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>>it may even be their job to be a professional skeptic/debunker, just as it is my job to experiment with ancient spiritual matters best left alone

going away for awhile to work on "you're already dead"

shutting down everything while i'm gone

back soon, promise

Wow. I really must have struck a note there on the DMT discussion thread.

I know I made a thread somewhere about this before, and in it I described a similar mindset that the Samurai used to have. In this mindset, the Samurai would embrace the concept of death and dying, and not so much as focus on death as an objective goal, but rather in the full, unconditional acceptance of death as fate. This mindset allowed the Samurai to not care about getting wounded, but instead focus on the Samurai's technique. After all, what makes a better sword parry, a reaction made from the fear of getting hurt, or a reaction from honed, unhindered technique with an unclouded mind?

The discussion of DMT in earlier threads showed certain characteristics: Mention of feelings of spiritual connection, augmentation of spiritual ability, and effects similar to adrenaline in the augmentation of strength, reaction time, and muscular control.

I remembered these characteristics to be inherent to all stereotypes of how Samurai are regarded, and I remembered the key point of the Samurai: Total, unconditional acceptance of death. (Hagakure)

Forgot who said this, some war general from the far east, or a martial artist: "Strive for live, and you die. Strive for death, and you live."

Also, with the visuals I supplied in the DMT thread, all held a common link: Acceptance of death, and essentially channeling Kamikaze-type mental energy. If it was put into a thought-form, that thought-form might recite as it's program, "If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me," or rather, "I AM going down, and I AM taking you with me!!"

My speculation is that because life is no longer a concern, mental response, endurance, skill, and general mental affinity are augmented substantially, as does with physical prowess.

What's to say that adopting the attitude of, "already dead," is not a key to power held by the grandmasters of any art, Martial, Metaphysical, or otherwise?

On another note, this very attitude may be the real difference between one who tries to practice magick and one who does practice magick. The claim here is supported by the premise that the energies of the ether are generally accepted as reachable and more readily accessible by spirits of the dead who have passed on, also is the case with any mortal trying to reach those passed on as well. Perhaps it is Death (personified in this case) that acts as a gatekeeper between this realm and the realms beyond, and by embracing death unconditionally, we are rewarded by being granted access to these realms?

Comic sketch
Magician: *embraces death*
Death: Gee, I didn't know you cared!
Magician: I just got the feeling that you needed some attention. You don't get enough appreciation.
Death: Dawww... you know how to make a force of the Universe blush.
Magician: Mind if I get some access to the realms beyond?
Death: Now now, no need to rush death, I come for everyone. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bigwink.gif)
Magician: Hmm, you seem easy to please.
Death: And eager, too. Sure, I'll give you easy access, just remember embrace me more often. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
End of sketch (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) badump-TSHH!

It would be interesting to look into this when I have time, but sadly, my classes demand more and more essays.

I definitely like the idea of what I bolded just there.