Psychedelic-information-theory-Shamanism-in-the-age-of-Reason

literally hacking into or hijacking the sensory signaling pathways andoverriding them with its own modulatory frequency. Because of this,the influence of the hallucinogenic flicker interrupt becomes explicit insensory rendering; the subject may literally see or feel the pulsatinggeometric field interference as a fully embedded aspect of theirperceptual reality.Flicker phosphenes are the product of neurochemical saturationand have substantial signal decay. There is evidence that electricallystimulated phosphenes take as long as 10-15 seconds to fully fade oncethe periodic stimulus is removed. 9 Overlapping stereoscopicphosphenes will naturally create decaying interference patternsapproaching fractal complexity. It can be assumed there is a saturationof signaling molecules that builds up at the site of synaptic interruptionthat persists for some period of time following each interrupt. The pulseof each interrupt can be described in terms of saturation attack anddecay; the fade of each interrupt can be described in terms of saturationsustain and release (or ADSR envelope). 10 Full saturation would mean acomplete white-out of sensory information at the interrupt site; zerosaturation would mean the interrupt site is cleared of signalingmolecules and is presenting a darkened resting state. Saturation at theinterrupt site increases and decreases in intensity over the period ofeach interrupt; this change in chemical saturation over the duration ofeach interrupt is subjectively perceived as a flicker or pulse of sensoryintensity.Because hallucinogenic interrupts pulse at many cycles per second,and because each pulse can have a saturation decay of many seconds,phosphenes will naturally drift laterally or radially across the visualfield and create overlapping webs of many arising and decayinggeometric patterns all visible within a single perceptual frame. Thiscreates the formation of complex standing interference patterns. Theweb-like interference of multiple arising and decaying geometric gridscreates a 3D meshwork that allows complex eidetic shapes tomaterialize spontaneously within the quickly morphing wire-frame.Visual saturation is most intense at the interstices of the wire-framemesh, creating the perception of bright dots or scintillating jewelswhere patterned lines overlap and intersect into nodes. These saturated