A psychonaut is Greek for- psyche = soul or spirit - nautes' = sailor or navigator.
So initially you have become a soul sailor/spirit navigator. Seeking altered states of consciousness via meditation, yoga, sensory deprivation, flotation tanks, holotropic breathing, entheogens, entagtogens, plant medicine, psychedelics.
We are exploring our own minds, we are exploring our own soul, we explore our consciousness. We are exploring the universe. The universe is exploring itself through our eyes.
Technically everyone is seeking altered states of
reality, going to view a movie.. is for the emotions it gives us. Watching UFC or sports, the primal tribal side of our
DNA. Drinking
coffee or
tea. Listening to
music, playing video games, stepping into VR. Being an actor on television. Sipping a
beer/wine. Having sex. Dreaming. These are all altered states of consciousness.
I believe before any one does a true psychedelic, they must
study philosophy, yoga, meditation, holotropic breathing. You would never have "the
fear," anxiety attack, panic attack, PTSD, or chronic
depression. It is all being disconnected from the earth, spirit, soul, nature, the universe. The amazonians, the native American Indians, shamans... they know this. We have lost touch with our spirit. That is why we seek these altered states.
A psychonaut is Greek for- psyche = soul or spirit - nautes' = sailor or navigator.
So initially you have become a soul sailor/spirit navigator. Seeking altered states of consciousness.
We are all made of star
dust, ruins of the big
bang i.e. a super nova, in an ever expanding
universe of collective consciousness. - Carl Sagan
You are the universe experiencing itself, if only for a little while. ~ Alan Watts
