James Cameron
Added 2023-01-26 04:36:11 +0000 UTCThe kind of content I live for from creators. :)
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Wise words! ^.^
You're Awesome
2023-02-03 20:32:48 +0000 UTCU spotted me haha. Guilty. And yes, as Tony Robbins once told me, if ur not enjoying it, u'd better be learning from it. I don't regret the bad trips, cuz I did learn. I think it best to train slowly. Like, don't put 200lbs on the bench press ur first time. Taking a huge dose is how people end up in psyche wards o_O
Wolfgang Tuvok
2023-02-03 20:29:17 +0000 UTCOh my! You're quite the psychonaut yourself! We've all had bad trips. Hopefully yours came with wonderful insights. I know ours always have :D Oh and by the way, cool name ;) I spy a fellow trekkie!
You're Awesome
2023-02-03 20:19:03 +0000 UTCKudos for going it alone ✊ The psychedelic territory is nothing to be trifled with. I've experienced hell, losing touch completely, convinced i died, and fumbling about in nightmarish realms. I'm lucky to still be breathing after some of those trips o_O After my last shell shocking experience with Ayahuasca and San Pedro, i committed to meditating more and mastering my mind so i dont lose it when i dip back in to those states. Coincidentally, when Carl Jung was asked about psychedelics, he said "beware of unearned wisdom"
Wolfgang Tuvok
2023-02-03 19:28:41 +0000 UTCDon’t know when, don’t know how, but after I have my first psychedelic experience, I’ll be sure to tell you all about it.
Bennett Oliver
2023-01-27 23:06:34 +0000 UTCI've done mushrooms (had a body high the first time. Then, the second time my gf at the time, was so confused that our friends left us at the bottom of a small mountain because I couldn't convince her to hike up it). Did mescaline four times (my favorite psychedelic experience by far. From having my color spectrum inverted; to having my vision change the world into one giant pallet-knifed Van Gogh painting; to feeling nearly overwhelmed with gratitude and tranquility, while understanding my individual place in the absolutely massive universe). I've done acid one time. And I'll never do it again. I don't get nightmares, because mentally I'm tough as nails. But that was the only time in my life that I actually considered suicide. When you're seventeen, no one tells you that you should be as comfortable as possible for psychedelics. And I used the double hit in an attempt to escape the fact that the girl I was in "love" with was overtly expressing her sexual interest in someone else in front of me. My friends had joked about doing a Satanic ritual and had brought candles. So I had taken one in each hand and walked down a dark ravine. I dropped one and went to get it. And was promptly met with thousands of centipedes that rustled and completely covered the ground. I thought, "shit, it's kicking in. Time to walk out if here." Then I noticed that exposed roots looked like snakes. And when I expressed it out loud. They all turned into snakes and began wrapping around my ankles. Then me and my friend were in the car. And I put on "Angel of Death" by Slayer. And oh my God. It turned into another nightmare. The fogged car seemed to be descending into hell. I heard scratches on the windows and saw zombies trying to get in. And then I saw thousands of human bodies hanging from hooks. And then I put on Louie Armstrong instead. Some of my friends realized what I was going through and managed to distract and cheer me up. But later on. And what no ine talks about: your thoughts can run at a million miles an hour uncontrollably. I do think that mescaline helped save my life. I had terrible parents who blamed me for how badly I had turned out. And I had gained emotional stability (at least somewhat) after that. And I must say: my dreams are so lucid that they're indistinguishable from reality: in color, physical detail, dialogue, vibrance, and connection (I can walk anywhere in my dreams and my imagination will create the world as far as I want to go). And whether or not I can blame my own personal pain, my inexhaustible enthusiam and curiosity, or my psychedelic experiences, one thing for me is true: I'm the most creative person I've ever known. I've taught myself how to play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, and how to sing and read music; I've played over sixty shows as the lead guitar player and singer in two thrash metal bands; I wrote all the lyrics and was the chief songwriter, creating three albums worth of music; I've performed stand-up comedy several times and had twenty minutes of original linear material (I used to tell jokes between songs during shows); I'm also set to self-publish my third book this year, as I've been pursuing being an author for the last several years (I've completed one novel, a short novel, and twenty short stories). I'm not entirely sure of what combination of circumstances have sent me this way--but I've wanted to be an author since the tenth grade; or at least, some sort of intellectual. Did psychedelics help me? Certainly. Are they for everyone? Probably not. But I'm with Bill Hicks in that Marijuana should not only be legal, it should be mandatory. Because human beings need to step out of themselves for at least a short while. So that we can know that the universe does not revolve around us (like Mary ann Evans said, "self is the only blot that blocks our vision"). Supposedly Cicero said, "if you do not study history, you'll remain a child forever." And I believe that's true. But when it comes to being an artist, Balzac was so right when he said, "great talent is nothing without great willpower." And if you're an artist, and you can understand that; then all you need to know are two more things. Which are both from Henry James: "true art is only corrupted by an audience; only stifled by a lapse of fond good faith." And, "it is our duty as artists to fail over and over again." And I forgot where I stole this but I'll steal it again and say, "art is the only gospel that I'm willing to preach." As it's the greatest enemy of despotism. And it's humanistic love that transcends space and time (with the power to let us overcome even unmerited suffering and death), while adding, with the spirit of gratitude and addition, to the greatest tradition of humankind. As, like Dostoevsky said (my favorite author), "if human beings had not been taking care of each other this entire time, none of us would even be here, today." How did I get here? I don't know. But it's my usual theme. And will be until it can't be, anymore.
