DMT: The spirit molecule

I have been studying a lot of psychoactive drugs lately and i came across this compound called DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) . I found it to be quite interesting. It is the most potent and most hallucinogenic compound known to man and getting hands on it is like 'trippers' dream coming true.

 Its effects depends on the dosage taken and its subjective effects can range from short-lived milder psychedelic states to powerful immersive experiences. It is described that relatively moderate dosage can cause total loss of connection to conventional reality. Users say that it is as if the soul has left the body and has been transferred to some alien realm where they, many-a-times encounter god like beings.

    LSD(also called acid) has been the drug of choice for recreational users. It also has very strong psychoactive effects. In 1965; LSD was easier to manufacture, transport, sell, and imbibe. It is a true miracle drug in the sense it was able to reach out and touch so many people so quickly, and Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey, and others, saw the potential in this radical new transformative “technology”. You may even know many celebrities who tried LSD like Jack Nicholson, John Lennon, Steve Jobs,John F. Kennedy,Beatles,Jimi hendrix(and hence the birth of acid rock) and many others I cant remember right now. Interestingly none of them have ever been found regretting  the decision  to do LSD. Steve jobs is quoted as saying “Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t remember it when it wears off, but you know it. It reinforced my sense of what was important—creating great things instead of making money, putting things back into the stream of history and of human consciousness as much as I could.” 

Meanwhile (in 1965) DMT was extremely rare and still being injected IM. DMT could never have touched so many people in such a short time by being the opposite in terms of its synthesis (difficult), product (smelly and obvious), and methodology (notoriously tricky!), and comparatively few people (even in the sixties) have had the opportunity to try it. 

 The thing about DMT is that you get transported to someplace else like another plane of existence  whereas the effects of lsd is seen on this everyday plane of existence mostly. I will probably blog about LSD and my experience with it later sometime.

Its just another clever laboratory synthesized drug, whats the big deal about it? This is something you may ask. What astonished me is that DMT is found in all the mammals and in more than half of the plant kingdom! It is synthesized in our own brain and has been found to be reason we dream.It occurs naturally in our brain, spinal fluid, seminal fluid, blood, and other areas of the body.There is no found reason for its presence in organisms. Why would such a bizarre compound be present in all the plant and animal kingdom? It is even found that before dying our brains release huge amounts of DMT. 

  Many people who have near death experience claim that they went through a tunnel and on the other side there was a bright light and there have been reports of having out of body experiences(like seeing his own dead body and the people around from above).They believe that the spirit has left the body and is going to heaven. This is exactly something that happens many a times when you take DMT. The tunnel experience is common and out of body feeling happens almost every time. 

  The drug can administered  through IV injection or smoking raw DMT crystals but can not be ingested orally. Most users smoke it because of the ease. The compound is harmless to the body and is non toxic but smoking can be a little harsh on the lungs. It can be also taken orally through the Ayahuasca brew which is made with diffrent plants it is used for divinatory and healing purposes by the native peoples of Amazonian Peru.

Pure DMT crystals


After some research and reading from users i have come up with this time/effect table:

• 0-15 secs - your lungs start to burn, feels like you want to cough.
• 15-45 secs - You will hear a very loud whooshing sound in your ears and it will continue to get louder and louder, and you eventual feel your self almost blow up and enter this new universe.
• 45 sec-1 min - You will break through into another universe, known to many DMT users and DMT hyperspace. Your heart will begin to beat faster and your pulse will significantly rise.
• 1 min- 5min - You are no longer in your body and you are floating in this hyperspace universe. Many things can be seen in this universe. Many people reports a kind of 4 th dimension looking place with everything in 3d plus a sort of time shifting that happens every few seconds. You may see different beings or entities that look like a sort of religious figure or god. There is also many reports of people seeing an amazing chrysanthemum pattern with many interlocking colors and textures. A major time dilation also occurs just like when you are dreaming. Some say that this 5 mins feels like a thousand years.
• 5 - 10min - The visions eventual fade in and out. There are still many patterns and textures when your eyes are closed but when your eyes are open you will seeing the basic vision of the real world.
• 10- 45 min - You have a slight feeling of euphoria that will last for about 30 minutes after you experience the visual trip.
• 60 min - You are completely sober from DMT's effects. You are thousand year older and wiser and have a new insight of the earth and the universe.

So guys if you ever find some of this DMT don't forget to call me over ;)