Color Receptors

[Toasty]

There are ten receptor-generated psychic colors that manifest as a type of subtle visual effect. Their manifestations appear as a tint over everything, as if the air were filled with a plasma of the respective color. Once you are tuned into the presence of these "color energies," you will notice them in every psychedelic that you take. 5-HT2A agonists strongly amplify the perception of these colors, and tend to guide them to form swirling vibrating bands of energy that coalesce in the center of your vision into more complex visual effects.

These colors show which of your receptors are currently active (not all receptors, just the ones that generate colors). When you are tuned into the presence of these colors, you will notice them being produced by more than half of the food and drink that you consume. You will notice the receptor levels fluctuating minute by minute. As long as food is moving through the body they will always be in flux.

Note that these receptors also have many other physical, psychological, and visual effects that are important for detecting their activity level and determining how much they alter psychoactivity... but this will be covered in another thread.

Red: NMDA glutamate receptors (which are temporarily antagonized by 5-HT1A receptors).

Orange: Unknown, but it is activated by turmeric.

Yellow/Gold: D1 dopamine receptors (which are temporarily boosted by kappa opioid receptors, and an unknown acetylcholine receptor, likely muscarinic).

Lime Green: GABA-B receptors (which are also upregulated by 5-HT7).

Sky-Blue through Deep Blue: D5 dopamine receptors (which are upregulated by D2, 5-HT5, and potentially downstream by even more such as 5-HT2A).

Purple: Theoretically, according to some of my observations, it is caused by 5-HT2A. But I'm not certain of this. It could be AMPA, or it could be another receptor. But it would make sense for it to be 5-HT2A because this would correlate with the brow chakra. Calcium will also activate this color energy... And I'm not sure if calcium affects 5-HT2A. That is the main problem in identifying what causes purple.

Magenta: D3 dopamine receptors (which are upregulated by AMPA receptors (which are upregulated by many things, listed below)).

Crystalline/Diamond White Rays: AMPA receptors (which are upregulated by a large number of causes, such as D1, 5-HT2A, 5-HT7, and BDNF, and are downregulated by receptors such as D2, and are antagonized by causes such as theanine and ethanol (which is daily produced in the stomach from yeast-fermentation of ingested starches)). This energy is less like a plasma and more like shining starlight, like the corona of the sun. It has the sensation of being crystalline, diamond-like, and usually produces sparkles.

Pink: 5-HT1A receptors (and potentially oxytocin receptors?... But I've never tried pure oxytocin). This color looks confusingly similar to magenta, but they are distinguishable.

Silver: alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (which are upregulated by Sigma receptors, and antagonized by BDNF).

[Toasty]

I don't know why other people aren't getting the same visual patterns that I am. What I did was just take a few things to detoxify the pineal gland, eat organic for a while and use wheatgrass juice somewhat often, smoke cannabis for a few years (I do not do this anymore), and use lemon oil with cannabis a lot.

It taught me to predictably and repeatably see visuals in my imagination... Visuals that I was not causing but could manipulate.

Even username has said that he does not experience these visual colors in the same way that I do. 

But I think this is important, because I believe it is the mechanism through which the tantric researchers discovered the chakras thousands of years ago. These receptors generate colors in the AMPA field, and they can coalesce and condense into lotus-like forms within the body. All of the chakras seem to be detectable through AMPA and their respective receptor activation.

This would mean, for example, that the throat chakra is bundled up between neurons that contain D5 dopamine receptors, and that activating these receptors activates the pathway between the brain and this chakra. You can tell because D5 will generate the mandala for the throat chakra in your mind's eye, and it will loosen up the muscles in the throat as the chakra becomes more active.

It will also activate every function that the throat chakra is mystically known to govern.

[coreybamboo]

Cool; very interesting hypothesis, Toasty. I am working on detoxifying my pineal gland. Any foods/behaviors that can help would be much appreciated. What do you think of this site: decalcifypinealgland.com/how-to-decalcify-the-pineal-gland/ Did you smoke/vaporize cannabis with lemon essential oil? Did you grow up with health-conscious parents who raised you naturally--no tap water, not many processed foods, etc.? This could explain why your pineal gland is functioning so well.

Also, it should be noted that my pineal gland (third eye or Ajna Chakra) and other chakras are very weakened right now. I was near death a few months ago, as I was wasting away...so it may take me awhile to fully decalcify and get my other body systems tonified. I'm a very mind-oriented person, so perhaps I need more balance with my physical body and ways to relax my mind and induce imagination (meditation).

[powerfulmedicine]

I'm not yet convinced that your results are replicable by other people. How do we even know that every person will perceive the same color when the same receptor(s) is activated? How do we know that the colors that you perceive aren't due to expectation and reinforced by the memories of your previous experiences? The mind is very capable of producing these effects through placebo.

I'd need to hear a lot of other corroborating reports from other people before I believe that this could be possible. And I wouldn't believe it entirely without extensive double-blind tests.

I rarely perceive the same colors after the consumption of drugs that cause visual distortions. The only drug that produces consistently colored visuals for me is PEA. What color do you perceive with this drug, Toasty?

