DMT. La molecola dello spirito

This is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. In 1990, Dr. Rick Strassman succeeded in reinstating the first federally-approved study on a psychedelic substance in the U.S. since the 1960s. Not only did Dr. Strassman find a way through the impossibly long and thorny maze of contradicti Leggi tutto

Let down by my "high" expectations. HEY-OH. OK. Here's the problem: Strassman simply does not give enough to the scientists. Maybe his intention was to collect a bunch of case studies to show the reoccurring themes induced in the minds of those under the influence of DMT, but I walked away from a rat Leggi tutto

Interesting but in the end I learned very little from it. I found Rick Strassman to be an amateur psychologist in his various commentaries and the statements he makes to draw his patients out during their DMT trips. And further, his hypotheses about the effects and process of the drug, even calling

It really is a shame that so much constraint is put on the research community when it comes to medicinal research. When something like DMT, an endogenous molecule that can even be found out in the yard is put under so much control one can only marvel as to why? The research Strassman does with DMT i Leggi tutto

There's a renaissance happening whereby neuropharmacologists are exploring the very real possibility of psychoactive substances--particularly psychedelics--as having tangible medicinal value. Strassman's book, The Spirit Molecule , was among the first serious studies in this field, advancing on anecd Leggi tutto

This one came in the mail as a gift from a friend, a very, very good friend as it was exactly what I wanted most to read at the time. Despite the prohibition of research on naturally occuring psychotropic drugs--as opposed to patented pharmaceuticals!--instituted by the Nixon administration in the se Leggi tutto

I'm reading this book right now, and it's fascinating. As a psychology student (sort of), I'm particularly interested in how psychedelics work with our brains to help facilitate better therapy as well as to treat some medical problems. DMT is probably the most interesting of these chemicals, because Leggi tutto

Absolutely fascinating! Suspend your skepticism for a few hours and enter the incredulous world of Strassman’s research with a powerful hallucinogen. DMT, sort of a fast-acting LSD, was used in DEA-approved clinical research at the University of New Mexico between 1990 and 1995, where volunteers rep Leggi tutto

No question about it, this book changed my life. The very fact that the human body produces N,N-DMT, one of the most powerful hallucinogens that the West is aware of, absolutely changed my perspectives about spirituality and religion. I had been aware of issues like temporal lobe epilepsy and other