The Break in the Simulation: When Reality Stops Behaving Normally
Something happens under the influence of psychedelics that defies explanation. Reality, as we know it, begins to malfunction. The walls breathe. Time fractures. The self dissolves. Users report seeing intricate, interwoven fractal geometries—patterns that seem to be the fundamental code of existence itself. Some describe entering otherworldly realms, populated by entities that communicate in impossible ways.But the real question is: Are these experiences showing us something true, or just a hyper-real hallucination? Is the universe revealing its hidden layers, or is the brain simply distorting perception, creating an illusion so convincing that it feels like revelation?
The Entity Paradox: Are They Independent or Projections of Mind?
Perhaps the most perplexing aspect of psychedelics is the encounter phenomenon—users consistently report contact with beings that feel more real than real. These encounters happen so frequently across cultures and experiences that they raise profound questions. Common reports include:
- Alien-like hyperintelligent entities communicating through telepathy.
- Geometric beings that seem to exist within the fabric of the trip itself.
- Otherworldly guides, tricksters, and cosmic architects.
Are these beings autonomous intelligences, existing beyond our normal perception? Or are they fragments of the subconscious, projected into experience? If they are independent, then psychedelics are not hallucinatory at all—they are an interface, a bridge into something beyond human consciousness. But if they are constructs of the mind, then what does it mean that so many people encounter the same archetypes? Could the human mind be tapping into a collective subconscious simulation, generating the same recurring patterns?
The Fractal Code: Are We Seeing the Algorithm That Constructs Reality?
Another strange phenomenon emerges across psychedelic experiences: the appearance of fractals, sacred geometry, and recursive structures woven into everything. Many describe seeing hyperdimensional spaces—realities where everything is self-replicating, infinitely interwoven, and mathematically perfect. Why do these visions appear across different cultures, substances, and experiences? The implications:
- Reality may be computational, running on an underlying fractal-like algorithm.
- These patterns may be the fundamental code of consciousness itself.
- The brain may be temporarily lifting the filter on hidden dimensions that exist all the time.
But if this is true, why is our normal perception of reality so limited?
The Cosmic Joke: What If It’s All Another Illusion?
If psychedelics are revealing something real, then why does their reality dissolve once the trip ends? If those states were the ultimate truth, why can’t we hold onto them? What if altered states of consciousness aren’t revealing reality at all—but just creating a new, more elaborate illusion? What if our normal reality and the psychedelic reality are both just different levels of the same simulation—each convincing in its own way, but neither ultimate? Consider how waking life feels stable, logical, structured—but is full of gaps and limitations. Psychedelic states feel boundless, immersive, full of revelation—but they, too, eventually collapse. Maybe both are constructs, and the real question is: What lies beyond all perception?
The Final Question: Do Psychedelics Free Us, or Do They Keep Us Trapped?
Here’s the paradox:
If psychedelics reveal a deeper reality, why can’t we stay there?
Are they tools for awakening, or are they just another mechanism of the simulation, keeping us enthralled within its infinite layers? If psychedelics truly open the mind, then why do we return to our normal limited perception? If they reveal the truth, why is it always fleeting? Could it be that no matter how deep we go—we are always inside another dream? And if that’s the case, what happens when we try to break the cycle? This leads us to Part 3: The Glitch Effect—When Psychedelics Expose the Cracks in Reality.