The red pill taken in the movie The Matrix allowed one to see more. Psychedelic substances have a similar effect. How do they affect perception and why does quantum mechanics confirm this?
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What are psychedelics And how do they work?
Psychedelics Are a group of psychoactive substances. They temporarily alter perception and consciousness. Their properties were noticed and exploited many years ago. However, the effect that appears after taking them does not resemble psychosis.
The key action of psychedelics is to alter the state of consciousness. It can affect perception, mood, but also cognitive processes.
Serotonin, commonly known as the happy hormone significantly affects the human body. Psychedelics, on the other hand, produce bonds to serotonin receptors. The mood, but also the memory and overall behavior of the user can be changed.
However, a distinction must be made between psychedelic and psychoactive substances. Psychedelics do not alter known states of mind, but affect completely different, unknown experiences. For this reason, they are so popularly used for trances and meditation. They can also affect daydreams.
Psychedelic substances are divided into.
- Tryptamines
- Lysergamides
- Phenethylamines
Because of their structural similarities to serotonin, they can strongly affect serotonin receptors. They also produce subjective effects, mostly visual. They can distort or change perspective, but also improve visual acuity, enhance or change colors, and enhance pattern recognition.
The physical effects that occur after taking psychedelic substances can include libido, changes in the sense of body weight, changes in body control, but also euphoria, suppressed appetite or analgesic effects.
The name "psychedelics" was coined in 1956 as an alternative to the word "hallucinogenic." It is derived from the Greek words psyche (soul, mind) and delein (to manifest, reveal). Thus, it means - a revelation of the soul. This name can be interpreted as access to the unknown.
Effects of swallowing the red pill - Matrix
California physician Alan J. Steinberg has noticed a certain correlation between the effects of the red pills depicted in the Matrix movie and the effects of psychedelic substances.
The analogy is based on the question of whether one wants to remain in unconsciousness (not taking the red pill or psychedelics), or whether one nevertheless seeks to know the truth about the world in which one lives (taking psychedelic substances and choosing the red pill).
By taking psychedelic substances, it is possible to disrupt consciousness and alter the structure of the self, making the induced effect a mystical sensation.
The red pill in the film allowed a person to wake up outside the Matrix. This gave such a person a chance to see the real world from a proper perspective. In addition, the red pill allowed the person to understand that the Matrix is only virtual, while reality looks completely different.
Users of psychedelic substances can also see reality from a completely different perspective. By transcending the boundaries of body, time and space, one can see the real universe, consisting of consciousness.
Consciousness and reality - what does quantum mechanics say about them?
The service, citing the words of Dr. Alan J. Steinberg, also emphasizes the function of quantum mechanics. Psychedelic substance users and characters from the Matrix movies claim that the virtual world is considered real only by unenlightened people (those not taking the red pill or psychedelic substances).
Quantum mechanics repeatedly confirms this information, that there is both a real world available to the enlightened and a virtual one that is seemingly recognized as real.
First of all, according to Alan J. Steinberg, quantum mechanics points out that both the past, present and future exist simultaneously. The separation of these states is merely an illusion.
"Outside the Matrix, looking in, an observer would say that time inside the Matrix is exactly what Einstein said it was". - Alan J. Steinberg, M.D
Einstein's quantum theory - is there a red pill?
In quantum theory, there is a thesis that reality is created randomly, based on what the conscious mind sees. The creator of quantum mechanics, Erwin Schrödinger created a thought experiment commonly called Schrödinger's cat. It means that a cat enclosed in a box is both alive and dead. And also that it will remain so until we open the box to make sure. Only then will the cat become alive or dead, depending on what the conscious mind observes.
Quantum mechanics informs us that the universe does not follow the rules of logic - something can be both nothing and something at the same time, just as a cat could be both alive and dead.
Consciousness in a sense resembles quantum computers. It can solve problems and perceive variables that are otherwise invisible. Everything in the universe is connected and influences each other. Being outside the Matrix, or outside the seemingly real world, one can see that the inside is just as connected and controlled.
According to quantum theory, there is no real object in a particular place until a conscious observer notices it - as with Schrödinger's cat. Einstein believed that there must be the equivalent of a red pill, allowing one to see the hidden.
Psychedelics, and the red pill - a new perspective of the universe
Quantum mechanics constantly clashes with consciousness. Citing sources, one can find information that many theoretical physicists believe that a world consisting of objects independent of human observation and consciousness contradicts quantum mechanics.
The idea that the universe exists within consciousness is being increasingly boldly considered in scientific circles.
Why does Alan J. Steinberg believe that psychedelic substances may be the equivalent of red pills? Because users of psychedelics describe experiences from a completely new and different perspective. It's a perspective seen by mystics, who have been saying for years that the universe is made up of consciousness.
Combining post-psychedelic experiences along with quantum mechanics, one can conclude that the red pill and consciousness is a fertile area of research with significant implications for psychology and science.
Sources:
- "The Matrix, Psychedelics, and Consciousness".
Lewandowska Zuzanna; "Cognitive effects of psychoactive drug use. Psychedelics as a tool to help solve problems".