5-MeO-DMT

I recently was part of an event in which I watched many people have difficulties achieving breakthroughs on 5-MEO-DMT. Observation of these experiences from a third-person perspective was fascinating. And, unlike with some other notable psychedelics, the difficulties with 5-MEO for literally all of those people were related to problems with the mechanism of adminstration. That seems tragic to me, so I offer the following in the hopes that it will prove useful to someone:

    Only one, full, complete hit is sufficient. (And, as you shall see, only one is usually possible due to the strength of the effect and the very short onset period.)

    I have mostly seen difficulties achieving breakthroughs on 5-MEO-DMT only under circumstances in which the psychonaut failed to get a large enough dose due to the unusual method of consuming 5-MEO. So, here are some tips to avoid wasting your 5-MEO using the usual glass pipe method:

a. The usual method of consuming 5-MEO involves directly placing the substance, in the natural crystalline form, into a glass pipe, heating it slowly, and drawing it in slowly, continuously, and completely. Usually, and preferably, you should have a friend (shaman/sitter/priest/etc.) who will hold the pipe, heat the 5-MEO, and protect your wetware while you're in Elsewhere.

b. Every word of "slowly, continuously, and completely" is important.

c. Slowly - 5-MEO appears to sublimate when heated. (Note that this may be completely incorrect! It merely looks that way. 🤷🏿) But it sublimates slowly under the required gentle heating in the glass pipe. You will need to be able to maintain a slow, constant draw on the pipe for as long as possible. Seriously. Like, "as long as you can hold your breath" long. For real. Your goal should be to completely exhale before beginning the inhale, then inhale very, very slowly with just enough airflow to maintain the flow of the wisps of vapor into your lungs.

d. Continuously - Breath in as slowly as possible (while still maintaining inward pressure) for as long as possible. If you start and stop, the changing pressure in the pipe will result in your losing part of the measured dose.

e. Completely - This is the point: to get ALL of the measured, calibrated dose. 5-MEO has an unusual flavor (and smell and texture and color and ...) that startles some people on first impression, leading them to cough the vapor out. Anything that makes you cough during the (approximately one minute) inhale period is likely to reduce your measured dose. There are lots of psychological tricks to help yourself avoid coughing. Personally, I close my eyes (to avoid looking at smoke because the visuals of the smoke make me more likely to cough), I focus on the action of my own body and keeping that constant, small pressure (instead of focusing on the flow of smoke which seems to make me more likely to cough), and I imagine the entirety of the process all at once (meaning that I don't think of it as "I'm going to inhale all of this vapor!" but rather "I'm going to do this minute-long breathing exercise in which I am going to slowly and continuously maintain the constant inflow into my lungs until my lungs have reached the joy of complete fullness.").

f. Hold it in. Seriously. How long did you hold it? Okay, double that. Yes. Seriously. (This bit is obviously intended to somewhat rhetorical, but there is an important point here nonetheless. There seem to be psychological advantages to doing a very extreme version of "holding it". Specifically with 5-MEO, the onset period is very, very short. One of the reasons that people are so interested in 5-MEO is that a sufficient dose grabs you so hard that full-dissolution breakthroughs are not just likely but common. But, of course, that wonderful benefit comes with its own set of disadvantages, too. And one of the disadvantages to such a short onset is that your Acceptance Practice has to be fully engaged BEFORE you take the dose, because there is no "settling in" period. So, I combine my dosing method for 5-MEO with my Acceptance Practice methods by means of the "Hold it in!" mechanism. So, I quite literally do NOT anticipate exhaling. At all. Ever. I inhale the 5-MEO, and then I completely and utterly accept the vapor into my body as a new reality of merged existence. I imagine that "the vapor is a beautiful, faint-purple light emanating from the center of my torso and filling up my body". I look up and await the rocketship-takeoff-feeling. I completely trust that, after I am Elsewhere, "my physical body will take care of its own breathing and heart beating" and hair-growing. I am "free to merely be open, passive, and accepting of whatever the journey will bring." In other words, I intentionally do not plan to ever exhale at all. I intend completely that I shall remain forever in the Elsewhere. This seems to be a very useful combination of the necessary breathing activities and the proper psychological attitude of acceptance.

3. Lay down. (Seriously, don't be one of those people on the YouTube videos. Do not go around thinking that you are going to experience 5-MEO, salvia, or the other sudden onset psychedelics on your feet. These medicines are very useful for spiritual development exactly because they are so very powerful. Respect yourself and the medicine by getting honest about that. There is literally nothing to be gained by trying to demonstrate your "I can shrug any psych!" coolness. That works for shrooms and acid and such (sort of), but this is a much different situation. You ARE going to be Elsewhere. Accept that now. Right now. You ARE going to temporarily lose contact with this version of reality ... even if you don't want to after you dose. You are not going to shrug an actual, sufficient dose. Sorry. I know that upsets some people, but 🤷🏿‍♂️. As I said before, advantages and disadvantages.)

4. To summarize the usual dosing procedure in a way that emphasizes the actions of the psychonaut:

a. Obtain 5-MEO, a glass pipe, and a friend.

b. If you have never experienced 5-MEO before, then seriously consider the possibility of consuming a small, sub-breakthrough introductory dose (or two) so that you can develop a feel for the onset process and the unusual initial body load.

c. Position yourself in a seated position on a safe, soft surface on which you can fall straight back onto your back.

d. When you are ready, the friend should hold the pipe, heat the 5-MEO and hold the pipe to your mouth for you. (Seriously. After you experience 5-MEO, you will understand more the importance of this seemingly trivial detail. It is so beautifully, wonderfully appropriate that the usual method of consuming requires another human. 💛❤️💙)

e. Place your lips on the offered pipe and inhale slowly, continuously, and completely.

f. Look up. (The common feeling is that 5-MEO onset feels like you are being blasted like a rocketship in a direction that feels like "up". The transition is helped by looking in that direction.)

g. Hold the vapor as long as possible.

h. Whatever it is ... whatever it says ... whatever happens .. "Just Accept It." (Nothing bad can possibly happen in that place. I wish I could give you my certainly of that, but instead I give you my love and sincere best wishes and assurances. 5-MEO is absolutely astonishing. I think that I literally could not have believed the truths of 5-MEO without directly experiencing it for myself. Even now, as I'm working through integrating these experiences as a part of reality, 5-MEO stands out from my other psychedelic experiences by sheer astonishment: How COULD that be? HOW could that be? How could THAT be? How could that BE? 😮 You can think about that after you get back from the journey. While on the journey, you can safely postpone all of that. You are safe; just accept safety. You are loved; just accept love. So easy, right? 🤣😂🤣)

i. As usual, follow ALL psychedelic safety protocols (such as the ones established by MAPS). As discussed above, these medicines aren't well-suited (at least in their usual consumption patterns) for walking around and looking at the pretty patterns. Even if you are an experienced psychonaut, even if you can "shrug" acid, even if ... whatever. 5-MEO is wonderful because it is powerful and immediate. Respect the medicine.

So, to conclude this long ode to God's Chamber Door ...

I consider the "thing" that is in the 5-MEO experience to be the closest possible claim to a universal right of all conscious beings. I sincerely and completely hope that you breakthrough and see that "thing". And I hope that you come back and share that experience with me. ❤️

Good luck. And ... you know ... don't worry about it. It's not a big deal, even though it's literally the biggest deal in the universe. In the end, everything and everyone is going to be okay. Really. It's just ...

Well ...

You'll see.```
    - https://view.publitas.com/p222-14459/5-meo-dmt-users-guide/page/1
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