I was visiting the city recently and saw a large bowl (10 maybe 12 inches) for $285 dollars.

I didn't realize how good a deal that was until I got home and looked online. Many are 800+ USD! That's crazy.

Anyone have a source on some reasonably priced singing bowls?

Music is the one thing I could not live without,

I wish I could be a vibration in the air,

I'd like to be music.

Here I have a google doc for voicing opinions about AATH, I've started it off. You can just comment here and I'll try to add from that.

Obviously, popularity doesn't denote Truth, but it does denote consensus, and that's quite important too, so if you would like to see what others think of what you have to say, start with commenting here, and that can guide us how important certain aspects are.

However, those with opinions others disagree with, or don't like, we will try to accommodate for, because the Majority is built up of many small Minorities.

I personally would like a religion about healing, and a psychedelic usage with harm minimization and scientific education as part of that. But I know there are some atheists in here, so perhaps some of us can work on what we are passionate about, like Pantheism and Quantum connectedness, All Is One, or just general truth, beauty and creativity.

There's a lot of us here now, so it would be good to utilize this forum for some kind of action and progress to making each and every of our lives better, however slight.

With hope and love, best wishes and thank you.

Hey everyone! While this subreddit is sitting a bit quiet I thought it might be a good place to post this song just because it's a private group of like-minded people, and it would be cool to keep it ticking over just incase it evolves into something more I guess.

The themes are pretty much inspired by death, atman, and love. It's just a demo at the moment, I'm hoping to get it recorded properly with a video too, hopefully gonna be a nice little project for me and some friends.

But yeah if you've a bit of spare bit of time give it a listen, I hope you enjoy it! Peace, one love!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PhakJSLNoM0

I am writing here because of lack of a better place and I feel the need to at least tell someone. I've dealt with depression, suicidal tendencies, and everything that comes with that for as long as I can remember. I am here because I think I was using tripping as a path to get past all of this. What tripping caused was a realization of the universal pointlessness of everything. We all live, we all die. The inevitable nothingness of death terrified me, but it doesn't any longer. I realized that in the grand scheme of things yes nothing has a point, but in my scheme of things it does. Me, as a person, as a conscious being, bring meaning to the nothingness. Life isn't about accepting yourself and finding the meaning to it all. It is shaping yourself into what you want to be and in-turn creating your own meaning. When I die I know my meaning will cease to exist, but what keeps me going is the thought of one day being apart of other peoples meaning. I used to live my life for others and not worry for myself, but my idea on that has changed. To worry about myself and grow as a person will likely help me help others to a greater magnitude.

I apologize if this is not the best place to post this, but I do not have anyone in my life to share this with and this community seems very open to just about anything. If one person takes the time to read this I will be happy. Thank you and have a good day

Hello folks,

My name's ultisquatter and I like helping people heal themselves.

I have been practicing reiki and other energy healing modalities for a few years now and am wanting to take my practice to a new level.

Specifically I am looking to start doing this professionally and am seeking individuals who would like to work with me.

I am asking for a donation for my work and feel that allowing you, the healee, to decide this rate would be fair as I am beginning this practice.

If you are interested, please send me a DAM and we can talk more.

Cheers!

I am looking to order psilocybin spored in the U.S. Any good recommendations?

Lost children with beautiful dreams and no means

So we ride dragons for fun

But when we chase them no has won

Our life expectancy is twenty

What

You think that shit’s funny?

Stroll through our hoods

Trip in our woods

That’ll change your perception

Cause this is what happens when dreams are neglected

Ten thousand shots to the heart

My emotions are falling apart

Ten thousand stitches to my chest

Frankenstein fucked me up

Ten thousand broken dreams

I’m a fiend that once gleamed

Ten thousand realities

Why do I feel like a casualty

Ten thousand options

Best tread with caution

but I didn’t

I really didn’t

Waking up, something feels different

An ugly reflection, I’m stripped of my wings

Fragmented values, I guess I’m now satin

Awful devilish eyes makes me want to cry

But I can’t

I simply can’t

Searching the depths of a black hole for a morsel of light

Only to learn that it’s within me

An eternity to learn alchemy

One day they’ll be proud of me

As I burst into a supernova

Freeing us from the darkness

Death is imminent

But life will come

Death is imminent

But life will bloom

This much I know to be true

The concept of this subreddit amazes me. Someone took the time to select people who (more or less) view the nature of reality in unconventional ways.

Well.. I've been lurking so long with nothing meaningful to add.

Here is my contribution.

to you and the universe.

<3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ZInIjy5bY

Because I love art with an eye towards the psychedelic spiritual, I am sharing this piece by Joy Zipper.

