I suspect that most people settle into [chosen identity] by following the clues shown to them through nature and nurture. IMHO, however, the consummate artist will not settle for [chosen identity]. The consummate artist will push themselves to access ALL identities, eventually discarding the concept of identity itself.
And during that process, I believe the act of living itself becomes The Art.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
My identity changes with circumstance.
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Thanks for your post. It’s all about the journey – being surprised by it. Ray
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Indeed it is, Ray! That becomes all too clear when you see unhappy celebrities and rich folks.
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Beautifully said🙂
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Thank You Ms. Ellie! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Rosemerry Writes and commented:
Beautifully said. Keep evolving, folks.
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Thank You Rosemerry!!! Much appreciated! 🙂
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You’re welcome, Kent! I really enjoy your musings. Off to check out Echo #1!
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Thank You! It’s kind of dark and it’s my first attempt at fiction. Hope it doesn’t grate on your brain too much! 🙂
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When I experienced ego death on shrooms, I would say there was an art to the way I tried not to go insane. 😛
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What was ego death like on shrooms? When I did DMT it was basically the horrifying/exhilarating realization that everything I was and everything I thought was reality was a lie.
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Yeah pretty close to how you describe it, maybe more on the horrifying side though. I was watching a comedy sketch while on them and I couldn’t tell the difference between me and the comedian. So that was pretty weird.
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I’ve only taken up to 2.5g shrooms and I only got some really weak close-eyed visuals. But I’m super thick when it comes to that stuff; what sends people into hyperspace usually doesn’t affect me that much. That’s why I went for the KO punch with the DMT. Never felt I needed to do it after that one time. Ego death on shrooms sounds scary due to the fact that shrooms last hours, whereas DMT is only like 20 minutes (smoked)
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That kind of stuff hits me pretty hard, I don’t think I’d ever try DMT. Yeah it ended up being kind of a bad trip because those feelings went on for hours.
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You gotta try it once! That’s not just coming from me—that’s Mckenna as well!
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