Some of the most widely read books on 5-MeO-DMT come from practitioners with serious questions around their practices. They're still worth knowing about, because their ideas show up everywhere in this world.
Each summary includes notes on safety, consent and the author's reputation, drawn from published sources, so you can read them with clear eyes. If you're choosing a facilitator, here's what to look for.
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.
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.
A toad-ceremony manual from one of the practice's best-known early providers. Some of its safety points are sound, but much of it contradicts itself, and its author faces serious public allegations.
Martin Ball's most complete account of his "nondual energetic therapy" with 5-MeO-DMT. Some of its ideas are thoughtful. Its hands-on session methods, described in his own words, are a serious concern.
Martin Ball's collected essays on DMT, 5-MeO-DMT and nonduality, from 2008 to 2020. Sharp critiques of psychedelic myth-making sit beside sweeping claims and a session method that raises real concerns.
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.