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A Doctor's Revolutic..ary Resear-h

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Near-Death and Mystica

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sneering r&ea& raises fascinating questions about the neuro-

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"Fascinating and provocative. A remarkable exploration of the boundaries ofscience and

consciousness itself."

Rupert Sheldrake, author of The Presence of the Past

"A daullng journey through psychedelic drug experimentation and a tantalizing peek

into a new model of how the brain and mind work. Strassman's research points toward

a physiologicalbasis for spirit and its interaction with the human body; his data suggests

that our brain chemistry allows us access toother realms of existence just when we need

it mast, and his story recounts both the dangers and promises of entering this brave

new world."

Bruce Creyson, Editor, journal of Near-Death Studies

Frsm 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted DEA-approved clinical research at the

University of New Mexico in which he injected sixty volunteers with DMT, one of the

most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an extra-

ordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic

Wntialof psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical that is also manufactured by the

human brain, consistently produced near-death and mystical experiences. Many volun-

Eeers reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman presences, especially

"aliens." Nearly all felt that the sessions were among the most profound experiences of

their lives.

Strassman's research connects DMT with the pineal gland, considered by Hindus to be

the site of the seventh chakra and by Uen6 Descartes to be the seat of the soul. DME The

Spirit Mdecuk makes the bold case that DM, naturally released by the pineal gland, fadl-

RICK SMSMAN, M.D., is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of

Hew Mexico School of Medicine.

Park Street Press

Rochester, Vermont

ISBN 0-89281-927-8

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drugs ina university medical center. Truly adventurous reading!"

Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Healing

the soul's movement in and out of the body and is an integral part of the birth and

death experiences, as well as the highest states of mediition and even sexual transcen-

dence. Strassman also believes that alien abduction experiences are brought on by acci-

dental releases of DMT. If used wisely, DMT could trigger a period of remarkable progress

in the scientific exploration of the most mystical regions of the human mind and soul.

Advance Praise for

DMT: The Spirit Molecule

"Strassman's important research contributes to a growing awareness that

we inhabit a multidimensional universe that is far more complex and inter-

esting than the one our scientific theories have shown us. It is of the utmost

importance that we face the implications of this discovery, for it has so

much to tell us about who we are and why we are here."

John Mack, author of

Abduction and Passport to the Cosmos

"The most extensive scientific study of the mental and perceptual effects of

a psychedelic drug since the 1960s. Strassman provides fascinating insight

into the world of psychiatric research as he seeks to understand these most

mysterious substances and their profound effects on human consciousness."

Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., author of

Ayahuasca: Consciousness and the Spirits of Nature

"This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the mind,

philosophy, the nature of reality, and spirituality. The world's foremost ex-

pert on DMT has created a masterpiece of the genre, as he brilliantly leads

the reader through a series of startling revelations about the nature of the

universe, revealed behind the doorway once DMT turns the key."

Karl Jansen, M.D., Ph.D., author of

K. Ketamine: Dreams and Realities

"DMT: The Spirit Molecule points the way beyond the present impasse

of the reigning "drug abuse" paradigm. We owe a debt of gratitude to

Strassman for persevering in the face of bureaucratic obstacles to conduct

important research into the human pharmacology of DMT and elucidate it

for the general public, in both scientific and humanistic terms."

Jonathan Ott, author of

The Age ofEntheogens and

Hallucinogenic Plants of North America

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Library of Congress CatalogLng-in-Publication Data

Strassman, Rick.

DMT : the spirit molecule : a doctor's revolutionary research into the biology

of near-death and mystical experiences / Rick Strassman.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-89281-927-8 (alk. paper)

1. Dimethyltryptamine. 2. Pineal gland—Secretions. I. Title.

RM666.D564 S77 2000

615'.7883—dc21

00-050498

Printed and bound in the United States

10 9 8 7 6 5

Text design and layout by Rachel Goldenberg

This book was typeset in Bodoni with Bodoni Open as the display typeface

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prologue: First Sessions

1 « Psychedelic Drugs: Science and Society

2 « What DMT Is

3 • The Pineal: Meet the Spirit Gland

4 « The Psychedelic Pineal

Part II: Conception and Birth

5 • 89-001

6 • Labyrinth

Part III: Set, Setting, and DMT

7 • Being a Volunteer

121

8 • Getting DMT

136

9 • Under the Influence

143

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