The very first time I did DMT -- this is way before stuff like Erowid -- I was not aware of that, no, and I did sense what seemed to me to be some kind of otherworldly presence. In the times since, I have read all about it on Erowid but still haven&#x27;t seen specifically the &quot;machine elves&quot; but have had similar &quot;encounters&quot;. The presence was more aggressive and &quot;dark&quot; when I smoked it versus drinking ayahuasca (from a mix of B.Caapi and P.Viridis). Also sometimes I feel a similar (but different) &quot;presence&quot; when smoking salvia divinorum.