Organic Dark Chocolate powder is a psychedelic!

Last night I took organic dark chocolate in powder form. Normally I eat a bar of it. But for some reason - I guess just as in the difference of say chewing on ginger versus powder ginger. The dried form is much more concentrated.

Thus began a wild night.

What's the first known use of cacao as a psychoactive drug?
That was its first use.

 Certain compounds in cacao act as MAO inhibitors that potentiate psychedelic tryptamines.

Yes indeed! My dreams were very psychedelic last night.

  0.7% phenethylamine in chocolate... phenethylamine causes a release of and potentiates the effects of dopamine in the brain. I have been taking phenethylamine daily for some time now and its hard to describe the effects but since taking it i am much happier with everything in general, my anxiety levels are way down, im no longer mildly depressed, ive lost weight and feel healthier

https://mycotopia.net/topic/94048-i-can-confirm-that-dark-chocolate-is-highly-psychoactive/ 

the big mushroom harvest? Golden Chestnuts

Actually I already harvested some of these when they were smaller - note the upper right corner missing shrooms.

Field and Forest - where I got these - says how Chestnuts are maybe the most beautiful Tabletop Mushroom Farm. They are very golden. But I'm not sure how to optimize a "second harvest." Sometimes they say to wait and then do a water immersion.... one site says to cut the tabletop in half and flip it over....

To be Conceded for the Sake of Argument - the "knowledge" of being the Witness, the Satvic Mind

my sense is that Ramana did not want to overly complicate things by defining the Absolute/Source 

The secret is here - Ramana Maharshi:

Vritti belongs to the rajasic (active) mind. The satvic mind (mind is repose) is free from it. The satvic is the witness of the rajasic. It is no doubt true consciousness. Still it is called satvic mind because the knowledge of being witness is the function of abhasa (reflected consciousness) only. Mind is the abhasa. Such knowledge implies mind. But the mind is by itself inoperative. Therefore it is called satvic mind. Such is the jivanmukta’s state. It is also said that his mind is dead. Is it not a paradox that a jivanmukta has a mind and that it is dead? This has to be conceded in argument with ignorant folk. It is also said that Brahman is only the jivanmukta’s mind. How can one speak of him as Brahmavid (knower of Brahman). Brahman can never be an object to be known. This is, however, in accordance with common parlance. Satvic mind is surmised of the jivanmukta and of Iswara. “Otherwise,” they argue, “how does the jivanmukta live and act?” The satvic mind has to be admitted as a concession to argument. The satvic mind is in fact the Absolute consciousness. The object to be witnessed and the witness finally merge together and Absolute consciousness alone reigns supreme. It is not a state of sunya (blank) or ignorance. It is the swarupa (Real Self). Some say that mind arises from consciousness followed by reflection ( abhasa ); others say that the abhasa (reflection) arises first followed by the mind. In fact both are simultaneous.

So what he states is actually corroborated by science. I'll leave my personal experiences out of this - as well as what teachers have shared with me, etc. But in fact the "paradox" that Ramana is discussing is found in science - in advanced high level physics - and therefore this "paradox" is something that the "ignorant folk" need as a "concession to argument."

So Ramana Maharshi uses his mind - the spiritual ego as light - to "kill" his mind - by "turning the light around" (as it is called in Daoism). So in physics (or quantum biology if you want) - light is a paradox since it has no rest mass but light does have relativistic mass (that term is not normally used anymore). So now it is called "super momentum" or "superluminal momentum." So if you were to trap light in a box you could not tell if the light was matter or not. Light transforms into matter - but the MASS stays the same - the mass meaning spacetime itself as the ether. So in quantum physics this creates the paradox called the "measurement problem" because science relies on the speed of light as the limit to make measurements - and a measurement in time requires the loss of the ether of light. The ether of light or the spacetime of light is faster than the speed of light. This problem or "measurement problem" of science is actually inherent to Western philosophy, since it goes all the way back to Plato and how a "unit" is defined by based on infinity as an external geometric measurement that is symmetric in time.

So this paradox is actually solved by the three gunas - which is OLDER than the  Brahmin Vedic philosophy. So the quote I give above refers to the three gunas - and it's actually from music theory as complementary opposites. So the three gunas are actually the same as Daoism. This is something that most "advaitins" do not acknowledge. In fact I have not seen ANY advaitins acknowledge this - not even David Loy who thinks he knows about Daoism. haha.

