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80 introverted experience requires eliminating all stimulation: no light, no sound, no smell, no movement. The mode of communication with other participants should also be agreed on beforehand, to avoid misinterpretations during the heightened sensitivity of ego transcendence. If several people are having a session together, they should at least be aware of each other’s goals. Unexpected or undesired manipulations can easily “trap” the other voyagers into paranoid delusions. Preparation Psychedelic chemicals are not drugs in the usual sense of the word. There is no specific somatic or psychological reaction. The better the preparation, the more ecstatic and revelatory the session. In initial sessions with unprepared persons, set and setting— particularly the actions of others—are most important. Long-range set refers to personal history, enduring personality, the kind of person you are. Your fears, desires, conflicts, guilts, secret passions, determine how you interpret and manage any psychedelic session. Perhaps more important are the reflex mechanisms, defenses, protective maneuvers, typically employed when dealing with anxiety. Flexibility, basic trust, philosophic faith, human openness, courage, interpersonal warmth, creativity, allow for fun and easy learning. Rigidity, desire to control, distrust, cynicism, narrowness, cowardice, coldness, make any new situation threatening. Most important is insight. The person who has some understanding of his own machinery, who can recognize when he is not functioning as he would wish, is better able to adapt to any challenge—even the sudden collapse of his ego. Immediate set refers to expectations about the session itself. People naturally tend to impose personal and social perspectives on any new situation. For example, some illprepared subjects unconsciously impose a medical model on the experience. They look for symptoms, interpret each new sensation in terms of sickness/health, and, if anxiety develops, demand tranquilizers. Occasionally, ill-planned sessions end in the subject demanding to see a doctor. Rebellion against convention may motivate some people who take the drug. The naïve idea of doing something “far out” or vaguely naughty can cloud the experience. LSD offers vast possibilities of accelerated learning and scientific-scholarly research, but for initial sessions, intellectual reactions can become traps. “Turn your mind off” is the best advice for novitiates. After you have learned how to move your consciousness around—into ego loss and back, at will—then intellectual exercises can be incorporated into the psychedelic experience. The objective is to free you from your verbal mind for as long as possible. Religious expectations invite the same advice. Again, the subject in early sessions is best advised to float with the stream, stay “up” as long as possible, and postpone theological interpretations. Recreational and esthetic expectations are natural. The psychedelic experience provides ecstatic moments that dwarf any personal or cultural game. Pure sensation can capture awareness. Interpersonal intimacy reaches Himalayan heights. Esthetic delights— musical, artistic, botanical, natural—are raised to the millionth power. But ego-game reactions—“I am having this ecstasy. How lucky I am!”—can prevent the subject from reaching pure ego loss. The Cenacle | 59 | October 2006
81 Emmanuelle Brochier The Cenacle | 59 | October 2006
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1 Revolution Evolution George Dorn
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3 Thus, for a revolution to be trul
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5 References Joyce, James. Ulysses.
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7 Raymond Soulard, Jr. New Songs (f
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9 Wrack What fury tonight in old le
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11 Absolution “Our only guide is
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15 Holy (i) Between two shadows, up
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17 Zero It was crush sun by sun, fl
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21 Doctrine Romance the hard rhythm
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23 Carson McCullers A Tree A Rock
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25 “It was like this,” the man
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27 “A woman,” the old man said.
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Page 53 and 54: 43 Inner Autumn The leaves hang hum
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