Magic mushrooms AKA psylocibin cause the brain to simulate the serotonin-rich neural state of an alpha male positioned at the top of his social dominance hierarchy.
The commonly referenced “ego death” that occurs during a psylocibin trip is analogous to the shedding off of a subordinate social role and assuming a dominant role, since behaviors associated with having a “big ego” (e.g., aggressive, argumentative, craving attention, high stress level) also denote subordinate social status, and behaviors associated with ego death (confidence in oneself, courage, relaxation, passion, creativity) are associated with higher status.
Taking shrooms is a way of “hacking” one’s own personal brain, and thus hacking the dominance hierarchy of one’s society/group, since this super-structure is generated and maintained by the behaviors (dominant/submissive) that its members outwardly display, behaviors which are, in turn, controlled by each member’s internal serotonin-powered gauge of their own personal hierarchical role. This might be considered a way of “tricking” one’s brain into believing that one has higher status, but in fact it is an actual, albeit temporary, increase in the user’s social hierarchical role, since the hierarchy consists of nothing more than the members’ brains, and the resulting behavioral outputs that they produce, which are in turn perceived by other members, thus subconsciously signaling each member’s hierarchical position.
Of course, larger doses might complicate this result, by inducing the user to experience dramatic or unsettling shifts in their awareness or behavior. A user is well-advised to start out with smaller doses, taking note of the effects, and only increasing the dosage to a level at which he is comfortable and able to avoid acting noticeably altered in social situations.
The psylocibin molecule mimics the structure and function of serotonin (a neurotransmitter, a type of molecule that serves as a chemical signal in the brain) which has many purposes, one of which is to signal the individual organism’s position in their social dominance hierarchy. The more serotonin a brain secretes, the higher that individual stands in his hierarchy, which is to say, the more alpha he is. Conversely, a subordinate member will exhibit low levels of serotonin secretion. If the brain were a motor, and high status were that motor running at 6,000 RPM versus 3,000, then serotonin would be the tachometer output reading “6,000.” Just as it is important for a car to communicate its RPM to the driver, it is essential that a brain recognize and reinforce the individual’s social hierarchical role since humans are, of course, social animals.
This is by design, you might say. It is not a disease or an accident that many or most of the members in a society or social unit will have low serotonin, and thus exhibit symptoms of chronic depression and anxiety. Rather, in a biological sense, this is the proper functioning of the society and of its individual constituent brains, which are tasked, among other things, with keeping track of the member's status, and controlling the individual’s behavior relative to the other members of his unit. Alpha status will result in higher serotonin secretion, which generates typical alpha male behaviors, like having a fully upright posture, lower baseline stress levels, and a higher sex drive. Lower status will result in low serotonin and typical submissive behaviors, like avoiding direct eye contact.
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"We need to see others display submissive behavior towards us to get the serotonin shot that comes from status. For people, submissive behavior comes in various forms. Bowing to someone or calling them “sir” is a form of submissive behavior, but so is simply giving a compliment, or even liking someone’s Facebook status.” — https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/...tus-brain/
Because females are hardwired to respond sexually to the alpha, dominant male, and to be disgusted or turned off by sexual advances by subordinate males, we say that females are hypergamous. This can be observed most clearly in primate species where the alpha male possesses exclusive sexual access to the females in his territory, until he is overthrown in battle by another male, who becomes the new alpha. The females will automatically respond to this change in the social dominance hierarchy, granting sexual access to the new alpha while excluding the subordinate males.
Hypergamy is also apparent in humans, although in a milder form. Human females will be sexually receptive to males with a higher social position than their own. A sexually successful male doesn’t have to be the sole alpha male in his society/group, but he must at least be superior to the woman with whom he mates. Thus, pickup and relationship game are, in a sense, attempts to cultivate or at least mimic alpha behaviors, in order to trigger the female's hypergamous instincts, stimulating women to react in a sexually receptive manner.
For this reason, if administering shrooms to females, please be aware that it will cause an increase in her own personal perception of her social role, and thus a decreased range of suitable male sexual partners, whose status must exceed that of the female user in order to engage sexually.
This is where the fundamental premise of pickup, and that of Red Pill, converge: the recognition that dominance hierarchies are natural, necessary components of human and animal life. By accepting this biological reality, and beginning to understand how these structures operate, men can improve their lives and their sexual prospects. This is different from rape, which is the forceful penetration of an unwilling partner. Pickup is using one's knowledge of psychological biology to trigger the natural instincts of women in order to stimulate the behavior of sexual receptivity.
In short, moderate psylocibin use should improve a man’s sexual and relationship prospects, assist typically subordinate men in resolving conflicts caused by a social power differential, and help to alleviate symptoms resembling chronic depression and anxiety in the many men who possess a low social hierarchical role.
Selectve serotonin-reputake inhibitors (SSRI) like Prozac, might offer some of these same benefits, but they also impose added side effects, including, but not limited to, dependancy and withdrawal, whereas psylocibin is not habit-forming.
It is impossible to overdose on psylocibin.