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When I smoke weed regularly I tend to settle into a groove, a state of intoxication which leaves my mind and spirit as syrupy and sticky as my fingers. A vibrant and pleasurable energy circulates through me, but whereas the psychedelic energies present in tryptamines and phenathylamines accelerate the capacity of my mind, the effect of cannabis' slows my mental processes significantly. It was partly for this reason that I stopped smoking cannabis regularly. I found myself evolving toward a more lucid and awake state of being. The dreamy, hypnogogic influence of cannabis interfered with the acuity demanded by my newly developing reality.
This being said, there are therapeutic and spiritually enriching elements of cannabis use which I can't deny. In fact, I used to reason that the positive effects of ganj greatly outweighed these negative effects. At one point I found that through ritualistic use once or twice a week instead of on a constant basis I could use cannabis in a cleansing and rejuvenating way, as a mind shower. Eventually, though, even this rate of use interfered with my personal growth. For the last couple of months psychedelics have replaced cannabis as my weekly ritual and weed seemed a counterproductive deviation.
In the last week, however, I found myself tempted yet again by that beautiful and mysterious plant's lure, sparked by listening to a trialogue between Terence Mckenna, Ralph Abraham and Rupert Sheldrake on the topic of cannabis. I had often wondered how Mckenna, one of the most intellectually acute minds I have ever come across, seemed impervious to weed's somewhat narcotic effect despite smoking more than 10 times a day for more than 25 years.
All of this led up to this weekend, my first time smoking weed in months, and my current theory, which is that the intoxicating effects of cannabis can be overcome when coupled with another, more actively inclined energy. In Mckenna's case, I believe psylocibin and a driven, constantly theorizing intellect to be the accompanying energies. My own experience, this weekend, was triggered by an Ecstasy experience which emphasized the use of the magical energy, the source of which is willed action.
When I smoked weed today I was determined to test this theory. I experimented with different energies in an attempt to charge my high with a movement toward mental acceleration. The following is a list of energies which I now believe to be of use in overcoming the lethargy brought on by marijuana:
Pranayama (energy created through breathing)
sexual (tantric) energy (in which sexual energy is conserved in the body instead of being expelled through orgasm)
magical energy (through willed action or imagination)
intellectual energy (deep and unfaltering inquisition)
All of this is an attempt to integrate the usually elusive teachings of marijuana, to convert part of the dream into a form usable in awakening. When I smoked I become noticeable more gentle in thought and action. Though I move at a slower pace, what I experience is greatly deepened. Visually, for example, the colors of the natural world take on a great depth, the transition between colors and shades much more concentrated and intensified. My goal in combining these energies is to simultaneously experience this deepening and the acceleratory mental space which cannabis intoxication alone knocks back to a slower pace.
This being said, there are therapeutic and spiritually enriching elements of cannabis use which I can't deny. In fact, I used to reason that the positive effects of ganj greatly outweighed these negative effects. At one point I found that through ritualistic use once or twice a week instead of on a constant basis I could use cannabis in a cleansing and rejuvenating way, as a mind shower. Eventually, though, even this rate of use interfered with my personal growth. For the last couple of months psychedelics have replaced cannabis as my weekly ritual and weed seemed a counterproductive deviation.
In the last week, however, I found myself tempted yet again by that beautiful and mysterious plant's lure, sparked by listening to a trialogue between Terence Mckenna, Ralph Abraham and Rupert Sheldrake on the topic of cannabis. I had often wondered how Mckenna, one of the most intellectually acute minds I have ever come across, seemed impervious to weed's somewhat narcotic effect despite smoking more than 10 times a day for more than 25 years.
All of this led up to this weekend, my first time smoking weed in months, and my current theory, which is that the intoxicating effects of cannabis can be overcome when coupled with another, more actively inclined energy. In Mckenna's case, I believe psylocibin and a driven, constantly theorizing intellect to be the accompanying energies. My own experience, this weekend, was triggered by an Ecstasy experience which emphasized the use of the magical energy, the source of which is willed action.
When I smoked weed today I was determined to test this theory. I experimented with different energies in an attempt to charge my high with a movement toward mental acceleration. The following is a list of energies which I now believe to be of use in overcoming the lethargy brought on by marijuana:
Pranayama (energy created through breathing)
sexual (tantric) energy (in which sexual energy is conserved in the body instead of being expelled through orgasm)
magical energy (through willed action or imagination)
intellectual energy (deep and unfaltering inquisition)
All of this is an attempt to integrate the usually elusive teachings of marijuana, to convert part of the dream into a form usable in awakening. When I smoked I become noticeable more gentle in thought and action. Though I move at a slower pace, what I experience is greatly deepened. Visually, for example, the colors of the natural world take on a great depth, the transition between colors and shades much more concentrated and intensified. My goal in combining these energies is to simultaneously experience this deepening and the acceleratory mental space which cannabis intoxication alone knocks back to a slower pace.
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