Massive DMT release, your perception of time dilates, you realise you can fly, then it all goes black, and you start again, only this time … you’re a slug.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗
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Massive DMT release, your perception of time dilates, you realise you can fly, then it all goes black, and you start again, only this time … you’re a slug.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗
You reach a certain point in life and suddenly know a lot of dead people, and I’ve noticed you don’t stop getting to know people who are dead. Those relationships continue and I like that.
When my mother died in my arms, I feel I witnessed her spirit leaving her body, so let’s just wait and see.
The worms get to feast.
We go back from whence we came.
The main courses are never as tasty as starters. But enough about my sex life.
A strong work ethic and enough wealth not to need it.
A flight from Paraguay to South Africa that went badly wrong. The plane nearly fell out of the sky and the oxygen masks dropped. People were screaming but the pilot saved the day, and then apparently never flew again.
It’s really, really nice.
Fear is for frightened people. I’m not one of those.
The best way to spend time is to waste it.
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