Nick Sand, Orange Sunshine LSD chemist, has died
Beautiful quote from him in the article:<p><i>When I began to navigate psychospace with LSD, I realized that before we were conscious, seemingly self-propelled human beings, many tapes and corridors had been created in our minds and reflexes which were not of our own making. These patterns and tapes laid down in our consciousness are walled off from each other. I see it as a vast labyrinth with high walls sealing off the many directives created by our personal history.<p>Many of these directives are contradictory. The coexistence of these contradictory programs is what we call inner conflict. This conflict causes us to constantly check ourselves while we are caught in the opposition of polarity. Another metaphor would be like a computer with many programs running simultaneously. The more programs that are running, the slower the computer functions. This is a problem then. With all the programs running that are demanded of our consciousness in this modern world, we have problems finding deep integration.<p>To complicate matters, the programs are reinforced by fear. Fear separates, love integrates. We find ourselves drawn to love and unity, but afraid to make the leap.<p>What I found to be the genius of LSD is that it really gets you high, higher than the programs, higher than the walls that mask and blind one to the energy destroying presence of many contradictory but hidden programs. When LSD is used intentionally it enables you to see all the tracks laid down, to explore each one intensely. It also allows you to see the many parallel and redundant programs as well as the contradictory ones.<p>It allows you to see the underlying unity of all opposites in the magic play of existence. This allows you to edit these programs and recreate superior programs that give you the insight to shake loose the restrictions and conflicts programmed into each one of us by our parents, our religion, our early education, and by society as a whole.</i><p>---<p>Very much in line with what recent neuroscience results are finding:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nature.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;srep46421" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nature.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;srep46421</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nature.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;brain-scans-reveal-how-lsd-affects-consciousness-1.19727" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nature.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;brain-scans-reveal-how-lsd-affect...</a>