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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
2001
A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
Rick Strassman, a clinical psychiatrist and researcher, conducted the first government-approved human studies on DMT (N,N-Dimethyltryptamine) in the 1990s. Through controlled intravenous administration, he documented consistent reports of subjects encountering profound states of consciousness, non-human entities, and dimensions beyond physical perception. Strassman hypothesized that the human pineal gland naturally produces DMT and may play a role in birth, death, and mystical experience. The book bridges neuroscience, spirituality, and metaphysics, suggesting that the key to understanding the nature of consciousness lies within our own biology.
Lineage Connection
This research forms a biological bridge between the visionary states described by shamans and the mystical revelations of ancient initiates. Strassman’s work reveals that transcendence is not imported from the outside — it is encoded within us. DMT emerges as the biochemical interface through which consciousness remembers itself. This mirrors my own understanding of the body as sacred technology: a living temple capable of translating divine frequency into perception.
Author’s Roles / Archetypes
Physician-researcher, pioneer of modern psychedelic science, explorer of the interface between biology and spirit.
Primary Sources / References
• Strassman, Rick. DMT: The Spirit Molecule. Park Street Press, 2001.
• University of New Mexico research archives, 1990–1995.
• Clinical studies on the pineal gland and endogenous DMT.
• Interviews with subjects of the DMT experiments.
• University of New Mexico research archives, 1990–1995.
• Clinical studies on the pineal gland and endogenous DMT.
• Interviews with subjects of the DMT experiments.
Quotes / Notes
“DMT exists in all of our bodies and in every living organism. It may be the common molecular language of the mystical.” — Rick Strassman
“Perhaps our brains are not producing consciousness but tuning into it, like a receiver.”
“Perhaps our brains are not producing consciousness but tuning into it, like a receiver.”