DMT and Déjà Vu: Insights From Bergson and Cognitive Science

During the DMT trance, there can be an extremely powerful feeling of déjà vu. The realm is strangely familiar, strangely so because this familiar realm is, at the same time, utterly alien. This world is alien in two senses: it is unlike anything in waking consensus reality, and it appears to be a futuristic, high-tech…

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Remembering Dreams While Falling Asleep

One night last week, as I was falling asleep, in my head I told myself – as I’ve done before – I don’t want to have weird or bad dreams, I want to have fun dreams. I’ve done this as my intention before going to sleep, as I’ve kind of convinced myself that this intention-setting does…

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Have You Met the DMT Jester? How Expectations Influence Entity Encounters

One of the most popular blog posts on my site is my essay on DMT jesters and tricksters (a modified version of it became one of the essays in my book, which includes a new section about my personal experiences). Several people commented on my blog post to say they have also encountered jester entities.…

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Why Are So Many Psychonauts Attracted to the Simulation Hypothesis?

The simulation hypothesis – the proposal that we live in a computer-generated reality – is a philosophical idea that many psychonauts embrace. While tripping, or post-trip, this hypothesis can seem a lot more likely to be true; in fact, it can appear undeniably true. On the subreddit r/SimulationTheory, psychedelic experiences are often discussed and viewed…

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How Can You Integrate a DMT Experience if It’s Difficult to Remember?

One of the most common features (and frustrations) associated with the DMT experience is that despite being profound, it can also be very difficult to recall. DMT has a dream-like quality to it, in that you quickly lose your memory of the DMT trip as you return to normal waking consciousness. Terence McKenna drew attention…

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