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

A must-read! This is an incredible book. Strassman's story was so interesting that I couldn't put this book down. It provides an incredible account of the research he did, along with his personal journey through it and all of the hardships he faced. His research was so monumental because it had never bee. I've enjoyed reading both the paper back and the kindle version I've enjoyed reading both the paper back and the kindle version of this book quite a lot. R. Strassman's writing style brings some humorous elements to the banal theater of medical experimentation. Medicine, Religion, and Psychedelics make for some odd bedfellows at the close of the 20th cen. "Strassman describes in great detail the DMT clinical research project and great information" according to Nicole. First off this book made me want to try psychedelics unfortunately my boyfriend wouldn't support my drug habit, even though I told him it's for spiritual purposes . This book talks about his research on the DMT molecule that's found in plants, certain animals, and also in the body. He goes

Strassman also believes that so-called alien abduction experiences are brought on by accidental releases of DMT. Strassman's research connects DMT with the pineal gland, considered by Hindus to be the site of the seventh chakra and by René Descartes to be the seat of the soul. In Strassman's volunteers, it consistently produced near-death and mystical experiences. 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. government-approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected 60 volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. DMT, a plant-derived chemical found in the psychedelic brew ayahuasca, is also manufactured by the human brain. Many reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman presences, aliens, angels, and spirits. Nearly all felt that the sessions were