h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

this is an edited post from one of my convos

the body is a self correcting, self healing organism which has many levels of intelligence.

substances etc can be helpful to boost us out of our complacency and remind us of the fun of breaking through our inhibition, or helpful in dulling mental, physical or emotional discomfort.

there is nothing wrong with using mild intoxicants to mentally satisfy our neurotic clamourings.

expectation is the route planner and belief the accelerator, the ride is dependent on the fuel(entheogen) used.

the human system in all its mediums is an active learning intelligence.

if you keep putting in an intoxicant, the body will learn quickly to detoxify it - that is why people use more of the substance or look for a stronger substance.

however, if you stop whacking the body with 'as much' or 'as strong' as is possible (in the mistaken belief that you will experience "more"), you will then be able to learn to extend your own capacity to experience what it was you first delighted in, (when you began experimenting with mind opening drugs - entheogens).

in the same way that you cannot learn the subtle delicate and very complex flavours of vegetables unless you stop laying something strong and primitive over the top (e.g. salt or garlic), you cannot learn the subtle levels of the psyche and interrelationship if you are hammering your brain circuits with substances that dull, deaden and destroy the finest complex circuitry.

primitive substance does not allow the full complexity of reality.

THE GREATER THE COMPLEX, THE MORE IMPACTING/POWERFUL THE EXPERIENCE.

the states are learnt by practice (repeated experience) and the consistency of the extended experience is vital in order to become adept.

the extent of my experience can be so intense and beautiful, i wont deprive myself of that potential by using a substance that completely deadens that part of myself, whereby this deep and beautiful knowing happens.

all natural entheogens have a cut off point where they change from being an enhancer of your experience into being a deadener/destroyer of your experience.

whether alcohol, herbs or hallucinogens, these substances can be beneficial to the recipient. all can be harmful.

there are other chemical relaxants available at will. their effects are profound and long lasting....

singing, dancing, loving, giving, hugging, creating smiles on the faces of loved ones, cuddling pets, being grateful.

nature when processed becomes primitive. it should go without saying therefore that heroin, amphetemines and cocaine etc, are simply only dangerous. they blow the delicate complex of the brain circuitry and change the fundamental operation of the personality.

if your LOWER INTELLIGENCE has laid a simple concept of 'more is greater' on the efficacy and consequence of mind altering substances, it may be helpful to SAFETY NET YOUR HURTLE through these substance-induced experiences of life, with knowledge of the above points.
if your intention is to extend your experience, you may need to look into the myths you may have woven round your own particular "relaxant"

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