Healing can be regarded as the process of making positive changes in the body and mind, the interconnected unit I refer to as the bodymind. This can be done with the imagination (imagery) -- what we see in our mind’s eye that may be subtly changing us for the better. Healing can occur with direct comforting touch too, even in its somewhat remote form, such as Reiki. Sound also creates a shift in energy, whether we passively listen to comforting or stimulating vibrations, or better still, when we hum or sing along. And mental changes, new thoughts, perhaps from reading handouts like this one, can ready the bodymind for a shift. Remember that old MDMA adage: First shit happens, then shift happens. Well, physicists tend to agree, thinking of energy as a force with the capacity to do work. And one energy system, a packet of energy, can create a shift in another connected system.

It’s quite well known that psychedelics, like psilocybin and LSD can, especially at their onset, generate impressive visual effects. Hallucinations are simply unfastened visions that are no longer anchored by external forces, circumstances, or societal perceptions. The mind “lets loose.” Another way of conceptualizing visionary experiences is to regard them as a way of receiving different or additional eyes, along with a new and different language – one that doesn’t rely on words. These psychedelic visions – quite similar worldwide, across cultures and time -- may include bright colors in the form of flowing prisms or geometric designs. The technical term for them is form constants. Stanislav Grof has suggested that descriptions of recurring symbols may point to an intuitive comprehension (albeit somewhat vague) of universal cryptograms (secret codes) of esoteric texts.

The idea of possessions, or being possessed, has been around for most of recorded history. Ancient shamans, and later religious priests, were tasked with the responsibility of understanding this kind of invasive dilemma and how to alleviate it. One common solution is exorcism. The many varieties of exorcism strategies have varied from culture to culture, century to century. Let’s take a closer look. Two key words need to be understood. Spirit and possession. Spirit can be understood as the energy or influence that permeates our being. It is like an aliveness, a life force, or a vibration that can offer energy or deplete it. We have spirit, others have spirit, and sometimes they collide with loving results. Spirits can come together with great healing power to overcome an illness.

What treatment is most effective in facing and overcoming trauma? Most of them! More precisely, if a person, and better yet a community of people, believe in a purported trauma remedy, it will likely work. Just like we used to believe wholeheartedly in SSRIs and SSNIs for depression and trauma, and later came to rely on EMDR and tapping, they all can and may still facilitate some change. But often reasons for their efficacy remain unclear or unproven. This despite the desire of psychologists to ensconce encouraging trends in unproven neurological theories rather than longstanding and well understood psychological phenomenon.

The form of “God” is energy. And the entire universe is alive, literally singing with vibrational forms of faintly audible energy. Humans are a part of this immense choral group and can more fully unite with it by merging attitudinally and tonally. Of the primary elements in the universe, each is associated with our many (perhaps 30+) senses: 1) fire is associated with touch and sight, 2) water is correlated with taste, 3) earth is linked with smell, and 4) wind is coupled with touch and hearing. Additionally, according to the Upanishad texts of the Vedic era, there is 5) vibration, the most subtle of all elements which is referred to as akash and linked with hearing too. Within some ancient cosmologies on up to quantum physics, the thoughts of our minds are said to make sounds. And mind, with these attendant sounds, creates matter. Further, with clean and clear intentions, or desires, we combine with the vibratory chorus of the universe and which makes our vast home even bigger, better, and more complex.

All of us have been indoctrinated into the theory of a three-dimensional reality – the length, breadth, and height of things – extensions into space. Hyperspace, meaning going beyond three dimensions, was introduced in science fiction literature and movies suggesting we have always toyed with ideas of something bigger and more complex existing “out there.” Our interest in astronomy, or even astrology, suggests we have long wanted to imagine looking beyond current sensory and cognitive limitations. Since humankind invented religion, many cultures held the cherished and comforting belief that there is a sought after destination called heaven, a place outside our current understanding of space.

MDMA Energy Movement - Ancient and Modern Healing While MDMA is a modern medicine designed to resolve trauma and heal relationships, it can also be understood from an indigenous perspective. For example, Q’ero shamans of the Peruvian Andes have long practiced energy movement as the central part of their healing of mental and physical ailments. Many indigenous concepts are mentioned in the article inlcuding: k'intu, kawsay, hucha, k'ara, sami, saminchukuy, hucha mikhuy, munay, huchasapa, pachacuti, yanantin, masintin, aho, and megwetch.