution of subject/object positions, could make such a numinous experience more conducive to a religious/spiritual ontology and thus a more helpful framework with which to conceptualise and articulate such utter ineffability."
