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[[File:Namaste (Trifoliata Mystica) by Luke Brown.jpg|250px|thumbnail|''Namaste (Trifoliata Mystica)'' by [http://www.spectraleyes.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6144 Luke Brown] - This artwork serves as an accurate example of a generic [[Geometry|geometry]]-based autonomous entity seen during a [[psychedelic]] experience.]] | [[File:Namaste (Trifoliata Mystica) by Luke Brown.jpg|250px|thumbnail|''Namaste (Trifoliata Mystica)'' by [http://www.spectraleyes.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6144 Luke Brown] - This artwork serves as an accurate example of a generic [[Geometry|geometry]]-based autonomous entity seen during a [[psychedelic]] experience.]] | ||
An '''autonomous entity''' is defined as the experience of perceived contact with beings which appear to be sentient and autonomous in their behaviour.<ref name="Hirshfeld-Flores2002">{{cite journal|last1=Hirshfeld-Flores|first1=Alissa|title=DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor’s Revolutionary Research Into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences|journal=American Journal of Psychiatry|volume=159|issue=8|year=2002|pages=1448–1449|issn=0002-953X|doi=10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1448}} | An '''autonomous entity''' is defined as the experience of perceived contact with beings which appear to be sentient and autonomous in their behaviour.<ref name="Hirshfeld-Flores2002">{{cite journal|last1=Hirshfeld-Flores|first1=Alissa|title=DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor’s Revolutionary Research Into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences|journal=American Journal of Psychiatry|volume=159|issue=8|year=2002|pages=1448–1449|issn=0002-953X|doi=10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1448}}</ref><ref name="Luke2012">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Luke, D.)) | journal=International Journal of Transpersonal Studies | title=Psychoactive Substances and Paranormal Phenomena: A Comprehensive Review | volume=31 | issue=1 | pages=97–156 | date=1 January 2012 | url=https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1097&context=ijts-transpersonalstudies | doi=10.24972/ijts.2012.31.1.97}} | ||
</ref><ref name="Luke2011">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Luke, D.)) | journal=Journal of the Society for Psychical Research | title=Discarnate entities and dimethyltryptamine (DMT): Psychopharmacology, phenomenology and ontology | volume=75 | issue=1 | pages=26–42 | date= January 2011 | url=http://www.spr.ac.uk/page/jspr-abstracts-2011#Jan | issn=0037-9751}}</ref><ref name="Meyer1994">{{Citation | title=Erowid DMT Vault : Apparent Communication with Discarnate Entities, by Peter Meyer | url=https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dmt/dmt_writings2.shtml}}</ref><ref name="Cott2008">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Cott, C.)), ((Rock, A.)) | journal=Journal of Scientific Exploration | title=Phenomenology of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine use: a thematic analysis | volume=22 | pages=359–370 | url=https://www.scientificexploration.org/docs/22/jse_22_3_cott.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Metzner1998">{{cite journal|last1=Metzner|first1=Ralph|title=Hallucinogenic Drugs and Plants in Psychotherapy and Shamanism|journal=Journal of Psychoactive Drugs|volume=30|issue=4|year=1998|pages=333–341|issn=0279-1072|doi=10.1080/02791072.1998.10399709}}</ref><ref name="Shanon2002">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Shanon, B.)) | journal=Journal of Consciousness Studies | title=Ayahuasca visualizations a structural typology | volume=9 | issue=2 | pages=3–30 | date=1 February 2002}}</ref><ref name="Strassman2001">{{cite book | vauthors=((Strassman, R.)) | date=1 December 2000 | title=DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor’s Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences | publisher=Simon and Schuster | isbn=9781594779732}}</ref> These entities can manifest within both [[External hallucinations|external]] and [[Internal hallucinations|internal hallucinations]].<ref name="Shanon2002" /> | |||
Autonomous entities will frequently act as the inhabitants of a perceived independent reality.<ref name="Metzner1998" /> Although many entities seem largely unaware of a person’s presence they are often precognizant of a person's appearance into their realm and usually choose to interact with them in various ways. | Autonomous entities will frequently act as the inhabitants of a perceived independent reality.<ref name="Metzner1998" /> Although many entities seem largely unaware of a person’s presence they are often precognizant of a person's appearance into their realm and usually choose to interact with them in various ways. | ||
The behaviour of a typical entity can vary wildly and seems to depend heavily on one's current emotional state. For example, while many entities will act as loving beings, | The behaviour of a typical entity can vary wildly and seems to depend heavily on one's current emotional state. For example, while many entities will act as loving beings, teachers, or healers in certain contexts they are equally capable of acting as indifferent, uncaring or even as malicious tormentors.<ref name="Luke2011" /><ref name="Strassman2001" /> | ||
Entities can take any form but subconscious archetypes are present and commonly include: | Entities can take any form but subconscious archetypes are present and commonly include:<ref name="Luke2011" /><ref name="Strassman2001" /> | ||
''Humans, | ''Humans, shadow people, bodiless super intelligent humanoids, aliens, elves, animals, giant spheres, insectoids, beings of light, anthropomorphic beings, plants, conscious inanimate objects, fictional characters, cartoons, robotic machines, gods, demigods, goddesses, bio-mechanical intelligences, hooded figures, demons, indescribable monstrosities, spirits, angels, shamans, ghosts, souls, ancestors, fantastical or mythological beasts, glitch creatures and more.'' | ||
This experience is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[geometry]],<ref name="Meyer1994" /> [[internal hallucinations]] and [[delusions]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelic|psychedelics]], [[dissociative|dissociatives]], and [[deliriant|deliriants]]. However, it can also occur under the influence of [[stimulant psychosis]], [[sleep deprivation]], and during [[dreams]]. | This experience is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[geometry]],<ref name="Meyer1994" /> [[internal hallucinations]] and [[delusions]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelic|psychedelics]], [[dissociative|dissociatives]], and [[deliriant|deliriants]]. However, it can also occur under the influence of [[stimulant psychosis]], [[sleep deprivation]], and during [[dreams]]. | ||