We interviewed scientist and journalist Jane C. Hu, who writes The Microdose (edited by Malia Wollan and Michael Pollan), a publication covering new developments in the field of psychedelics.
I’m pretty anti drug. Pot especially. But I’ve often wondered if we had legalized them by now would we have a plethora of patented relatively safe drugs? Would we have antidote drugs? IE take this pill which enhances creativity or sexuality or something and thirty minutes before you drive home take the antidote with a glass of water and you are sober in 30 minutes. Would we have sexuality drugs, creative drugs, anti anxiety drugs, and so on that could be controlled. Would we by now have an anti addiction drug. You go out partying Saturday night and on Sunday morning take your morning after pill which breaks any habit forming component? It’s a bit far fetched. But what we have done to date has not been good.
the darknet, since acid can be mailed in a letter as it comes on pieces of paper, one can easily have it imported from Europe where in Germany the best quality of it is produced. Thus the darknet markets, offer easy access to LSD and its analogues and homologues than street vendors selling dangerous research analogues purchased from Chinese synths ever had, with prices that are so low as to enable one to purchase enough to get the whole housing complex high enough to see the Gods tearing up a rug square dancing for less than 500 bucks in Monero or Bitcoin.. Some vendors sell microdosed blotters in sheets or even strips of 10 that are usually between 10 and 50 micrograms (the average beginners trip is ~160 micrograms for reference. 250 is a strong and visual trip. 350 is ego death for some period in the peak. My entheogenic ritual recipe for what I dubbed the Blood of the Goddess calls for 3000 and can be had with a little bit of market savvy for less than 50 dollars). Its easy for them to irradiate mail looking for anti-static bags when the package hits the customs agents, but people get and send letters to Europe all the time, so LSD comes through the international borders and they can't do much even if it was easier to see. Or you could opt for a domestic vendor in the US or Britain and for a slight markup expose yourself to no risk at all, get a letter with a hand written address like grandma sends the Easter bunny money in that's got the product and some random printed bullshit wrapping the small anti-static bag they will still put it in so it doesn't degrade too much in transit and there you have it, as much LSD as you possible.
Obtaining the crypto is the hardest part, but can be done with a credit card in 5 minutes or in person with cash using one of several meet-up services that are awesome if you are also armed and with an armed spotter watching from 30 feet but otherwise should be avoided as its not like buying bitcoin or monero proves anything anyway.
The only cavet is you should you download and use the Tails OS on a live USB to do it with on a newish computer that can handle windows 11 (otherwise its painfully slow) which means learning how to use Linux in some minor sense that is like any OS but scares some people used to Microsoft wrecking your work or game with a sudden update and need to reboot.
Of course that's offered for information purposes only and should not be attempted as its illegal in any UN signatory nation and thus outside the scope of what I would ever suggest anyone do nor an indication of what I may have done, am doing or may do as I recommend and myself adhere to the relevant jurisdictional boundaries and limitations of my locality. ;]
I'm just watching Michael Polan's documentary series on Netflix -- How to Change Your Mind -- and enjoying it tremendously. I took a lot of psychedelics in the late 60s and 70s, not for entertainment but to learn about myself and my relationship to the world/universe. It's so good to see that the potential for healing, and for mind-expansion (so one doesn't believe one is the center of the universe, the Big Cheese) is finally being recognized and researched further. Research DID start in the late 50s and 60s, but then -- well, people became too independent for the CIA's taste, and the substances got the Class I Verboten stamp.
My Substack deals with drugs. From a slightly more personal, horrific, and hilarious angle though. But I'll certainly check this out. Always interested in this phenomena. A bit dubious to be honest, but that's why I'll give it a read.
While I appreciate the twilight language at play here and agree with the positions its rooted on as do the Vedas, I must clarify as the sole person of such reading of that tantra that pursues the Divine by these traditions, the opening of the third eye is not the final goal of the systems that use Chakra points as symbols of spiritual progress its the opening of the Chakra above that at the Crown that is the true goal. This requires first opening the third eye in its temporary or permanent ascent but its said were one to stop there, one might take birth as demi-god or demon but still be bound to samsara.
I too was OK until I pulled out my stethoscope I had purchased and began listening to my heart beat. I shouldn’t have done that, lol. I was mainly a pot smoker in my early hippie era and later on, the usual stuff one gets into but shouldn’t. The rite of passage. I’m not anti drug in general but I’ve outgrown it for myself. Honestly, if I had a special lady friend, I might roll up a bone, lol. I bought some legal weed a few years ago and there it sits forever in my drawer. I kinda remember those LSD freaks and there was hardly any ability to think rationally except to say, “oh wow, man.”
Hell yeah Jane!