Kurt Mendez
2023-01-27 21:32:56 +0000 UTCI liked the film gummo but I sometimes felt that the director was laughing at his characters. Most of the characters in the film are extreme. None of them are normal
anthony scully
2023-01-27 21:23:59 +0000 UTCHave you seen gummo? What do you think of harmony Korine?
anthony scully
2023-01-27 21:19:08 +0000 UTCYeah, I can see how that experience has some psychedelic elements to it for sure. And yes, when I've been hospitalized, sleep deprived, all that, I have gotten to some interesting hallucinatory places. I am an extremely experienced psychonaut, and I would say that fractions of these hallucinations all exist in there, and can seem familiar at times, but at a level that is very extreme comparatively. I think you'd be a great candidate for it. I think it's best for people who are very aware, and face aspects of their lives that others are afraid to analyze. It's perfect for creatives, thinkers, spiritual and emotional awakening. Yes, a controlled environment with people you trust very well is the best way to go about it. I did the opposite. Did it alone for many years by choice, and only started introducing people into it the last few years. And both experiences are very different. But yes...if you can find the means, I think it could be life changing in the right setting.
Deepfocuslens
2023-01-27 19:01:57 +0000 UTCI don't think tv is really the medium for blossoming critics anymore.
Deepfocuslens
2023-01-27 18:57:10 +0000 UTCHi Maggie I'm a fan of siskel and Ebert. I watch old clips on YouTube. They have both passed away. Is the program still on air? If so, is it any good. Are there any other film review programs?
anthony scully
2023-01-26 20:48:36 +0000 UTCOh wow =O I had no idea he was a fellow psychonaut! What an interesting interview :D It makes sense that you’d respect his peaceful return to reality. Who doesn’t want to be at peace?
You're Awesome
2023-01-26 18:19:12 +0000 UTCNever took any psychedelics. I don’t know if this experience I had was anything close to a psychedelic one (I doubt it), but one time I was hospitalized for a staph infection, influenza, and a high-grade fever. I also hadn’t slept for close to 48 hours. The first night in the hospital was the worst because, due to issues of contagion, I was alone in a pitch-black room, and the only source of light came from the railings of my hospital bed that were there I guess so people could see where it was in the dark. Despite being so fatigued, I couldn’t get to sleep because I was coughing so intensely, and eventually I started hallucinating that my bed was some kind of spaceship I was piloting, and I was hurtling through the darkness of space. It sounds cool, but it wasn’t any kind of pleasant trip. Between that and the sweat poring down my head, I thought I was losing it. Never did get any sleep that night, but eventually the fever broke and I started to get better. It was then that I was able to get some sleep. You would think an experience like that would not make me curious about seeking out altered states, but I wouldn’t mind doing so if it were more on my terms. So I wouldn’t rule out taking psychedelics if the conditions were right, mainly if people I trusted were around to…I don’t know, supervise me I guess. I think it would be an interesting experience. If it unlocks sources of creativity within me, all the better.
Bennett Oliver
2023-01-26 06:55:14 +0000 UTCSo interesting to hear other people's experiences. Hearing how he's never attempted to be creative, or feels he is unable to on psychedelics is not necessarily uncommon...but for a man of his talents, I guess I expected otherwise. But I don't think it necessarily has to do with talent or creativity. As someone who has done many psychedelics over many years, creativity often comes out of me without even realizing it. It's often an essential part of the experience for me. And it's strengthened my relationship with creativity more than I ever thought possible. But that's just a personal thing for myself. I often have that urge, even now, to bring the experience back with me in some way, and I battle the return to reality, where he does not. I respect that, weirdly.
Deepfocuslens
2023-01-26 04:52:51 +0000 UTC