So then we think of light as frequency based on color - but by turning the light around - we go to "zero/infinite" time as the "rest mass" of light - and so this reverses the holographic spirit information. As qigong master Yan Xin states - the qi is "bidirectional" based on intention - the Yi as intention is actually from the Shen as light. So then red light is the yin qi energy - as the Tamas blockages - and blue light is the yang qi energy as the Sattva blockages - the golden light is from the blue light neutralizing the red light - so as the blue light is absorbed this is from the Future as an Ether spacetime shift. This is explained in relativistic quantum physics. So you then increase the golden light by increasing the yellow.

So the "yuan Shen" is called the "light of no light" because it is this eternal process of "turning the light around" - and so what Ramana Maharshi did was rely on left-brain logical inference (Vichara). But he said that at first you repeat the I-I-I-I not as a mantra but as logical enquiry and the I-thought gets concentrated. THEN you visualize light on the right side of the heart as the "direct path." Now since Jnana Yoga is the highest level - he doesn't focus on the preliminary requirements of celibacy and fasting - and not even eye contact with females (as I have read the Brahmin priest rules). A three day ritual purification is required if a male brahmin priest makes eye contact with a female. So all of this is glossed over in the Western Advaita scene. But if you read Vivekananda's books on yoga - he is quite clear that Jnana is the highest level of yoga. Even in Buddhist Vipassana, if you really study it - they also teach to visualize light and that it is the highest level of meditation.

So what happens then is that the Yuan Qi as the Ether has to "surround" the light - to empower the light - and this Ether is a spacetime vortex. Western science has proven that spacetime is curved even at only 1 centimeter in distance (the size of the pineal gland). So the experience of the Yuan Qi is that is it not HIGHER nor is it LOWER but rather it is at "zero/infinity" geometry and yet it is the 5th dimension as TIME that can not be seen! So it is an "ether-knowledge" based on time (not on space). Just as Kala means Time and so Kali means to turn time around as this spacetime vortex that both creates and destroys matter.

So then in Nirvikalpa Samadhi - the mind as spirit turns back on itself as pure "reflection" - and this reflection is "held" so that the external object being reflected is then "merged" with - and so this Sattvic mind state means there is no movement but while this "reflection" is being held - there is still movement or "doing" of the Ether itself - the Ether-Knowledge can then only be logically inferred after the fact. So if you read Poonjaji's memoir, "Nothing Ever Happened" - he doesn't know what happened - when six of him (as light-matter) all attended six different birthday invitations. So from the perspective of the Yuan Shen - as "clear light" - as Ramana Maharshi states - the light gets SO BRIGHT that there loss of the ego (just as in deep sleep there loss of the ego) But there is KNOWLEDGE that remains - only it is NOT your ego knowledge. It is the Ether-Knowledge itself as formless awareness or Shakti or Yuan Qi - and this Knowledge actually operates FROM THE FUTURE - and so it can solve whatever problem was "perceived" to be happening (in the past).

And so this is happening eternally - and we can LISTEN to it or logically infer the source of light. But we can not see the source of the light. That's why Ramana Maharshi calls it Mouna Samadhi. But the West fixates on visual perception and hence the misunderstanding and the need for "concession for the sake of argument" as Ramana Maharshi explains.

Ordered Direct from Drok in China! 6 amp DC/DC Buck Converter

DROK DC-DC 4-30V to 1.2-30V 12V Continuously Adjustable Step-Down Voltage Regulator Buck Volt Converter Module Board

 Yes, a buck converter drops the output voltage down below the input voltage, but at the same time boosts the output current (like a step down transformer does for AC voltage).

Typically the multi-turn trimmer pots [potentiometers] don't have a hard stop at Max, though they do stop changing in value.

I would use a dummy load resistor [connected to the output] to draw the maximum current at the desired voltage. With current pot at maximum, decrease until the [output] voltage drops.

They are marked but it is very close to the input and tough to read. If you sit the board in the orientation so it is width ways, input is to the left and output is to the right. The top two are the positives.

