I have been able to manipulate it both on DMT and psilocin.
The manipulation is subtle. For instance I think the color orange and orange becomes a dominant part of the Kaliediscope.
On shrooms I'm able to effectively see what I want as I'm coming down...say from hour 2.5 on down. Actually it seems the mental images follow my mind on psilocin more than DMT...but I'm certain this is dose related.
Typically on shrooms I will start meditating around the 2nd hour and as my mind becomes stiller and stiller the visual images become more and more condensed until I arrive at a place that I call the temple of the mind. This place I suspect is different for everyone, but for me it is a giant door. On the other side of that door is the clear white light. If I slow my mind down enough that I only see that door I can feel the energy on the other side. On the REALLY good days I stop my mind and the door opens up and I'm flooded with the light. Has happened 2x now....both relatively small doses. It is the only reason I do psychedelics anymore....well the main reason. I'm certain this is the state of Samadhi...and yes what you do on these drugs has the potential to open you up. I've seen this clear light on several occasions as I fall asleep, but it is a very brief flash. I also saw it briefly once while sitting in meditation..again it left quickly.
For me these compounds are the keys that enable access to certain brain states, but if you work those brain pathways enough you can access them sober...obviously many things are different when you hit them sober as your entire brain isn't filled with non-native neurotransmittiers. THIS IS THE KEY. If people think they will meditate and feel like the took acid that is foolish...it' snot likely that your entire brain is just going to dump serotonin at the same time...and EVEN if it did Serotonin acts differently at the 5HT receptors that other psychedelics..meaning different affinities.
Anyway just wanted to let you know that YES you can manipulate the images. This is the beggining stage of working with the molecules and not being amazed by them.
At this point I work with psilocin...I'm mostly still amazed/terryfied of DMT. It's to fast to do much real work IMHO.
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