Hi David and anybody else,
I have always felt that mystical was shorthand for scientifically
unexplained, having said that I don't want you to think that I'm disagreeing
with your viewpoint exactly. As i said in a reply to John, I have more
questions than answers, but taking Peyote or any drug is hardly mystical.
What it certainly does do is allow you to see and experience things you
cannot, while fully alert. What these are I'm sure are different for every
individual, no two people will have the same experience, and no two people
will react the same, so it is logical to assume that this is to do with the
individuals state of mind pre-peyote.
Its the word mystical I really dislike, not the experience. Having thought
alittle more on this, I'm sure that yet again it is our senses which are to
blame. During everyday life they seem to only function at a third of their
true capacity, but during these trips, they become scarily powerful, they
don't blend together in a noisy mess in your head, instead they are like
multiple streams of highly detailed information, which you can tune into
individually, or more impressively, see everything as a whole symphony of
sound and light, every note of which is crisp and distinct...
Amazing certainly, mystical I just don't know
Rod
on 3/3/02 10:08 PM, David Buchanan at DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org wrote:
> Mr. Beasley:
>
> I just wanted to point out that if you ever had a mystical experience, you
> would certainly know it. There would be no doubt in your mind. There's
> nothing subtle about it. Its not about moonlit scenes or long walks on the
> beach. Its the kind of thing that rips your head off. I don't mean to
> suggest that other kinds of experiences are unimportant or meaningless. I'm
> just saying that you should eat some peyote and then return here to eat your
> words. Integrating Mysticism into our world view is the main thrust of the
> MOQ. Without any kind of personal mystical experience... well, the MOQ won't
> exactly sing for you.
>
> Respectfully,
> DMB
>
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