Dimethyltryptamine Essays

  • DMT: A Biochemical Drug

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    “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.” Albert Einstein DMT: The Spirit Molecule is a research work based book by Dr. Rick Strassman on a biochemical named dimethyltryptamine (DMT) having short span but strong and mysterious effects. It is a psycho-active and consciousness-escalating drug commonly titled as ‘Humanity’s God Drug’. DMT’s psychedelic-effect induces near demise, spiritual and other-worldly experiences so, it has been outlawed all over the world with

  • Magic Mushrooms Informative Speech

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    As previously mentioned, most people orally ingest the product or mushroom containing psilocybin in order to experience the euphoric state of mind. “Psilocybin (4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a substituted indolealkylamine and belongs to the group of hallucinogenic tryptamines (Maps).” Once this compound enters your body, it acts as an agonist and mimics the effects of serotonin neurotransmitters inhibiting the routine functions

  • The Spirit Molecule (DMT): An Endogenous Psychoactive

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    instantaneously replaced, not only with a hallucination, but a hallucination whose alien character is its utter alienness. Nothing in this world can prepare one for the impressions that fill your mind when you enter the DMT sensorium."- McKenna. N,N-dimethyltryptamine(DMT) is a psychoactive chemical in the tryptamine family, which causes intense visuals and strong psychedelic mental affects when smoked, injected, snorted, or when swallowed orally (with an MAOI such as haramaline). DMT was first synthesized

  • Essay On DMT

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    Smoking DMT is a life changing event. Although it is highly illegal, it is also harmless and produced naturally within the brain. Sadly, many people have never even heard of DMT, and therefore may be highly uninformed of the drug, if they know anything about it at all. Also, due to it being illegal, it is very hard for research to be done on the drug. DMT is no ‘party drug’; it is absolutely not to be used simply for the purpose of ‘tripping out’. It is to be used for a spiritual experience, to become

  • Budhism and The Seven Chakras

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    which unlocks an experience like none other; literally transcending the confines of the human psyche as it is in our physical bodies. This door to another dimension is a substance known by scientific communities as Dimethyltryptamine, or simply, DMT. I- What is DMT? A. Dimethyltryptamine (2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N,N-dimethylethanamine) B. A Tryptamine molecule that has psychedelic properties. C. Exists in living beings as a communication device between the dimensions II-How is it used? A. Smoking,

  • Significance Of Dreams Essay

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    The Significance of People’s Dreams Dreams are subliminal reflexion of what is inside a person’s mind at the time. Each dream has a connection in some way to one or more events or people in the dreamers life. Science and research has come to prove the theory that dreams are connected to real world events like recent accomplishment or even as deep as long lasting trauma. Despite not being able to find a practical use that in today's culture and civilization, research shows that dreams have different

  • Ayahuasca Research Paper

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    Ayahuasca. The psychedelic drug has positively been expressed through music like Paul Simons song “Spirit Voices” and famous literature like Terence McKenna’s the True Hallucinations. Ayahuasca is an indigenous brew of several flora that contain N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and Monoamine Oxidase type-A (MAO) two chemicals that cause an intense psychedelic reaction in the human brain (Sklerov). The flora used in a brew can vary between recipes, but Ayahuasca gets its name after the only constant variable in

  • Chemistry of Psilocybin and Synaptic Transmitters Involved

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    resemblance to the neurotransmitter serotonin, psilocybin can trick the protein channels embedded in the membrane of the blood vessel and pass through as if it were serotonin and not a drug. Psilocybin (4phosphodimethyltryptamine or N, N dimethyltryptamine (DMT)) is a naturally occurring indoleamine hallucinogen and is metabolized to psilocin after ingestion (Umbricht, Koller, Vollenweider, Schmid, 2001). Psilocin is the active chemical in the plant and it is what causes hallucinations and

  • Argumentative Essay On Psilocybin

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    lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD, took on the feat of isolating psilocybin, a compound found in mushrooms ingested in spiritual rituals in Oaxaca, Mexico. There are over 200 mushrooms with the compound called psilocybin, 4-phosphoryloxy- N,N –dimethyltryptamine.,

  • The Third Eye: Symbolism And Aspects Of The Third Eye

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    Chapter 2 - Understanding the Third Eye The third eye is also known as the inner eye or the mind’s eye. It is a symbolic and complicated thought pertaining to a hypothetical invisible eye. It provides insight that’s beyond one’s ordinary sight. The third eye serves as an extension of the mind’s comprehension. It is the passive interactions and awareness of the environment. An open third eye gives us the ability to find potential. As a matter of fact, all people can have access to their third eye

  • Legalizing Marijuana Essay

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    Herb is the Healing of a Nation Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the sovereign rights of a man. This means every human should be able to live a fulfilling life as they see fit following dreams and aspirations until happiness and inner peace is achieved. From the dawn of human time expanding one’s conscious was the known path to enlightenment, self actualization, and ultimate happiness. People take all different routes whether it is through religion, meditation, knowledge, or even

  • Part of the Neuron Affected, Inhibitory or Excitatory Potential Changes and Ion Channels Affected by Psilocybin

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    Part of the Neuron Affected, Inhibitory or Excitatory Potential Changes and Ion Channels Affected by Psilocybin Psilocybin belongs to the classification of drugs called hallucinogens. Hallucinogens typically act by stimulating serotonin receptors at different times or for longer durations than serotonin itself would (Kalat 2004). When psilocybin enters the brain, the enzyme alkaline breaks down one of its phosphate groups through hydrolysis. It then becomes psilocin, an even stronger