Table of Contents

Foreword by Alex and Allyson Grey

Preface

Introduction: How This All Began

One
The 5-MeO-DMT Experience

Two
5-MeO-DMT: Science, Discovery, and the History of Human Use

Three
The Aftermath

Four
Welcome to the Power Zone

Five
Into the Quantum Realm

Six
Enter the Zero-Point Field

Seven
Toading

Eight
Burning Man

Nine
India

Ten
The High Priest: Timothy Leary and the Legacies of the Psychedelic Age

Eleven
The Zero-Point Field and the 5MDE: A Quantum Explanation

Twelve
A Quantum God

Thirteen
The Role of Light in Eastern Philosophy

Fourteen
A Transcendent Future for Humanity?

Fifteen
So Begin the Days of Strangeness

Epilogue

Appendix 1. Resources

Appendix 2. Tryptamine-Containing Plants

Appendix 3. Serotonin, Melatonin, 5-MeO-DMT, and the Pineal Gland

Appendix 4. Is 5-MeO-DMT the Most Potent Entheogen Known to Humanity?

Appendix 5. William S. Burroughs, the Godfather of DMT

Appendix 6. Heaven and Hell--Potential Negative Effects of 5-MeO-DMT

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author

Journalist, photographer, and artist James Oroc was born in the small South Pacific nation of Aotearoa. Since 1998 he has been reporting on the cutting edge of extreme sports around the globe, his work appearing in magazines, films, and on MTV Sports. He has been a member of the Burning Man community since 1999, and he is also involved in the documentation and advancement of "Alternative Culture."

Reviews

"James Oroc writes about wresting spiritual insights from the mind-storms catalyzed by psychedelics, and along the way wrestles with his culture and his role in it. His principal drug ally, 5-MeO-DMT, is not easy to use well, but Oroc emerges grounded and inspired with tales worth sharing." * Rick Doblin, founder and president of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) *
"With this book, Oroc has proved that the impossible can in fact be put into words. WOW indeed! A must-have for any serious psychonaut on (arguably) the most important subject matter of all time." * Dimitri Djanbani, moderator of http://dmt.tribe.net, a DMT discussion group *
"If DMT is the 'Spirit Molecule,' then 5-MeO-DMT certainly qualifies as the 'God Molecule' as illustrated in this highly significant contribution to entheogenic literature. The immediate opening to full God consciousness that 5-MeO-DMT occasions demands careful attention by all those interested in spiritual states of consciousness, entheogenic experience, and the true nature of reality. Oroc's book is a great beginning to the fascinating exploration that awaits us with 5-MeO-DMT." * Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., author of Mushroom Wisdom: How Shamans Cultivate Spiritual Consciousness *
"A gripping account of a mind transformed by the powerful psychoactive 5-MeO-DMT struggling to understand its unexpected conversion from atheist to true believer. Oroc fuses hard data and engaging speculations to fire the imagination. Tryptamine Palace is 'Mr. Toad's Wild Ride' for entheogen aficionados, where the firsthand experience of God may be just a toke away." * Jon Hanna, mindstates.org *
"Tryptamine Palace is destined to be the seminal study of 5-MeODMT, just as The Spirit Molecule personifies DMT and My Problem Child evokes LSD." * Andrew Sewell, M.D., LSD cluster-headache researcher *
". . . an essential addition to any entheophile's library." * Erowid, October 2011 *
"The Tryptamine Palace is a very informative and engaging book, which aside from eloquently describing his own experiences, manages to provoke many interesting thoughts about psychedelic history (there's a couple of wonderful sections on Burroughs and Leary), modern society, and the nature of 5-MeO-DMT. I highly recommend this book as one of the finest examples of the psycho-spiritual narrative to have been published in recent years." * Psychedelic Press UK, January 2013 *