[Toasty]

With PEA I see different sets of colors as the receptors are shifted around. One set before PEA is metabolized, and one set afterwards.

Before: crystalline white, magenta, and blue.
After: yellow, purple, lime-green, and sometimes blue.

Its more than colors. To find the colors you may have to pay attention to the more abstract psychedelic effects and find out which receptors generate which ones. I did that before ever noticing that the colors went to specific receptors too.

Every compound will, in me, produce the same colors and effects every time. It seems weird to believe that this is coincidence, and only applies to me, not having anything to do with the design of the brain.

[coreybamboo]

Oct 9, 2014 19:33:25 GMT Toasty said:

With PEA I see different sets of colors as the receptors are shifted around. One set before PEA is metabolized, and one set afterwards.

Before: crystalline white, magenta, and blue.
After: yellow, purple, lime-green, and sometimes blue.

Its more than colors. To find the colors you may have to pay attention to the more abstract psychedelic effects and find out which receptors generate which ones. I did that before ever noticing that the colors went to specific receptors too.

Every compound will, in me, produce the same colors and effects every time. It seems weird to believe that this is coincidence, and only applies to me, not having anything to do with the design of the brain.

Is PEA the same as phenethylamine? If so, do you buy it as a supplement or obtain it from plants? How many mg do you take to induce effects? Any other potentiators/diet recommended?

I hypothesize the reason Toasty is sensitive to many substances may be due to the functioning of his pineal gland. I know that mine is currently calcified and it will take some time before I can fully decalcify it, let alone activate to it's fullest spiritual capabilities. Many "normal" foods and products calcify our pineal glands including tap water and most shampoos and soaps that contain aluminum and/or fluoride. There are numerous techniques to decalcify the pineal gland; I added some links on another post if anyone is interested in learning about it. 

[powerfulmedicine]

Oct 9, 2014 19:33:25 GMT Toasty said:

With PEA I see different sets of colors as the receptors are shifted around. One set before PEA is metabolized, and one set afterwards.

Before: crystalline white, magenta, and blue.
After: yellow, purple, lime-green, and sometimes blue.

Its more than colors. To find the colors you may have to pay attention to the more abstract psychedelic effects and find out which receptors generate which ones. I did that before ever noticing that the colors went to specific receptors too.

Every compound will, in me, produce the same colors and effects every time. It seems weird to believe that this is coincidence, and only applies to me, not having anything to do with the design of the brain.

I only experience one color with PEA, whether it's at the beginning or end part of the effects. That color is most intense at the onset of the effects (the rush) and slowly subsides as the other effects subside. The color is a light, silvery blue. This visual also has a consistent texture, generally reminding me of a dense network of illuminated neurons with electrical impulses traveling between them. It's most apparent with closed eyes.

One big problem with this receptor color idea is that descriptions tend to be subjective. I've tried to be as exact as possible in my description, but what I consider a light silvery blue visual that looks like neurons might be described by someone else as a mixture of crystalline white and blue. For some reason though, I don't think we're seeing the same thing.

While you may believe that these colors seem to correspond to external causes, I personally haven't seen enough evidence to be convinced that they apply to anyone besides yourself.

This isn't anything personal. I'm not trying to offend you or anything. I just try to remain skeptical about things that verge into the realm of pseudoscience. I have no way of telling whether or not this is just some idea that you latched onto that has been sustained by autosuggestion. And until many others can replicate your results, neither do you. It's possible to use the mind to do very interesting things, but we often aren't totally in control of these things.

If I lay down and close my eyes, especially right before I go to sleep, and think about a color, I can manifest that color in my vision to some extent. Does that mean that I'm activating some receptor linked to that color? I doubt it. If I can do this, it's definitely possible that your subconscious has convinced you that specific drugs manifest the perception of some unique set of colors each time that you use them.

This is just one possible explanation, but this explanation would imply that this only applies to you and that it does not have anything directly to do with the design of the brain.

[alkaloidaholic]

I would have to agree with powerful medicine. When you get down to the bare basics the brain cant tell any of your the senses apart (hence the topic of synesthesia and qualia) When we are first born we couldn't tell any of them apart but as be age we have learned to Identify and differentiate them  singular sensory perception is technically an illusion...

Most of the time I see lime green wispy aura's when I close my eyes (They seem to have strong correlation with melatonin) but when I actually try think about what color it is it starts changing rapidly 

 

[Toasty]

Silvery blue is exactly how I would describe it.

I understand the skepticism.

One thing I hope to expand upon is what studies have shown the specific receptor's functions are, and then to correlate that to the functions that their respective chakras are known to perform.

D5 and the throat are both about communication.
D3 is an opiate dopamine receptor, and correlates to the crown chakra, which is about divine bliss and knowing that everything is one.
D1 and the solar plexus chakra are both about motivation.
5-HT7 and the heart chakra are both about being immersed in the moment.
NMDA and the root chakra are both about survival instincts and coordinating yourself in your environment.

etc