Does anyone remember "Scatman" John Larkin? He had a problem with stuttering. Instead of letting it get him down, he started doing scat music, where he could learn to use his stutter to his advantage. He said a scat and a stutter are essentially the same thing, and he learned to control his stutter through scat music. I think this is similar to what Mckenna was trying to imply. That if you were able to learn how to control it, if you could learn to deal with it, you could cultivate a understanding towards it, you can find a use for it. I think what Mckenna was also saying is that the negative treatment of the disease today could drive the patient towards depression, compared to a culture who embraces it a special gift or skill, which could allow a lot more positive feeling in their lives. But again it all goes back to whether or not to do LSD when possibly schizophrenic. Another point from Mckenna, how many things do they actually classify as schizophrenia. How many people get diagnosed for so called Schizophrenia, when truly it something far less serious. Obviously our friend Gerald clearly has a problem, it seems he is deeply mad beyond curing. But maybe there is some people that think they are a little crazy, that might think they're becoming schizophrenic, but its just the madness of society cracking down on them. Someone like Gerald may be beyond cure, but nervous business man whos driving himself mad, thinking more and more hes going crazy, could easily be cured by 4 hits of LSD.
Mmh strange it is that everything what gerald said made perfect sense to me... maybe im just crazy as him... dont listen to me either. Speaking of voices... i hear voices all the time, i just judge what they say as the rest of my thinking, or reality. Sometimes they are very good for me, and sometimes they're not. The thing is, for example, that if i hear a voice in my head that tells me "Go kill that woman" i wouldnt think im crazy i would think "Holy shit im trippin, i need to chill down" and then i would hear another voice sayin: "wise thinking man, just chill, killing is for violent people, and im made of love" (its just an example i wouldnt ever think any of this.) I know many schizophrenics, i once knew this one person that was hospitalized, because he said his ass was fuck'd up, so everyone asked him about this: "What happend? Did they rape you?" And he said: No, its here you see? A piece of my ass is missing, cant you notice? And nobody could see this. So who was right? You would say everyone except him because he was only one right? The thing is when the person with the issue can't enjoy life as others, and that's when they have to change, but not because people say they are crazy, just because they understand (or not) that what they are thinking or doing is not good for them, or in some cases, others. Shamanism is a way to help the patient notice about this kind of things and changing a person. But shamans dont have to be what psychiatrists call shizophrenic, but if they were they might even help the patient in a better way. I never said shizophrenia never existed, or that it was good or bad, its just different. And in most cases i consider shizophrenics to be much helthier than many "sane" or "normal" subjects, including psychiatrists. Also i knew this other schizophrenic woman, that used to live in my house for many years, and she told her psychiatrist that god himself came to her and said that she had to kill her husband and her 2 beautiful sons, 2 boys, 5 and 10, obviously the psychiatrist gave her STRONG anty psychotic medications. But... im just thinking... right? im wondering... i think i know this one person... yea... i remember... he said he was the son of god himself, and many more crazy shit? and guess what? Now he is known as the son of god everywhere and there's this fucking book everyone reads, that says mostly fuck'd up schizophrenic shit, really crazy/creepy stuff... something about a fucking zombie, and a woman that got pregnant without fucking??? how normal is that??, and something about a person that had super powers, like more than the power rangers... yea right, and many people really believe this shit.. LETS MEDICATE THEM ALL BITCHES!! YEA GIVEM SOME FUCKING MEDICINE i totally agree with you on taht one, little is the good that christianity did for humanity, mostly bad things. Like inquisition, but i know this is prone to debate. The point is, it could be something judged as a bad thing or it could be judged as a good thing by society or a subject, depending on its convenience. Also, god said to Jacob or w/e, that he had to conquer some land, aint that a little violent aswell? Writer, and PB, im sorry guys, you must be very proud, but for me you just belong to the vast majority of humanity that believes the lies in books made by smart people, very very smart people that could disguise the lies so good so they could make you believe ithem as true facts of reality. (i'm not sayin they did this on purpose, but they did it right? Hitler didnt kill the jews for no reason or for fun... he did it because he thought it was a smart thing to do... and it was only 50 years ago... (6 million people), the conclussion is: Something could be perfectly reasonable for someone, even something to fight for, and die for, and at the same time something violent, not good for "what we all are looking for, happiness, well being, human rights, etc. etc." ) If you dont understand something, and cant be aware of it, everything you write about it will be an out-side experience, and youll never know for example if you are not a shizophrenic, if when you are shizophrenic reality makes a better sense, or its more enjoyable, or better... etc... Im quite sure there are lots of people that have a kind of happiness that just comes from "nowhere"... There is one reality for each being, even the most "sane" psychiatrists, doctors or w/e have a different way/perspective of experiencing existance. Going to a mental hospital, and visiting some real shizophrenics would be a lot better than seeing a video of one on a website. Ask them about their problems, about their life, about thier loved ones, their pain, their childhood... w/e... then you'll more likely speak with more respect. Edits made: Expanding my conciousness i've found out that i made a billion contradictions when i wrote this, and also trying to understand it with a more objective point of view i notice many things couldnt make sense if you understand them literally, so i tried to fix that, i wrote the first things coming to my mind, not a good idea for me... But again im sorry for the time wasted reading it.
^^^ This is the reason you should take all the medications prescribed to you boys and girls. If you stop taking your anti-psychotic meds, this is what you'll sound like.^^^
Edit: Im sorry your right i should shut the fuck up more often. Take some meds, chill down... forget about everything i said ok? Anyway i think its a lot better now.