DMT: The Molecule Within
Separate plant occurrence, mammalian biosynthesis, human-fluid reports, and the unanswered question of DMT in a living human brain.
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Altered States and Expanded Awareness
Altered states is a broad descriptive phrase for experiences whose felt character differs from ordinary waking awareness. This Door asks what can be learned from DMT and ketamine research, culturally situated accounts and interpretations, meditation and flow, and near-death reports. The same phrase does not imply one cause: a measured drug effect, a self-report, a neural signal, a community statement, and a spiritual interpretation answer different questions.
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Follow the question.
Each essay takes one part of the inquiry seriously, names what its evidence can support, and leaves the unresolved question visible.
The Pineal Gland and the Endogenous DMT Question
Examine what a rat pinealectomy study can say, and why it does not establish human pineal release during dreams, birth, or death.
Read the essayKetamine, Dissociation, and the Experience of Self
Separate anesthetic and product labels, reported dissociation, small research models, and the limits of claims about selfhood.
Read the essayShamanic Ceremony, Spiritual Experience, and Interpretation
Examine how a broad scholarly label differs from community self-description, specific authority, and personal spiritual meaning.
Read the essayMeditation, Flow, and Non-Drug Altered States
Keep diverse meditation research, activity-related flow, neural measures, and drug-state scales within their distinct scopes.
Read the essayNear-Death Experiences: What They Reveal and What Remains Unknown
Treat near-death reports as meaningful experiences while examining event definitions, survival and interview selection, memory, timing, and target availability.
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