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Cannabis, Psilocybin, Kratom & Claude Rifat

Claude Rifat Is A Heroic Researcher, And Activist

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Ezekiel 47:12 "And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine."

As for Claude rifat, much of the research cited in this article is attributed to his academic studies on Cannabis, Psilocybin, and Kratom even.[1][9] Believe it or not, this man was also credited with supplying seeds of Kratom(Mitragyna speciosa) outside of Thailand, to areas across the globe, which makes him worthy of our gratitude.[9] His name is Claude Rifat, and you probably recognize the name "rifat" from many vendors who sell live kratom plants(there's a "rifat" strain named after this guy). He's a French biologist, psychonaut, political activist, writer, and researcher.[1][9] Rifat distinguishes oneirogens(dream stimulating substances) into two categories: True Oneirogens, which act directly on the process of dream production in the mind, and pre-oneireogens, which focus on increasing hypnopompic and hypnogogic imagery.[1] The term "Oneirogen", by the way, means "dream generating".[1] One academic source has this to say about these "in between states of consciousness": "Somehow related to ordinary dreaming, but with higher levels of awareness, hypnagogic/hypnopompic experiences can involve different sensory modalities and display a wide phenomenological richness: from vague to vivid, from simple to complex, from mundane to bizarre, from terrifying to blissful "[12] I suspect that a lot of oneirogens are simply stimulating memory, and the formation of those memories carries over into the waking state, thus enabling you to recall more of your dreams. The process of those dream memories carrying over into the waking state, is how they are formed into long-term recallable memories.[3]
Claude considers pre-oneirogens as substances that increase the production of hypnagogic imagery as well as hypnopompic imagery.[1][9] These are two states of consciousness that have to do with entering sleep, and awakening from sleep.[3][9] The fact that this brilliant researcher was able to break down this classification into even more detailed sub-categories can really help someone who's learning about various types of dream inducing plants, and what the science shows about how they affect the mind. The idea is to utilize specific types of oneirogens at the right time, and in the right fashion.
The most interesting part of Claude rifat's work I think is the fact that he discovered that both Cannabis and Psilocybin are actually pre-oneirogens![1][9] A lot of oneironauts ( dream explorers ) claim that Marijuana makes lucid dreaming and dream recall more difficult, and this may be true. In my experience it depends on whether or not you're using it in excess. I believe that smaller quantities of Cannabis can stimulate dream activity, but larger quantities when consumed inhibit it, and this correlates with the Ardnt Shultz Medical Rule.[4] The point of his research I believe is that these substances tend to stimulate our awareness and expand our consciousness in the waking state. Thus, when used properly one should be able to use them to enhance their dream life and make their efforts worth while. I do believe that moderation is important with Cannabis use, so that it doesn't screw up other area's of our lives, including personal relationships, and our dreams. Our survival depends on awareness, as what we don't know often times can hurt or destroy us.
Another interesting point that i'd like to add, which many people are unaware of, is that the active ingredients in psilocybin mushrooms are literally forms of DMT.^[3][5] DMT is produced by the brain(the pineal gland)[6], and is associated with sleep, dreams, and other mystical experiences.[7][8][9][10][11] Psilocin is actually 4-HO-DMT, while psilocybin is literally 4-PO-DMT.[5] Because of this, is it any surprise that these substances are oneirogenic in nature? These facts also leave one to wonder why they are illegal. I wanted to take one last minute to give a shout out to MAPS. Please feel free to check them out. MAPS stands for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. I'm against them turning psychedelics into wierd pharmaceuticals, as they always alter the structure of the substances and turn them into alien man made synthetics.
I want to quote and discuss some facts and statements from another scholarly source that I found fascinating. It states that: "The aim of this review is to introduce readers to the similarities and dissimilarities between psychedelic states and night dreams, and to draw conclusions related to therapeutic applications of psychedelics in psychiatry."[13] Once again, yet another scholarly source published by educated and trained professionals proves that researchers have studied whether psychedelics have applications in psychiatry, and whether or not they exhibit potential positive effects in mental health treatment. Tons of studies on this show positive results, HOWEVER, I don't believe big pharma will allow people to have access to natural psychedelics, rather they will turn them into man-made pharmaceuticals which will have negative consequences as they always do, and we know from past experience that big pharma loves to taint "medicine" with poisonous additives like proplyene glycol and fluoride. The serpent on the side of the ambulance is about medical supremacy, not providing the world with valid health services. Serpent medical takes more lives than they benefit.[14] "Common features between psychedelic states and night dreams include perception, mental imagery, emotion activation, fear memory extinction, and sense of self and body."[13] "Psychedelic states are closest to lucid dreaming which is characterized by a mixed state of dreaming and waking consciousness."[13] This confirms what me and many other people before me have observed, that these substances induce a state of "dreaming while awake". [13] "The broad overlap between dreaming and psychedelic states supports the notion that psychedelics acutely induce dreamlike subjective experiences which may have long-term beneficial effects on psychosocial functioning and well-being."[13] People love to blame everything on drugs by default, but often times the very drugs that are being accused of inducing preceived "mental illness", are the actual cure, and it was some other cause that led to those symptoms. Government abuse of its people I think is the biggest contributing factor to PTSD that exist in this day and age. They'll blame the illegal cures though.

