DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences

Rick Strassman, M.D.

Dec 2000 · Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

About this ebook

A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known.

• A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research.

• Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences.

From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted U.S. Government-approved and funded 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 extraordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical found in the psychedelic Amazon brew, ayahuasca, is also manufactured by the human brain. In Strassman's volunteers, it consistently produced near-death and mystical experiences. Many reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman presences, aliens, angels, and spirits. 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 Rene Descartes to be the seat of the soul. DMT: The Spirit Molecule makes the bold case that DMT, naturally released by the pineal gland, facilitates 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 meditation and even sexual transcendence. Strassman also believes that "alien abduction experiences" are brought on by accidental 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.

Ratings and reviews

So you think you have the capacity to comprehend the concept of God? Trust me. You probably dont. If the only way you can explain your belief system is learned theology... you really don't have much to go on. Its a million times bigger and more interesting than that. =) Your just repeating the remnants of an un evolved mind. Try DMT and you will come back finding it all laughable at best. Don't be afraid. Who knows you may finally wake up? We have so much to look forward to after death. Gonna be awesome!

I hope this type of research continues currently and helps free more people from externally imposed limiting mind sets and beliefs. Highly recommended reading.

There are vital truths to be gleaned past the chrysanthemum tunnel. If like me you're fascinated by M Theory, the nature of God, alternate states of being, Biocentrism etc., then you simply must read this. Also, look up Huston Smith's books.

About the author

Rick Strassman, M.D., lives in Taos, New Mexico, and is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.