Secrets of the Spirit Molecule (with Dr Rick Strassman)

Hey! I know you must have wondered by this point... we've spoken a lot about psychedelics, but there is one that stands apart from the rest...

One that is more potent than any other... that can trigger epiphanies and initiate you in Mckenna's mythical Land of Machine Elves. Today we're diving deep into the world of DMT, or as Rick calls it:

The Spirit Molecule...

But there's something you might not know about it...

Even though it's the most potent psychedelic in the world, it's actually 100% natural and has been found to occur within the body of almost every mammal ever studied, including us! It's entirely a part of nature and can produce vivid mystical experiences involving dynamic geometries that are more real than real... allowing us to peel back the layers of the Matrix and see the truth of reality...

Rick is joining us again today to not only explain the science behind this amazing substance and why he came to call it the Spirit Molecule, but also to give you a first hand account of his research with the University of Mexico where he administered DMT to around 400 volunteers...

He was the first person in 20 years to legally administer psychedelics to people in the United States, and his research singlehandedly kicked off the psychedelic renaissance, which has led to all these amazing substances being scientifically studied for the first time since the early 70s...

Today you'll learn all about the nature of DMT, what it is, which receptors and enzymes are responsible for its use... and some of the weird tolerance effects Rick found during his research and what they mean for psychological disorders like schizophrenia.

There's something deeper here though... and I bet you've wondered it too. Where exactly do the visions come from? We have a few ideas... but we'll let Rick tell you his, and how he could one day prove it!

Love & Light
Patchman & Team Spirit

Sources

Here are some of Rick's published papers on DMT, but the best place to read up on his work is in his own books!

Strassman, R, Qualls. C. 1994: Dose-response study of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in humans. I. Neuroendocrine, autonomic, and cardiovascular effects. Archives of General Psychiatry. 51 (2): 85–97

Strassman, R, Qualls, C, Uhlenhuth, E, Kellner, R. 1994. Dose-response study of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in humans. II. Subjective effects and preliminary results of a new rating scale. Archives of General Psychiatry. 51 (2): 98–108

Strassman, R, Qualls, C, Berg, L. 1996. Differential tolerance development to biological and subjective effects of four closely-spaced administrations of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in humans. Biological Psychiatry. 39 (9): 784–795

Strassman, R, Barker, S, Borjigin, J, Lomnika, I. 2013: LC/MS/MS analysis of the endogenous dimethyltryptamine hallucinogens, their precursors, and major metabolites in rat pineal gland microdialysate.Biomed Chromatogr. 27 (12): 1690–1700