Tryptamine Palace by James Oroc (2009): Summary and Review
A self-described hardened atheist smokes 5-MeO-DMT in 2003 and spends six years trying to explain what happened. A vivid, influential and very uneven book, summarized chapter by chapter.
First-Hand Accounts of 5-MeO-DMT
Nothing replaces your own experience, but reading how others describe theirs can help. These books are written from the inside: James Oroc's Tryptamine Palace, and the memoirs of Octavio Rettig and Gerardo Sandoval, two of the practitioners who popularized toad ceremonies.
The last two are also under Read Critically, and their summaries explain why.
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The Toad of Dawn by Octavio Rettig (2016): Summary and Critical Review
The book by the man who did more than anyone to popularize toad ceremonies. Summarized chapter by chapter, with what it claims about healing and Seri tradition, what it admits, and what has since been reported about its author.
The God Molecule by Gerardo Sandoval (2016): Summary and Critical Review
A memoir by one of the most prominent early toad-ceremony providers. Summarized chapter by chapter, with what the book itself claims, what it contradicts, and the serious public allegations against its author.
Curious what this medicine is like in a careful, ceremonial setting? I offer private 1:1 ceremonies and Inward, a low-dose sound bath, in Victoria, BC.