Use Of Drugs For Magickal Purposes, questions Options

What are your opinions on it? Does the drug induced state help/hinder your grasp on magick, or both? I've thought about if it would alter your ability to grasp energy, yet at the same time, could it help you become more aware of the surroundings, or your self-conscious? So what are the opinions, or facts on this subject?

Though there are millions of people who will attest to mystical experiences interwoven with drug use, I have never personally heard of anyone show a practical use for drugs in magic.

The LBRP isn't a more effective banishing when stoned. Your "spell to ruin an enemy" will not be stronger because you smoked crack. There are all manner of interesting visions and beautiful insights to be gained from drugs, but they just don't help if you're interesting in doing something practical.

I have very often seen people pass off a useless drug habit with occultism as an excuse. I think this is just playing around, and can't think of many other activities where drugs make your work more effective. If these people put half the effort they put toward "mastery of drug consciousness" toward mastery of ordinary consciousness, we would likely see a lot more magicians in the world.

Though there are millions of people who will attest to mystical experiences interwoven with drug use, I have never personally heard of anyone show a practical use for drugs in magic.

The LBRP isn't a more effective banishing when stoned. Your "spell to ruin an enemy" will not be stronger because you smoked crack. There are all manner of interesting visions and beautiful insights to be gained from drugs, but they just don't help if you're interesting in doing something practical.

I have very often seen people pass off a useless drug habit with occultism as an excuse. I think this is just playing around, and can't think of many other activities where drugs make your work more effective. If these people put half the effort they put toward "mastery of drug consciousness" toward mastery of ordinary consciousness, we would likely see a lot more magicians in the world.

I like the way you think, but let me remind you that it all depends on the use of the substance, for example i use yage or ayahuaska to do what i cal dream walking, which is like meditating and also to purge myself, because yage its a powerful soul and body purger, and second let me remind you that the true ancestors of the magicians are the shamans, and shamans do experiment with natural substances, because they know the power of plants its incredible when it comes to showing you a spiritual path, but let us not confuse spirituality with a moment of fun color, plants' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif) spirits must be handled with responsability, care, love and intelligence