“'It's not real because it's all in your head'... And where is my head, in a different universe?”

Yes, yes it is. Well, not your head specifically, but a significant piece of you is in a different universe.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot. As part of my discovery process I did an Ayahuasca trip (don’t judge).

At the apex of my trip I was broken into three separate and distinct pieces: mind, body and soul. All of them were ‘me’ but only loosely. I am simply the combination of those three components at this particular moment in time. Eventually my mind will die. Followed (hopefully quickly) by my body. The soul will remain (though I have no idea what happens to it).

The soul is something really, really special. And it is often completely overlooked by most people. I think it is the key to understanding the nature of truth and reality.

Your analogy to a video game is spot-on with my personal experiences. As a video games are pixels on a screen to tickle your mind, this physical experience we all share is a simulation to tickle our souls.

The soul is the only piece that seems to be ‘real’ or grounded in actual ‘reality’. Everything else seems to be superficial.

As far as what that means for the larger picture - I have no idea. I’m not smart enough to understand why any of this was created in the first place. And I don’t think there are enough psychedelics in the universe to answer that question.

Thanks for listening to the ramblings of a crazy stranger on the internet.