Hello all,

Some of you may know me from The Shroomery where I have over 1000 posts. A couple of members from there as well as a "real-life" friend of mine have recommended that I join this community so I will provide a bit of background and information on myself.

Intro/Summary
I am currently studying materials science and engineering at an amazing university in the United States. I am studying organic chemistry now so I am very interested in the chemical and pharmacological aspects of the drug experience. I live with my wonderful girlfriend whom I share much in common with. I have strong but open philosophical and political beliefs but I am open minded and respectful.

Spirituality and Philosophy
As far as religion and spirituality go, I consider myself an agnostic. I was raised as a Christian but after pondering the meaning of "man is imperfect" I recanted many of my beliefs. I am very scientifically minded but I am open to all sorts of ideas and philosophies. I particularly enjoy existentialist philosophy that focuses on freedom of choice and personal responsibility. I also consider myself a secular humanist.

Drug use
I believe in the benefits of responsible and informed drug use. I understand that all types of drugs can be use in very positive or very negative ways. It mostly depends on the attitude, mindset, and self-control of the user. I am mostly interested in psychedelics but I also have experience in many other types of drugs. I have never harmed myself with drugs because I understand the importance of the mind and the body. I mostly enjoy the different perspectives I gain while on drugs. I have only smoked DMT twice. But both times were incredible and beneficial. For other psychedelics, I have experience with mushrooms, LSD, and 25i-nbome. I also have many stories about these experiences.

Fun
I absolutely love music. I have played guitar for about eight years. I also play didgeridoo, bass guitar, djembe, jaw harp, and some keyboard/piano. I enjoy many types of music but my favorite artists are The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, and Phish. I enjoy many types of jazz, rock, funk, classical, folk, electronic, classical Indian music, downtempo, minimalist, bluegrass, and more.
I love going to music festivals. I have probably met some of you at festivals.
I also really enjoy nature. I achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in boy scouts when I was younger and I have camped and hiked in many, many places.
I love reading and learning. My main goal in life is to accumulate knowledge and spread understanding and positive perspectives.
I enjoy playing video games. I almost never watch tv but I like to play video games almost every night.
I have been closely following politics for seven years. I am quite liberal and I have many specific beliefs. I mostly align with the Democratic party but do not let that fool you into believing that I am a "sheep" that does not think. I do not agree with the Democrats on everything and I believe the current political system is in need of major changes.
I also like to golf but it is so darn expensive. So I haven't been able to for awhile.

Conclusion
I am glad to be joining your community and I hope I am accepted here as an equal. Hopefully I can be both a student and a teacher here.

Namaste,
The_Aviator

Great intro!

I spent years at the shroomery also, its a gateway to the nexus,lol. Nice that you dicided to come here. Nothing wrong with the shroomery, its an awesome place.



thats the right attitude.

Welcome,

IH

Thanks for the kind welcome. The shroomery is a great place to make a lot of posts and some great discussion with some awesome people but because there are so many people there are some people that seem to be cold and unkind. The new member system here seems to be a pretty good idea. But I think we need more smileys

Welcome to the community I hope you find this an enjoyable place to be.

Peace

Macre