Synchronous Rectification Adjustable
Module properties: non-isolated buck module
Input Voltage:DC 4-30V (limit 36V)
Output Voltage: DC 1.2-30V (adjustable,default 5V)
Minimum Voltage Difference: 1V
Output Current Range: 0-10A (default 6A)
Output Constant Current Range: 0.3-10A
Operating temperature: -40°c to +85°c
Working frequency: 150KHz
Conversion efficiency: up to 98%
Installation: 4x 3mm screws
Wiring: Terminals, Needn't solder, V-IN input, V-OUT output
Cutting size: 60mmx26mm
Have operating indicator

Protection function
Short circuit protection: YES ( Limit current is the constant current value)
Over-temperature protection: YES (Over-temperature auto reduces the output current)
Input reverse polarity protection: None (If need please install diode at input port )
Output install diode protection: None ( please install diode at output port )

Current voltage adjust:
Voltage adjust: clockwise increase,counterclockwise reduce
Current adjust: clockwise increase,counterclockwise reduce
Please note that when setting the constant current value,voltage should higher than 1.2V

Some Application:
DIY Voltage Regulator
Power supply for electronic equipment.
For battery charging,Setting the charging voltage and current according to the different voltage&battery capacity,with indicator, convenient to observe the state of charge.
Solar panels power supply for battery charging, overcharge protection.
Car power supply, for cell phone, laptop, etc.

So this is the closest Drok model that is reviewed on youtube

So he explains that ONE voltage adjustor is the OUTPUT voltage

Another review here

Surrealistic Sounds of Spellbound via the bicycle generator Chafon battery AC power source and Theremin

https://theblondeatthefilm.com/2014/01/15/spellbound-1945/

This person posted lots of "stills" with cleverly written commentary.

The whole movie is on youtube - and the comments are full of females gushing over Gregory Peck

But one female says he looks too old for Ingrid! Actually he was a year younger apparently - and they both were in love for real from this film - and both cheated on their spouses.

I'm slowly charging up the Chafon - from below 20% now up to almost 50% - since I only have the DVD player plugged in.

I'm still figuring out what type of DC/DC Buck Converter I need to boost the output on the bicycle generator....

And I'll order direct from the company website -as the prices are heavily discounted...

One of these film reviewers has serious potty mouth

 In 1945, Salvador Dalí moved to Hollywood to work on the film Spellbound, directed by the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock and starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman. This is one of the first American films to use psychoanalysis as a major element of the story. Hitchcock wanted to capture the vividness of dreams as never before and felt that Dalí was the person to help him do so. Given the importance of the dream sequence, the director gave the artist free rein to bring to the screen an innovative vision of the way dreams could be represented.

The creative influence of the artist is also evident in the many characteristically Dalinian motifs that appear throughout the film, including the recurring emphasis on eyes, seen here through or behind scissors.

https://alfredhitchblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/spellbound-1945-will-you-love-me-just-as-much-when-im-normal/

Enter the theremin:   Just as Hitchcock was full of visual ideas, he had plenty of thoughts about the music as well.  Composer Miklos Rozsa used the theramin as part of the musical score at Hitchcock’s request. The theramin (named after its inventor, Leon Theramin) is unique among musical instruments in that it is played without actually touching it.  It emits electromagnetic waves, which are “played” by moving the hands around two metal rods.  The theramin creates an ethereal sound that became popular in science fiction movies in the 50’s, but Rozsa pioneered its use in cinema.   Rozsa’s score was rewarded with an Oscar win.

My Finest Chestnut Mushroom Flush yet!

The irony of this photo is that the water "mist" bottle I use is a Mold and Mildew Stain Remover.

Yes these shall be added to a stew - appropriate food for our current Arctic sub-zero blast - with 4 to 6 inches of snow expected today-tomorrow.

That black color of the mold had me concerned - as it looks like a "competing" mold since mainly the mycelium color is the gold color or chestnut color. But I just kept spraying mist and using the 100 watt incandescent light - and waiting to see what would happen! Even if that black mold is a competitor - Behold!!

Also, of course I cleaned out the Mold and Mildew spray - it was basically bleach - sodium chlorite or something - but there was not much left. I just kept rinsing it out and then cleaned it with vinegar and more water. Probably used soap at one point. But I think actually sometimes bleach is used to try to keep the table top farm uncontaminated from competing mold/mildew.

