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R. Quails, Eberhard H. Uhlenhuth, and Robert Kellner, "Dose-Response Study of N,N- Dimethyltryptamine in Humans. II: Subjective Effects and Preliminary Results of a New Rating Scale," Archives of General Psychiatry 51 (1994): 98-108. Chapter 10 1. We must distinguish this classification from those data we obtained using the Hallucino- gen Rating Scale. While I later describe the development and use of the HRS, it is worth mentioning now what the rating scale did measure, and how this differs from the group- ings of experiences that are about to follow. The mind was the object of the HRS, not the individual volunteer. The HRS provided numerical scores for various aspects of the acute DMT intoxication based upon a theoreti- cal understanding of how the mind works. In this system, a handful of functions, includ- ing perception, emotion, body awareness, thinking, and habitual tendencies, blend together seamlessly, resulting in what we routinely experience as our present mental state. The classes of effects I propose in this chapter, on the other hand, refer to the person's experience, not just their mind's. The acute effects themselves, of course, constitute that experience, but they do not give it any meaning. It is only within the context of the individual's unique body, spirit, and mind that the sessions take on any real significance. Chapter 11 1. This idea is a common one in people who use psychedelics for personal growth. It has to do with the purifying and relieving value of catharsis. A powerful, earth-shattering emo- tional experience might prove more useful than lengthy verbal analysis of the same con- flict. In clinical practice, however, both methods of dealing with blocked emotional growth are necessary. Catharsis without any insight may not have much long-term benefit. But insight without emotional contact usually leads to little real progress. Chapter 12 1. Chaco Canyon is a spectacular ruins site about three hours northwest of Albuquerque. The Anasazi Indians, probable precursors of the contemporary Pueblo tribes, inhabited it for centuries. From where the Anasazi came from, and to where they went upon abandon- ing this stone city in the mid-thirteenth century, remain two of the world’s greatest ar- cheological mysteries. Their astronomical skills were extraordinarily sophisticated, and they supported themselves using irrigation and agricultural techniques that stagger the mind, considering the minimal rainfall with which they had to contend. Chaco Canyon weaves a compelling spell upon any who visit it, and many people make the pilgrimage with an almost mystical fervor. 2. Runes are an ancient Nordic divination tool, similar to the I Ching and the Tarot. Runes date from at least 1000 BC. and use stones with symbols carved on them, rather than sticks or cards. Modern runes use twenty-five different symbols. 3. "Regular" in Spanish means "regular, accents the last syllable. normal," "everyday." The proper pronunciation 354° NOTES