I’m pretty anti drug. Pot especially. But I’ve often wondered if we had legalized them by now would we have a plethora of patented relatively safe drugs? Would we have antidote drugs? IE take this pill which enhances creativity or sexuality or something and thirty minutes before you drive home take the antidote with a glass of water and you are sober in 30 minutes. Would we have sexuality drugs, creative drugs, anti anxiety drugs, and so on that could be controlled. Would we by now have an anti addiction drug. You go out partying Saturday night and on Sunday morning take your morning after pill which breaks any habit forming component? It’s a bit far fetched. But what we have done to date has not been good.
Where does one obtain these substances?
the darknet, since acid can be mailed in a letter as it comes on pieces of paper, one can easily have it imported from Europe where in Germany the best quality of it is produced. Thus the darknet markets, offer easy access to LSD and its analogues and homologues than street vendors selling dangerous research analogues purchased from Chinese synths ever had, with prices that are so low as to enable one to purchase enough to get the whole housing complex high enough to see the Gods tearing up a rug square dancing for less than 500 bucks in Monero or Bitcoin.. Some vendors sell microdosed blotters in sheets or even strips of 10 that are usually between 10 and 50 micrograms (the average beginners trip is ~160 micrograms for reference. 250 is a strong and visual trip. 350 is ego death for some period in the peak. My entheogenic ritual recipe for what I dubbed the Blood of the Goddess calls for 3000 and can be had with a little bit of market savvy for less than 50 dollars). Its easy for them to irradiate mail looking for anti-static bags when the package hits the customs agents, but people get and send letters to Europe all the time, so LSD comes through the international borders and they can't do much even if it was easier to see. Or you could opt for a domestic vendor in the US or Britain and for a slight markup expose yourself to no risk at all, get a letter with a hand written address like grandma sends the Easter bunny money in that's got the product and some random printed bullshit wrapping the small anti-static bag they will still put it in so it doesn't degrade too much in transit and there you have it, as much LSD as you possible.
Obtaining the crypto is the hardest part, but can be done with a credit card in 5 minutes or in person with cash using one of several meet-up services that are awesome if you are also armed and with an armed spotter watching from 30 feet but otherwise should be avoided as its not like buying bitcoin or monero proves anything anyway.
The only cavet is you should you download and use the Tails OS on a live USB to do it with on a newish computer that can handle windows 11 (otherwise its painfully slow) which means learning how to use Linux in some minor sense that is like any OS but scares some people used to Microsoft wrecking your work or game with a sudden update and need to reboot.
Of course that's offered for information purposes only and should not be attempted as its illegal in any UN signatory nation and thus outside the scope of what I would ever suggest anyone do nor an indication of what I may have done, am doing or may do as I recommend and myself adhere to the relevant jurisdictional boundaries and limitations of my locality. ;]
I love how this newsletter puts us in touch with wonderful new findings <3
Looking forward to this intelligence study brings to this amazing field of successful trestments.
There's so much research now being done about the therapeutic applications of low-dose psychedelics. Fascinating stuff.
cannot wait to read this as I live in Oregon!
I'm just watching Michael Polan's documentary series on Netflix -- How to Change Your Mind -- and enjoying it tremendously. I took a lot of psychedelics in the late 60s and 70s, not for entertainment but to learn about myself and my relationship to the world/universe. It's so good to see that the potential for healing, and for mind-expansion (so one doesn't believe one is the center of the universe, the Big Cheese) is finally being recognized and researched further. Research DID start in the late 50s and 60s, but then -- well, people became too independent for the CIA's taste, and the substances got the Class I Verboten stamp.
Amazing! One of my favorite publications! 🙏
My Substack deals with drugs. From a slightly more personal, horrific, and hilarious angle though. But I'll certainly check this out. Always interested in this phenomena. A bit dubious to be honest, but that's why I'll give it a read.
Why is it out here? Children are not safe.
I turned into Egyptian dog man. What does it mean?
Hahahaha. I guess you’re not interested in psychedelics as your third eye is already open all the way. Good man.
While I appreciate the twilight language at play here and agree with the positions its rooted on as do the Vedas, I must clarify as the sole person of such reading of that tantra that pursues the Divine by these traditions, the opening of the third eye is not the final goal of the systems that use Chakra points as symbols of spiritual progress its the opening of the Chakra above that at the Crown that is the true goal. This requires first opening the third eye in its temporary or permanent ascent but its said were one to stop there, one might take birth as demi-god or demon but still be bound to samsara.
I too was OK until I pulled out my stethoscope I had purchased and began listening to my heart beat. I shouldn’t have done that, lol. I was mainly a pot smoker in my early hippie era and later on, the usual stuff one gets into but shouldn’t. The rite of passage. I’m not anti drug in general but I’ve outgrown it for myself. Honestly, if I had a special lady friend, I might roll up a bone, lol. I bought some legal weed a few years ago and there it sits forever in my drawer. I kinda remember those LSD freaks and there was hardly any ability to think rationally except to say, “oh wow, man.”