 If green mold develops on the farm during rest, add bleach to the water soak (2 caps of bleach per gallon of water).

No green....

https://www.fieldforest.net/ is the source of that article....

https://mushroomingtogether.blogspot.com/2018/12/chestnut-and-artichoke-galette.html

Calls for 1 pound of Chestnuts - and makes 2 of the above "tarts."

Really Studying Ramana Maharshi and not just Regurgitating New Age Advaita BS that the "Self is the Light"

 you responded as above with a reference to Ramana Maharshi.

No I responded with a direct QUOTE from Ramana Maharshi - not a "reference to."

"...the body and all other objects are all contained in the brain. The Light is projected on the brain. The impressions in the brain become manifest as the body and the world. Because the ego identifies itself with limitations, the body is considered separate and  the world separate".

So from WHERE is that light "projected"? Give the context of the quote!
https://archive.org/stream/BeAsYouAreTheTeachingsOfSriRamanaMaharshiEditedByDavidGodman131pp/Sri Munagala S. Venkataramiah - Talks With Ramana Maharshi 1 (209p)_djvu.txt

You claim it's a quote from "Talks with Ramana Maharshi" - but it's NOT in there!
When I search the "quote" that you posted - this is what I find:

Again, (in the microcosm) the body and all other objects are all contained in the brain. The light is projected on the brain. The impressions in the brain become manifest as the body and the worlds. Because the ego identifies itself with limitations, the body is considered separate and the world separate.

'Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi', Talk 177

So that is what you are quoting.
Now let's give the full context:

Talk 177. D.: What is mahatl

Ramana Maharshi: The projected light from Absolute Consciousness.

Notice - you are logically claiming that since Ramana says the Light is Projected onto the Brain (as you emphasized - that therefore the formless awareness or Self is the Light. Notice what Ramana states - the light is projected FROM Absolute Consciousness. He does not say that Absolute Consciousness IS the light just as you are agreeing that the Brain is NOT the light and yet the light is projected TO the brain.

Ramana Maharshi:

the Absolute Consciousness projects light, manifests as the ego

Notice this is precisely what i stated above - the light is the spiritual ego.
Ramana Maharshi:

That flame is to be identified with the ego-consciousness.

So again the  light is the spiritual ego.

Ramana Maharshi:

The Self is self-luminous without darkness and light

So again the Self PROJECTS the light but it is NOT the light.
https://archive.org/stream/selfrealization/TalksWithSriRamanaMaharsiVol.1_djvu.txt

People want to see the Self as something new. But it is eternal and remains the same all along. They desire to see it as a blazing light, etc. How can it be so? It is not light, not darkness ( na tejo, na tamah).

So no I am not "referencing" Ramana Maharshi - I am "quoting" him and I give the references to the quotes.

As for nirvikalpa samcidhi i.e., samadhi, of non-differentiation (undifferentiated, supreme, beatific repose), it consists of pure consciousness, which is capable of illumining knowledge or ignorance; it is also beyond light or darkness.

And there's more! Ramana Maharshi:

Once before Goddess Parvati practised austerities for realising the Supreme. She saw some kinds of light. She rejected them because they emanated from the Self, leaving the Self as it was ever before. She determined that they were not supreme. She continued Her austerities and experienced a limitless light. She determined that this also was only a phenomenon and not the Supreme Reality.

and this: Ramana Maharshi: https://archive.org/stream/BeAsYouAreTheTeachingsOfSriRamanaMaharshiEditedByDavidGodman131pp/Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi - Self Enquiry (22p)_djvu.txt

supreme Brahman which shines in all bodies as interior to the light in the form ‘I’ is the Self-ether (or knowledge- ether): that alone is the absolute Reality.

That's the Yuan Qi.

Ramana Maharshi:

Just as the elemental ether within the flame of a lamp is known to fill without any difference and without any limit both the inside and the outside of the flame, so also the knowledge-ether that is within the Self-light in the heart, fills without any difference and without any limit both the inside and the outside of that Self-light. This is what is referred to as Brahman.

Case Closed.

Westernized New Age Advaita repeatedly claims the Self is the Light - no the light is the spiritual ego that emanates from the Self as the Ether or Yuan Qi.

The Daoist alchemists make this same point as well.