Terrance McKenna shares his opinions on the true self. "When you shed the cultural operating system, then essentially you stand naked before the inspection of your own psyche... It's from that position outside the cultural operating system that we can begin to ask real questions about, what does it mean to be human, what kind of circumstance are we caught in, and what kind of structures if any can we put in place to assuage the pain and accentuate the glory, and the wonder, that lurks waiting for us, in this very narrow slice of time between the birth canal and the yawning grave?" - Terrance McKenna

This documentary shows us how "In strange and unexpected ways the temples demonstrated a special emphasis on the pineal gland, and its role as the intermediate between mind and body, the seed of consciousness, and possibly the gateway into and out of life. The results suggested that the mysterious pineal gland may be linked to the mechanism where we enter and leave our physical body."

Through research of Di Methyl Tryptamine, Dr. Rick Strassman found that volunteers would experience themselves leaving their body to communicate with higher beings. "It was very intelligent. It wasn't at all humanoid. It wasn't a bee but it seemed like one. It was showing me around the hive. It was extremely friendly, and I felt a warn sensual energy radiating throughout the hive. I decided that it must be a wonderful thing to live in a loving and sensual environment such as that. It said to me that this is where our future lay." - Volunteer report, DMT: The Spirit Molecule

"You can conceive of an individuals consciousness, at the time of death, being exposed to this giant flash of DMT. So the last thing that one is conscious of, in the body, is the release of this huge amount of this incredible psychedelic compound." - Dr. Rick Strassman

In this video, author and physicist, Nick Herbert discusses his own experiences with psychoactive substances such as: Cannabis, LSD, MDMA, Ayahausca and specifically, Morning Glory seeds. Nick explains his understanding of counsciousness and explains that, "you learn a lot about possibilities in taking these drugs," however, "psychedelics are scary, they are not for recreation. They teach you more about yourself than you might want to know and more about the options you have. There is this everyday world but, you can be in a place where there is no you and still perceive the world." Nick briefly mentions his knowledge of ethnobotany and in a concluding statement, he expresses that, "you really can't explain it to somebody, it has to be experienced."

In this video, by Discovery Science, the potentiality and causes of dream states are throughly examined. "The striking similarity of entheogenic experiences to dream experiences tempts us to seek answers as to whether the benefits of dreaming are potentially linked to the benefits of entheogens. The molecular action of visions produced by dreaming is quite possibly very similar to visions produced by entheogenic drugs. Carefully designed research could lend great insight into the mystery of dreaming, the potential therapeutic value of entheogens, and the potential for neurochemical advances."

The Secrets of Sleep - REM and Dreams links the dream experience to many profound advances humans have been developing in recent years. "Entheogenic drugs and dreams alike have a special place in the evolution of humankind and its value systems. Profound musical inspirations and scientific discoveries of the past century have even been inspired by them. Our ancestors religious views and values were influenced by their faith in visions communicated by entheogenic drugs and dreams. In an age of environmental destruction and moral erosion, the knowledge afforded by dream and entheogen induced visions could not be more valuable. Let us hope that our culture is fortunate enough to open our minds and build on the mysteries our ancestors have explored for ages."