Ethnobotanicals that I have personally observed to be oneirogenic: Damiana, Poppy seeds, Kratom(only if you're not a regular user and use it moderately), Myrrh(Commiphora myrhha), Passion flower, Cowage(Mucuna pruriens), Arundo Donax, Mimosa hostilis, Cilantro(removes heavy metals, good for pineal gland), Echinacea purpurea.

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Academic citations:

[4] Sharma, Rajneesh Kumar. "Arndt Schultz Law and Its Applications."

[5] Mishraki‐Berkowitz, Tehila, et al. "The psilocin (4‐hydroxy‐N, N‐dimethyltryptamine) and bufotenine (5‐hydroxy‐N, N‐dimethyltryptamine) case: ensuring the correct isomer has been identified." Journal of Forensic Sciences 65.5 (2020): 1450-1457.

[6] Miller, Iona. "Pineal gland, DMT & altered state of consciousness." Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research 4.2 (2013).

[7] Miller, Iona. "Pineal gland, DMT & altered state of consciousness." Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research 4.2 (2013).

[8] Nichols, David E. "N, N-dimethyltryptamine and the pineal gland: Separating fact from myth." Journal of Psychopharmacology 32.1 (2018): 30-36.

[9] St John, Graham. "The DMT Gland: The Pineal, The Spirit Molecule, and Popular Culture." International Journal for the Study of New Religions 7.2 (2016).

[10] Bellec, Yann. "The pineal gland, a global review of its functions and its relationship with spiritual practices." Bellec, YB (2024). The pineal gland, a global review of its functions and its relationship with spiritual practices. Independant Publication, First 5 (2024).

[11] St John, Graham. "he DMT Gland: he Pineal, he Spirit Molecule, and Popular Culture." (2017).

[12] Foffani, Guglielmo. "To be or not to be hallucinating: Implications of hypnagogic/hypnopompic experiences and lucid dreaming for brain disorders." PNAS nexus 3.1 (2024): pgad442.

[13] Kraehenmann, Rainer. "Dreams and psychedelics: neurophenomenological comparison and therapeutic implications." Current neuropharmacology 15.7 (2017): 1032-1042.

[14] CDC.gov Prescription Drug Death Statistics: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/overdose.html

Book Citations:

[1] Toro, G., & Thomas, B. (2007). Drugs of the dreaming: oneirogens: Salvia divinorum and other dream-enhancing plants. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

[2] Balick, Michael J., and Paul Alan Cox. Plants, People, and Culture: The Science Of Ethnobotany. Garland Science, 2020.

[3] Morley, Charlie. Dreams Of Awakening : Lucid Dreaming And Mindfulness Of Dream And Sleep. Astralia, Hay House, 2013.

Encyclopedia Sources:

[9] Claude Rifat. (2016, March 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:51, February 8, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude_Rifat&oldid=709367693

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