DMT-NDE
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) one of the main active ingredients found in the hallucinogenic Amazonian vine; Banisteriopsis caapi, also known as Ayahuasca, jagube, caapi or yagé . This bitter brown hallucinogenic tea is made with another half of the mixture, a scrub called Psychotria viridis, or otherwise known as chacruna. Together have been used traditionally and medicinally for centuries by Amazonian men and women, but recently became much popular, and sometimes ‘misused’ in the current western world. The other chemicals that were found present in the Ayahuasca vine are called Telepathine, by traveller Rafael Zerda in 1905 because users reported having telepathic experiences.
DMT on its own, sometimes also referred to as Dimitri or quite famously termed 'the spirit molecule' by recent years with the clinical studies of Dr Rick Strassman. When this tryptamine alkaloid is consumed, injected or smoked, it produces very similar psychedelic effects to; Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and magic mushrooms. For those who do part take in the ingestion of Ayahuasca, studies have shown a major reduction of Alpha brainwaves, which can leave to enhanced moods such as mindfulness and deep meditation and inner visions. People are known to experience an “ego death”, but even those with previous or current mental health problems could have the following mental health issues. Ayahuasca is still illegal in many parts of the world.
Before we continue, do understand that these articles and the nature of my work is not about ingesting "plant medicines"or drugs, but the research of consciousness found naturally in nature. I strongly believe, and through past experience with thousands of 'light travellers' the practice and usage of consciousness exploration tools such as mind machines and other audio-visual entrainment devices, can create similar experiences of visions, dream-time, vision quests, and shamanic experiences without the need of ingesting chemicals which can alter our brain chemistry and ultimately and potentially lead to more psychological problems. The use of light machines, is a much more safer way to experience psychedelic like states, its fast, effective, and there is no 'major' after effects of the session lasting hours or going *psychedelic* after usage. The experience at the time in that moment is usually one to access deep states of consciousness, the only after affect is the reflection of the experience after the session.
DMT is found naturally in many other plants, and living things, although this is true, some experts say DMT can be found in the centre of the brain in humans and other animals, but no one knows for sure. It was later found that DMT has been found in large amounts in cerebral spinal fluid and the pineal glad. Trace amounts of DMT can be found in our blood and urine, suggesting that it must be produced by the body, however its function and purpose within the body scientists say it remains a mystery.
Researchers and other theories state that it is connected with the pineal glad our 'third eye' releases large amounts of it and potentially plays a huge role in dreams and visions, says Dr Strassman, even more popularly connected with Near-Death Experiences (NDE) and the tunnel of light is the experience of exiting the body and seeing visions.
The pineal gland is a fascinating organ, located deep within the brain, the pea-sized organ plays a vital part in our behaviour and functioning, in the day time it produces serotonin, this chemical helps keep us happy, alert, and keeps our mood really balanced, and stable, and during the night, probably due to the state of darkness, it then changes serotonin into melatonin.
Experiences during darkness retreats, suspended isolation for more than 5-6 days Melatonin *the sleep molecule* in response to darkness and the circadian rhythm, starts to accumulate in the brain. Roughly 2-5mg per day, and then ends in 15-20mg per day. Its interesting to note that LSD and Melatonin have the same basic molecular structure, The brain and body notice it no longer needed to produce Melatonin because of the consistent darkness and then begins producing Pinoline, which affects neurotransmitters in the brain. This then starts to produce 5-Methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-Me0-DMT) and N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) *the spirit molecule* this process usually takes about 3 days.
DMT Structure:
Melatonin Structure:
Most likely the substance is naturally created very fast, just before death to project one’s consciousness away from their body, a sort of psychological survival mechanism, allowing the conscious memory of death, not to leave the individual leaving mentally wounded by the experience of death, but to exiting the physical material world and transcending into the non-physical planes in a beautiful world i.e, heaven, the other-side etc.
However from my experience in spirit circles, regarding spirit rescue, we understand that many souls must not go through this experience, and are left earthbound, left in their own residual reality until they are then to be rescued by talented mediums and those who work with spirit to help them pass on to the light.
Dr. Ede Frescka the Chairman of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Debrecen, spoke highly about DMT, and that it has found to bind to sigma-1 receptors throughout the body. This receptor plays a very important role in protecting cells from starving from oxygen and dying, which is interesting as DMT could be a very key molecule that is released before death to keep our cells alive. Some other research goes to show that DMT is nothing more than metabolic waste, as a byproduct during the synthesis of neurotransmitters such as tryptophan and serotonin.
When DMT is secreted by the pineal gland (if that is where it comes from), or taken on purpose, DMT produces a very fast, and intense visual and auditory hallucinogenic experience. I have never personally taken it, I have heard many stories, some peoples lives were changed dramatically, others it has affected in a negative way. As we know there are spirits within all living things, these can sometimes "call us"if you do however feel the calling, make sure you do your research on a qualified and/or experienced person.
In the 1990s Medical Doctor Rick Strassman did a study on 50-60 individuals where they were injected with DMT, half of the people studied reported interactions with beings, and sentient entities, all experiencing themselves weird phenomena and accounts of very strong visions, feelings and sensations, they were all convinced that the experience was very real, especially for them experiencing flashbacks, tunnels of light, out of body, meeting deceased loved ones or sightings of seeing angels and beings, linking the experience to Near Death Experiences (NDE).
Its interesting to know that although DMT is a naturally occurring substance within the body, it must play a vital role within the body itself. Saying that our body does not produce Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) one of the least 113 cannabinoids identified in cannabis, and that our body has an endocannabinoid system which is important for the connection between neurotransmitters in our body responsible for immune response, communication between cells, our memory, metabolism etc.
So what is the role of DMT within the body? is this the link between the physical living and non-physical living, they say that the pineal gland is where consciousness can be found. Although there is very little evidence about what DMT does, there are reports of experiences, like for example that DMT is important to help our cells from dying from oxygen, perhaps DMT helps us bind our consciousness to our cells and our body so we are still here and connected. It might say to argue that this is how our consciousness stays earthbound within the earth plane. Many states of near-death experiences have been reported especially when there has been no brain activity, even when the heart stops beating for half a minute and when all blood has been drained from the brain, people have still reported remembering the experience. People have reported being conscious without the body functioning and coming back to their body once it has been 'fired up' back with starting up the heart and brain activity comes back.
Although studies have been found that DMT is present in the brains of rats, the mammal brain is very similar to humans, which goes to argue that perhaps somewhere within the brain, although reported that DMT does exist, and in my theory that DMT is produced very fast within the brain to protect us from the mental trauma before we pass to the other side.