Dennis McKenna – Is DMT A Neurotransmitter For The Gaian Brain?
The possible functions of endogenous DMT as a neurotransmitter or regulatory neurohormone in mammalian physiology are incompletely understood, and a matter of controversy. Its ubiquity in nature, however, suggests it may function at the biospheric level as a messenger molecule. The planetary ecosystem – sometimes romantically likened to Gaia, the feminine Mother of all life in Greek mythology – is a complex homeostatic system that is regulated and stabilised by complex feedback loops and symbiosis. These processes operate via signal transduction, the exchange of information mediated by molecular messengers. Neurotransmitters are one of many kinds of signal-transducing molecules in the body, but in ecosystems, photosynthetic plants produce a vast array of secondary products that mediate their interactions with virtually all organisms in the environment, including humans. In this talk I will suggest that DMT and the ‘family’ of related tryptamines – may specifically target the big-brained primates to trigger cognitive evolution.
Filmed at Breaking Convention 2017
4th International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness
University of Greenwich London - June 30th - July 2nd 2017
https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk
The possible functions of endogenous DMT as a neurotransmitter or regulatory neurohormone in mammalian physiology are incompletely understood, and a matter of controversy. Its ubiquity in nature, however, suggests it may function at the biospheric level as a messenger molecule. The planetary ecosystem – sometimes romantically likened to Gaia, the feminine Mother of all life in Greek mythology – is a complex homeostatic system that is regulated and stabilised by complex feedback loops and symbiosis. These processes operate via signal transduction, the exchange of information mediated by molecular messengers. Neurotransmitters are one of many kinds of signal-transducing molecules in the body, but in ecosystems, photosynthetic plants produce a vast array of secondary products that mediate their interactions with virtually all organisms in the environment, including humans. In this talk I will suggest that DMT and the ‘family’ of related tryptamines – may specifically target the big-brained primates to trigger cognitive evolution.
Filmed at Breaking Convention 2017
4th International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness
University of Greenwich London – June 30th – July 2nd 2017
https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk
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let me guess …. we evolved from fish or monkeys …jajajaja – my mother is a human being not an it or earth !!! IQ????
I and the mother are one
If we connected our brains with neuralink and take DMT can we share the same ride?
That’s all great but where can I get some?
I really needed to hear this today! Many thanks
That was really interesting. I feel like this would be a great video to show someone who is a bit spiritual but mostly scientific and doesn't seem keen on the idea of taking psychedelics. Would show them what kind of lessons you just sort of "get" while on a trip…
the problem with Dennis wanting life to "leave Earth" is that our means of doing so is destroying life on Earth as badly as any previous mass extinction of life. And we continue to underestimate the rate of destruction of life on earth. For example the East Siberian Arctic Shelf has a huge "methane bomb" that will double global warming levels – and with El Nino kicking in – the bomb could go off in a year – within the year. http://arctic-news.blogspot.com has the details.
Thank you Dennis – so very much appreciated. I have for a while now been looking for a new way to refer to my "country of origin" – patriotism is after all the smallest room in the mansion (and also the dingiest), nationalism is some kind of smallness, soon to become an obsolete relic of the past as we move toward the collective, and an appreciation of the family of life. We are global citizens as Socrates expressed it but i'm not quite happy with the term 'citizen', ringing of officialdom and faith in human institutions, nor does it recognise the extent of our relationship to the Earth. Watching your excellent presentation here, a solution to my dilemma dawned on me. We are Gaians! I knew this already but the idea of proudly proclaiming my origin henceforth as a Gaian suddenly seemed the only sensible thing to do. I can't wait for the next government census to answer the question relating to nationality as Gaian. And i am going to have some fun sticking to this line when quizzed by others in the future. I greatly admire your work and passion. All the best to you
It’s amazing to find out there are others that think this way. I thought I was alone or crazy.
When you can't argue about a truth you dislike, mocking the person that spoke said truths comes the easiest.
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Perhaps humanity is not so "problematic" – but tasked with channeling available energy in order to propel earth consciousness beyond earth, beyond our star.
How the hell do I get some DMT? I have literally no idea how to get some.
Thanks jo rogan to brouth me here
Very informative! found Dennis mckenna out through joe rogan which is another great guy, both are very down to earth! Love it
It would be serendipity and natural or artificial selection will act accordingly. Don't get romantic on me. Nature seems to try killing me most of the time. My white blood cells are killing bacteria as I type.
DMT….(Dimensional)(Messenger)(Transmitter). Enough said, take care in the Individualized expierence of the self, to transmit self to the center of one and all, all and one at God's Speed!
Repeat encounters with "This" should constitute a multi-layered Experience for the Reciever. Shown actual size.
You won't believe how Old this "place" is. Every Answer seems to Fit and Control has Many Faces.