Status Updates From Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic ...

Hard stop on this one. It started throwing out trigger words like "William S. Burroughs," and "Ginsberg," and "telepathy" hardcore in the chapter on ayahausca I was skimming. It was a slog to get to the information I was curious about earlier than this. Might be a sign it's time to stop digging into psychedelics. Or be choosier about where I dig? I thought Hamilton Morris was a reliable source for literary recs. :(

"... wherein I thought I saw the most charming landscapes, great cities, lofty towers, beautiful parks, and other delightful things."

"The consequences of failure to observe these rules are vividly described by psychologist J. Houston, who used DMT in a cluttered, filthy environment, in a state of mental and physical exhaustion."

"... with results sometimes unpleasant but well under control and always interesting..."

"There is the possibility that the user will feel nothing, or (s)he may have a massive effect..."

"Furthermore, methamphetamine and other amphetamines have always been worth more per dose than LSD on the illicit market, and one cardinal rule of adulteration is that one does not use a more expensive substance as an adulterant!"

"... about one million and 2.5 million doses respectively."

"The rationale for these experiments, and their significance, will become apparent..."

I skimmed the first "Notes" section.

"... all the colors I have ever beheld are dull compared to these." (pg. 93)

"A 'sacred snail' motif in Moche art has been suggested to represent a snail which feeds on Trichocereus pachanoi, evidently sequestering mescaline and itself becoming entheogenic."

"... just imagine, balloons..." (pg. 29)