Whole Systems This area is devoted to the study of whole systems. Nature is a whole system. But also an economy, a family, a company, a community, or many other things, can be looked at as whole systems. A whole system view would include all the factors involved and examine how they relate to each other and how they work as a whole. Whole systems are dynamic, they change they move, they develop. There is no one authority in the field of whole systems. There is a Whole Systems mailing list for the exploration of whole systems principles, particularly in regards to economic, ecological, sociological and metaphysical transformation of our civilization. 4/24/2004: Note that this page has not been actively updated for a long time. Subjects and Disciplines Whole Systems Design Networking - (50+) The Networking Institute. Learning Organizations (100+) Mind Mapping Total Quality Management, Kaizen home page Holographic Universe Holonomics Cybernetics and Systems Theory - (200+) Principia Cybernetica General Semantics
Entheogen A group of peyotes, in cultivation. Peyote has been used in ritual contexts for thousands of years.[1][2][3] With the advent of organic chemistry, there now exist many synthetic drugs with similar psychoactive properties, many derived from these plants. Many pure active compounds with psychoactive properties have been isolated from these organisms and chemically synthesized, including mescaline, psilocybin, DMT, salvinorin A, ibogaine, ergine, and muscimol, respectively. Semi-synthetic (e.g. Etymology[edit] The neologism entheogen was coined in 1979 by a group of ethnobotanists and scholars of mythology (Carl A. Entheogen was coined as a replacement for the terms hallucinogen and psychedelic. Ruck et al. argued that the term hallucinogen was inappropriate owing to its etymological relationship to words relating to delirium and insanity. Entheogens[edit] Species[edit] High caffeine consumption has been linked to an increase in the likelihood of experiencing auditory hallucinations. L. Other
Nitrous Oxide FAQ Rites Of Passage (enlarge) Written by Wilbert Alix Rites Of Passage: any ritual or ceremony wherein a participant crosses a threshold demarcating a transformation of their state of being. Rites Of Passage is a holistic, spiritual model based on an inevitable journey that all humans go through in a lifetime. Humanity is in a constant search to discover a truth that can explain the nature of our existence. We live in a contemporary culture. The Circle The three great religions of the west (Judism, Islam and Chrisianity) speak of a religious model based on the principles of a straight line. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Jupiter: Gatekeeper of expansion and personal belief systems. Uranus: Ally of liberation and authenticity. Chiron: Ambassador to the galaxy. Neptune: Remembering your visions and dreams. Rites Of Passage (Shamanic) Stages and Planetary Cycles Jupiter Return • Initiation into and establishment of core belief system; beginning to think for yourself. Sexual Initiation (approx age 21) © Wilbert Alix
Indole alkaloid History[edit] The action of some indole alkaloids has been known for ages. Aztecs used the psilocybin mushrooms which contain alkaloids psilocybin and psilocin. The flowering plant Rauwolfia serpentina which contains reserpine was a common medicine in India around 1000 BC. Africans used the roots of the perennial rainforest shrub Iboga, which contain ibogaine, as a stimulant. Consumption of rye and related cereals contaminated with the fungus Claviceps purpurea causes ergot poisoning and ergotism in humans and other mammals. The first indole alkaloid, strychnine, was isolated by Pierre Joseph Pelletier and Joseph Bienaimé Caventou in 1818 from the plants of the Strychnos genus. Classification[edit] Depending on their biosynthesis, two types of indole alkaloids are distinguished; isoprenoids and non-isoprenoids. Non-isoprenoid: Simple derivatives of indoleSimple derivatives of β-carbolinePyrroloindole alkaloidsIsoprenoid: Non-isoprenoid indole alkaloids[edit] Simple indole derivatives[edit]
Confessions From The The Golden Flower This site is dedicated to the Goddess and the erotic experiences and fantasies her many plant teachers inspire. Here, you will find the rare opportunity to read the plant induced sexual fantasies of other people and to share your own experiences and fantasies with the world. If you would like to confess your fantasy to the Golden Flower, please email your stories to NONA: an6863@anon.nymserver.com If you wish to remain anonymous, you may use an anonymous remailer or, if you prefer, I can remove your name from the story. The Confessions: Confession 1 Confession 2 Confession 3 Pass through the Magic Portal to discover links to new and wonderous places!. Lightshow - Tutorials The crystal slides tutorial is a set of instructions describing how to create a really beautiful psychedelic special effect. If you are interested in other light show lumia effects and how they are produced, the best way to learn the basic techniques is to look at the collection of patents I have on the pioneers page. The neon wire tutorial requires Corel Photopaint or Adobe Photoshop. Free The Flash Warp fla shows how to create some cool flash special effects using Flash 4, Flash 5, or Flash MX.
Psilocin Psilocin (also known as 4-OH-DMT, psilocine, psilocyn, or psilotsin), is a substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance. It is present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin. Psilocin is a Schedule I drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[2] The mind-altering effects of psilocin are highly variable and subjective and resemble those of LSD and DMT. Chemistry[edit] Psilocin and its phosphorylated cousin, psilocybin, were first isolated and named in 1958 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. Psilocin is relatively unstable in solution due to its phenolic hydroxy (-OH) group. Structural analogs[edit] Sulphur analogs are known with a benzothienyl replacement[4] as well as 4-SH-DMT.[5] N1-methylpsilocin is a functionally 5-HT2C receptor preferring agonists.[6] 4-fluoro-N,N-dimethyltryptamine is known.[6] O-Acetylpsilocin is an acetylized analog of psilocin, also known as 4-AcO-DMT. Pharmacology[edit]
DRCNet Online Library of Drug Policy Notes from the Psychedelic Salon - podcasts Guest speaker: Terence McKennaListen Download Subscribe MP3 Free PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Terence McKenna [NOTE: All quotations are by Terence McKenna.] “A psychedelic point of view means a point of view which honors consciousness.” “You do not measure the depth of a universal mystery with the neural network of a primate.” “Our role is not to understand but to appreciate.” “It’s ridiculous to attempt to seize the tiller of reality, because we don’t even know where we want to go.”J “We extract the poetry from being by the assumption of the mundane.” “Once nature is taken as the ground of being then permission to inflate the image of the ego is denied.” “Intuition must be given prominence in the rearrangement of our relationship with the world.” “Science is really the, it’s the plumbing level of reality. “Intuition is the unifying of experience into a gestalt image of the world.”
Psilocybin Psilocybin[nb 1] (/ˌsɪləˈsaɪbɪn/ SIL-ə-SY-bin) is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms, collectively known as psilocybin mushrooms. The most potent are members of the genus Psilocybe, such as P. azurescens, P. semilanceata, and P. cyanescens, but psilocybin has also been isolated from about a dozen other genera. As a prodrug, psilocybin is quickly converted by the body to psilocin, which has mind-altering effects similar (in some aspects) to those of LSD, mescaline, and DMT. In general, the effects include euphoria, visual and mental hallucinations, changes in perception, a distorted sense of time, and spiritual experiences, and can include possible adverse reactions such as nausea and panic attacks. History[edit] Early[edit] Modern[edit] Albert Hofmann (shown here in 1993) purified psilocybin and psilocin from Psilocybe mexicana in the late 1950s. Occurrence[edit]
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