Animosity and Ayahuasca: The Plague of the Plant Medicine Community

Yes, there are plenty of healed and wise people in the community, but there is a massive amount of discord too, due to a seemingly ever-growing number of commenters prowling medicine forums with the overarching agenda of showcasing experiential, intellectual or spiritual superiority. Perhaps it’s more opportunistic than that – who knows? Either way, it comes across as keyboard warrior syndrome backed by ‘get out of jail free’ cards in the form of entheogenic CVs…

An Interview with Psychedelic Explorers and Film Makers, The Dreaming Jaguars

DMT Times met with Paul and Justin of The Dreaming Jaguars, who have a DMT YouTube channel. In this interview, they talked about how DMT has changed their lives, what challenges they’ve faced in the DMT realm, the state of the DMT movement in the UK, and what advice they have for first-timers. They also told us about some of the exciting work they’ve been doing with Dr. Andrew Gallimore and Dr. David Luke of Greenwich University…

HPPD, Depersonalisation, Derealisation, Existential Crisis and Psychedelics

Many people receive benefits from entheogens and psychedelics, yet there are others that struggle with after effects and even persisting disorders afterwards. Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD), Depersonalization Disorder (DPD), Derealisation Disorder (DPDR), and feelings of existential crisis are common. Read one man’s experience and some considerations for handling difficult after effects…

Why Ayahuasca and DMT May Hold the Keys to Genuine Compassion

There seems to be something missing from many of the modern teachings embraced in the West. We are so focused on finding personal peace that true compassion often remains a concept, albeit an attractive one. Ayahuasca and DMT can awaken the innate compassion needed to make real change in oneself and the world, but once it does, there is no going back…

Why Using Psychedelics Requires Vulnerability

Anyone who has dipped into the DMT realm often enough can tell you that nothing is certain. Even the best sets and settings don’t bring guarantees. We are walking into the unknown and for all intents and purposes we are blindfolded. Just as it does in everyday life, walking into the unknown without certainty takes courage and vulnerability…

Are the DMT Entities Real?

One incredibly common parallel that can be drawn from DMT experiences is encounters with hyper-dimensional entities. There is much debate over whether the DMT entities are as ‘real’ as we are, whether they are simply projections from the individual’s mind, or culturally-related conjurings from the collective subconscious. Whatever is the case, DMT entities have managed to convince most users that they are real… and if they are, the implications are profound.