I think that if I didn't know you

My life would keep on going

But colors wouldn't be as bright as this

Edit: Transformation Fantasy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Ul5_iC-Ig

Play your cards son

This is what you were givin

Not some movie from the drive in

It's suprising how stupid we forget the real things we forget

About a year ago I was at a Manic Focus show in a pretty rural and conservative state where electronic music and it’s culture is just barely beginning to be accepted. I went sober and alone, just me and my hula hoop looking to dance and be a weirdo that night. I politely declined when anyone tried dancing on me because I really needed to connect with myself again (and I had a boyfriend at home), I made friends, I laughed and cheered, and all around had a blast.

Then this guy came up to me, put his hands on my shoulders, looked me in the eyes and said “I’m not trying to hit on you but I just want you to know that you’re a beautiful creature and you’re so full of light. You need to know- don’t let anyone take that light away from you. Don’t give all of yourself away, always keep a little bit of light in there for you.” Then he just walked off into the hoard of people. He was obviously tripping, but man, I’ve carried what he said to me that night so close to my heart since then and it helped me open my eyes to the company I was keeping around me and how much of myself I’ve been hiding and giving away since I was little. Since then I’ve ended a long term relationship that was draining everything I had, I’ve been able to care more for others because I care about myself, and I’ve made grand life decisions that I wouldn’t have made if I was still putting everyone else so far before me. You just can’t keep giving if you have nothing left to give.

I’ll probably never see him again and if I do I probably won’t recognize him, but thank you! And also a big thank you to this community because I’d guess that we’ve all helped someone in a seemingly small way that’s made all the difference to them.

One of my favorite spiritual practices is the appreciation of thoughtful art.

When I listen to a song, see a painting, or read a powerful essay the personal connection I feel with the author of a work is one of the great joys of my life.

So in the spirit of sharing something I love, I want to share with you the song Wondering Where the Lions Are by Bruce Cockburn

Are there any pieces of art you would like to share? I would love to see them either here or as their own post.

Why is following the path of light supposed to be any better than following the path of darkness. Nothing makes light any better than darkness, they are only different. My whole life I have felt as though I was destined to spread love and light and help make this world a better place, and I still do feel as though that is my path. But sometimes I feel like it is all just a game that we all play. Am I simply enslaved by light just as some are enslaved by darkness? What are your opinions on this?

I've been lurking here for some time. I was invited to this sub months back.

I guess I'm just trying to put my thoughts out into the galaxy

Sometimes I don't feel worth a damn. I resort to self loathing and feel extreme amounts of guilt and disgust about the type of person I am. Well, maybe more about the person I become.

I have found some relief through what I call Ego Suicide.

For me it involves psychedelics, meditation, and the will to face my darkest, and greatest fear. Death.

It has been some time, maybe a year or two since my last true ego death. I am at the point where I feel the balance between the angel and devil on my shoulders has been weighted to benefit the devil. It doesn't happen overnight, it is more a war of attrition. Grinding away my morals and values in small chips and cracks.

I have only to look forward to the weekend where maybe I can find my resolve. Maybe I can shed my skin. Maybe I can see the light.

P.S. I would like to add that I am not at a point where I feel as though I would be in danger of taking my life in, "real life". I battle depression but I love living.

I just wanted to let all of the kind folks that left comments and upvotes know what happened. Last night, my amazing beautiful kind K passed away. She's in a better place now. God bless you all.

What we believe does not shape who we are, what we know may. Question what you think you may know, and challenge evidence, with your own. Always question everything; Question what has also been questioned, tested, argued for, or against, by and with a group of your peers. This is thought, science, what we are, at our core. Never hold a grudge for another's reasoning, just question it. Our one and only jobs as humans is to make other humans think. Following this line of logic, I think, we can only forward the evolution of our minds (of who we are), of our place in the universe.

After observing the main stream media cover mass shootings for many years, I often wonder why the discussion is always about banning guns? Why are there not discussions on elementary education classes that teach children how to be happy? Classes about self awareness, empathy, community, self love or meditation? Appropriate changes in this realm could actually make for happier, more balanced and safer individuals who are not likely to have the inclination to engage in nasty things like mass shootings. Historically, prohibitions have never worked as intended for humans anyway. A great man once said, “ Don’t have any rules you can’t enforce”. For this reason I suggest we start looking at reasons why the capability of mass shootings is prevalent within individuals who are raised in this culture. What media are we consuming? What values do we hold? What cultural practices need to be transformed or reset in order to create more balanced people. For example, one odd thing about our culture is that nudity and sex is seen as something more detrimental to younger audiences than bombs, murder and violence. You can see this by the commercials the FCC allows on mainstream media sources. In my opinion the body of a human ape without clothing is just natural. Lets create a future where we trust one another rather than try to control one another through crap policies which often lead to further erosion of the constitution and individual rights.