Today’s guest is Ruth from ‘The Temple of Truth,’ an underground guide for death and surrender practice who 5-MeO-DMT as a tool to induce mystical states that mimic dying, and helps her clients integrate these experiences. In this episode we discuss death, the fear of death, letting go and surrender, 5-MeO-DMT, and much more.
While she currently doesn’t have an online presence, Ruth is working on a body of work that will be made available to the online public. That said, there’s always the chance you can find her in person. Enjoy!
(1:34 – 2:52) What does it mean to help people experience death and rebirth? What does surrender mean? Does it simply mean to give up? Does it simply mean to lay down and die? Is death such a bad thing?
(4:11 – 6:39) How an uncanny penchant for vivid dreams, at a young age, brought an onslaught of anxiety and neuroses, and drove Ruth to eventually confront her fear of death
(7:45 – 11:57) Living in fear is a feedback loop that’s perpetuated by the body and mind; it’s a ‘chicken and the egg’ situation; the mind signals the body to generate hormones which signal the mind to further signal the body to generate more stress hormones; it’s a survival mechanism gone wrong; Ruth explains how facing our fear of death helps us reconfigure this loop into a positive one.
(13:54 – 17:32) 5-MeO-DMT’s role in cultivating wellbeing and overcoming the fear of death, and the dangers of using it as a distraction from the important work of integration.
(17:37 – 26:05) What is 5-MeO-DMT? Where does it come from? How is it different from regular DMT? Why is it called the God/Source molecule? How is Ruth able to use it to help people heal? Are there any differences between natural and synthetically produced 5-MeO?
(27:43 – 32:05) The perils of seeking ‘oneness’ out of egoic desire, ignorance, or a means to control life, as opposed to deeply investigated intentions; the true cost of meeting ‘God.’ (Hint: There may be some screaming involved)
(32:07 – 36:15) How skepticism can make the process of death and rebirth difficult, and the various reactions Ruth has witnessed skeptics have to 5-MeO-DMT.
(36:17 – 38:50) You will never be free of the ego; why this isn’t a bad thing; how you can train the art of letting go.