Narcotics and You

A Thai (แบบไทย) statue of a
hermit with an offering of betel quid

Narcotics and You |
Thursday – September 11, 2026

Narcotics and substances that cause you to go through a temporary or sometimes permanent change can indeed sometimes be a calling, that is to say: narcotics can serve as a bridge between you in the immediate and corporeal world and you in the suprahuman world. Now, this is not to suggest that drug addicts or indeed any modern conceptions of drug inhalation has anything to do with what I just proposed, and I suppose that I should direct you to my post about imagination enhancers in the meantime. I also need to again stress that I am not a medical professional, in the sense that I hold any kind of degree or government issued certificate, read "Who Am I?" and my "About Me" page. Now, I should also preface this whole discussion with the important and really notable distinction between abuse and addiction, and enlightenment: abuse & addiction (note the alliteration) are bad for everyone involved, and I suppose the liberal and secular humanist argument for drug control stems from this immediate and societal concern, and indeed it is true that drugs and narcotics end up ruining many people's lives, and not only the abusers; but then we have enlightenment, for it is also the case that certain narcotics—inhaled during the strict supervision of a guru (गुरु)—can serve to temporarily and peacefully alter the mind in such a way that the person becomes more enlightened, if just for a moment, but I should add that these narcotics are different from the substances used by many degenerates and bums today, and in fact, some men in the past claimed as much as being able to sense the spirit of the Creator when under the influence of these narcotic substances. Now, that last point is not something that I concur with and this is why I will not recommend anyone to use narcotics; instead, my aim with this post is simply to highlight the ceremonial and ritual use of narcotics. Now, it is also the case that uncontrollable use of narcotics can make you fade away, which again, is not a good thing.

    Now, when it comes to the cultural aspect of narcotics, there is much to say, but most of it is still outside the scope of this post, but to mention such things as Opium and Ayahuasca is perhaps a good start. The problem is of course that Ayahuasca is not a narcotic, but it still helps us understand the timeline of these things. Ayahuasca was and is still, to a much diminished extent, used for ceremonial purposes, and many of the people, natives of Latin America, claim to be able to communicate and receive instruction, divine instruction, and really divine inspiration. Again, this is not to suggest that people that are drug addicts have any such experience. It is also true that Opium has a long story of abuse, but it is also true that Opium has an equally, if not longer, story of profound inspiration, again when inhaled correctly, and many authors in the Far East have claimed for some time that they, because of these experiences, became better off because of it. So, while narcotics are generally bad things, we must admit that there are certain niches in the domain of personal growth where they hold a certain empirical validity, and where they serve as outstanding evidence for the sacred, and yes where that have helped men reach height far above the ground. It is sad then, that narcotics are used far too often in order to dig further into the ground, rather than uplifting men to these higher plains, and this is why it would be better for men to stay off drugs. Now, I suppose as well that we have to deal with a certain amount of pain from the ever obvious and apparent cognitive dissonance that can tend to distress us when we somehow have to bridge this gap, the gap between the drug addict and the enlightened guru. Now, because of the circumstances that we have to deal with here in the modern world, I fear that this gap cannot be bridged, and at any rate it is not the purpose of this post to attempt this enterprise.

    While it is true that you are going to be affected by narcotics, it is also true that you are going to affect your surrounding when under the malefic or benefic influences of these substances, and this means that you can either act to benefit the world, Bodhichitta (बोधिचित्त), or you can act to deprave the world, and this is actually the most important delineation that should be made in this connection, because when we allow the matter of Narcotics to stand on the definitions between abuse and enlightenment, we miss so much, read "Qualification", and what we miss is really nature: nature happens all around us, and if we must be made to exist in one of two extreme conditions (states), then nature cannot serve a purpose in our daily lives, and we simply become disconnected, first from nature, then from society, and eventually from ourselves, and this is nothing but a great disaster for us, and in turn society, read "Personal Disintegration". If your past feels like a pile of broken memories, it may feel tempting to use narcotic and similar substances in order to get away from that past, that old version of yourself, but this would be a mistake, and really, for many this could be the start of an uncontrollable addiction, read about "Fatness". So yes, narcotics are for the most part bad, and this is because they carry so much potential, and when potential is simply released without control, very few things can go right, and this has to do with a fundamental axiom of the world, really of the human condition: it is easier to destroy than to construct. I suppose this is true even from the point of view of profane science. And profane science indeed is our only way of confirming these things today, read "Sacred Medicine". Of course, you are also not the same thing as your desires and as whatever narcotic substance you have inhaled, and this is perhaps another controversial point, and the fact that this point should be quite controversial to begin with, is strange, read "Modern Civilization". Anyways, this has been somewhat rambling I gather, but these points had to be made, especially during our unstable era; too many people believe in the extremes, and it shows. The human mind is lurid, read "Theory of Mind".

Reginald Drax (AKA, M. C. Dutt) – September 11, 2026.