exactly how i would describe it. someone told me ego death perfectly, from the view of meditation. they said "ego death is medicine for the soul." basically, it opens up your mind to your soul, and reveals to you what your SOUL desires without the influence of the ego. it took me many months to realize that my experience was in fact ego death, as i realize so much more about myself than i once did. however, now that my visions are clear and i know what i want, i know for a fact that i NEVER want to ego death again. that was a one time experience for me, that i am grateful and lucky to have had.
i feel like ego death is the overall purpose of psychedelic culture, and the culmination of all stepping stones in psychedelic experience. like a mixture of all emotions at once tearing apart your soul until it is nothing. the ego death for me was very brief, as immediately after came the re-evaluation stage of the experience. i would say the ego death itself is a brief second long experience.
Edit: well, im born from Russia, adopted and grew up in new york, and possibly planning on moving to Cali or Vancouver in Canada in a few years. ironic how people rip on not only Texans, but people from all of the above places I just listed lol. but, Austin is an amazing place and i don't plan on leaving anytime soon, even though i unfortunately have to drop out of school for a year.