That substance is 5-MEO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) - a psychedelic naturally occurring in a number of plants (including the fabled ayahuasca) and in one very special species of toad: The Sonoran Desert Toad (native to the US state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora), also sometimes referred to as the Colorado River Toad.

Chiric Sanango is a strict but benevolent teacher for those willing to take on the truth.

Toloache is known as an herbal love brew in Mexico, but it has other benefits, too - and some serious side effects.

So, here is a selection of some of the best, should you choose to take your self-development with a pinch of poker, a shake of shows and a garnishing of gaming.

The overall or meta-effect of colors on consciousness supports the usage of colors in the Western Hermetic Tradition and can even be a metaphor for Eastern branches of philosophy.

Milam, otherwise known as Tibetan Dream Yoga, is a practice which allows for lucid dreaming, and the awakening of consciousness within the dream state.

Shāh-é-Chérāgh, translating to "King of the Light" in Persian, is the most important destination of pilgrimage within the city of Shiraz, Iran.

“Between the knower and the known. There lies a distinction by one who Has awakened from the sleep of heedlessness.” — Nasir-i Khusraw

Manly P Hall (March 18, 1901 – August 29, 1990) was a Canadian-born scholar and philosopher. He is perhaps most famous for his 1928 book The Secret Teachings of All Ages.

The celestial beauty of Mt. Kailash is not only fascinating, but it is also the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Bon religions from around the world. For all four religions, Mount Kailash is the spiritual epicenter.

Mike Costaney is a NJ-based creative, who found deep inspiration in the tarot , and decided to create a deck, which explores the major and minor arcana in an imaginative and playful way.

The early years of medieval Christianity greatly diverged from what we commonly associate with the teachings of Christ in the modern age. During the 11th century, an influential but ephemeral religious group known as the Cathars emerged in the Languedoc region of France.

The Dogon people are the closest thing to a real-life Wakanda. Their ancient wisdom reveals a deep understanding of advanced astronomy, mathematics and anatomy prior to the existence of modern science. Certain revelations divulge on the existence of all the planets in the solar system, the spin of subatomic particles and the vibratory nature of matter.

The Thunder, Perfect Mind is an exhortatory poem discovered among the Gnostic manuscripts in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945. The Thunder, Perfect Mind (the title may alternately be translated as The Thunder, Perfect Intellect) takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue in which an immanent divine savior speaks a series of paradoxical statements alternating between first-person assertions of identity and direct address to the audience.

“The entire system is an anatomical myth, for the heaven world of the ancients- the domed temple on the top of the mountain- was the skull with its divine contents.” - Manly P. Hall, The Occult Anatomy of Man, pg. 7

In this post, you’ll discover five mind-bending ideas that will make you question if there’s even a ‘you’ to be questioned!

The Chinese word “Tao” is an attempt to define the nameless, often unconscious, energy source, both physical and non-physical, that exists within us, between us and essentially fuels everything, both known and unknown.

“In order to DARE we must KNOW; in order to WILL, we must DARE; we must WILL to possess empire and to reign we must BE SILENT.” - Eliphas Levi

“If you are meditating and a devil arrives, make the devil meditate…”

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