Many of us are just as proactive, if not more so, quietly, behind the scenes.

Patience. There's no need to shout from the roof-tops.

And I appreciate more than you would ever know have learned so much from this site.
And there's no shouting going on here, just surgically placed whispers in the shadows. see my latest explanation of ninja-shaman

Hi FutureMan

If I may offer my suggestion which was based on my initial thoughts having read your post. I am conscious that having read the entire thread this may now seem sarcastic or facetious but I assure you it is sincere and I offer it just as that.



My thoughts were that you should practice, as I believe some still do in the States, and possibly elsewhere, as an trained psychotherapist practicing 'underground'; treating patients with said substances. Build up a body of data and records that show this intervention exceeds present approaches. Publish your findings for peer review. Write a book that is academically difficult to ignore by your peers. That's one approach.

Another would be to write a book that does not require peer review but is widely appealing and pitched so accurately in content and prose that it cuts across into wider readership audiences than just the psychedelic / psychonautic audience. I would admit that would be damn difficult...but hey, some books do change the world, don't they?

Ardently pursue academic research that takes off from where, or even betters, the research that Dr Strassman undertook. For let's be clear, where DMT is concerned, I think he holds the mantle of that which you yourself seek to achieve.

Write a script for a film that has both widespread appeal and fulfils that which you wish to achieve. If you pursue this as an independent film /cinema release it might get cult status and then "Hey...(as they say).....job done"!

I assure you this is my honest response to that which you have contemplated.

What a substance, I offer you gratitude for your reply in the same spirit as your post, with sincerity

I am currently undertaking some of the options listed, and have given serious consideration to the others as well. I came to the same conclusions you did, and believe those plans of action listed to have serious potential to affect positive change. We all have enormous potential to affect positive change. Our different perspectives and skills, when brought together, will have a synergistic effect. I am but an individual though, and what i can accomplish is limited to my sphere of influence, which is the point of my post. To hopefully inspire others to take up the torch and spread the light! To try and help shape the future I'm a part of.
I am after all, FutureMan

Love that A doer...not just a sayer or a thinker. Go gettam FutureMan (You and me both)

Nice.

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” - Mahatma Ghandi

The world already has enough people trying to force their ideals upon others. Whether someone honestly views their ideal as good for others is a moot point. What everyone is trying to get across to you is that things have a way of working themselves out.

You don't have to try and change the world by convincing others, real change comes from within yourself.