Welcome to r/NeuronsToNirvana

Matrix Enlightenment Library

MEL is the community’s map of connected ideas. Matrix leads into altered states and perception. Enlightenment points to contemplative questions. Library opens the reference collection. The curator also uses MEL for Monitoring, Evaluating and Learning, a way to organise ideas and revisit them as understanding changes.

Community Disclaimer

The community shares educational material and personal experience. Speak with your prescribing clinician before changing or tapering medication. Use the community rules for posting and keep claims about health, personal experiences and research clearly distinguished.

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What Inspired the Community

The curator traces the name and a developing sense of purpose to the documentary Neurons to Nirvana and a wider reading journey that began in 2017. The community is independent of the film. The original post branches into psychedelic research, harm reduction, genetics and citizen science.

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Mangu TV · Documentary trailer that inspired the community name.

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The IT Helpdesk

The original guide pointed desktop readers towards the pull-down menus and sidebar. On mobile, Reddit’s About area carries community information and bookmarks. This webpage puts the welcome sections and media in one place.

Stephen Hawking quote image shared by u/Ravenit in r/QuotesPorn.

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Classic Psychedelics

The Mind-Altering Data Science collection and figures from a neuropharmacology review are starting points for exploring mechanisms and methods.

Microdosing Research Highlights

The source post’s reading list spans controlled trials, case reports, preclinical work, qualitative studies, reviews and interviews. The dates reflect the historical welcome, and each item has to be read in light of its own design and limitations.

Figure 1 in Neuropsychopharmacology.

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Shown beside the Psychedelics and Creativity reading and podcast.

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The Bigger Picture

A film shelf ranging from Albert Hofmann and Fantastic Fungi to a Zen retreat experiment, Michael Pollan’s series and a documentary on infinity.

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Maartje Nevejan · Original welcome-post upload.

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The Original References

The Matrix artwork and falling code, the two Mangu TV trailers and the connected-neurons illustration are the visual and cultural references behind the welcome.

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r/microdosing 101

The historical starter guide, FAQ, metacognition clip and afterglow material reflect the curator’s time moderating r/microdosing, which began in 2021. The graphics are kept in their original context as community resources. Personal accounts of creative flow and afterglow sit alongside reading on cognitive flexibility and intellectual humility.

Historical infographic by the r/microdosing moderation team.

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Limited-edition chart from the original welcome post.

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Filed under the original post’s introductory videos and podcasts.

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The curator uses this GIF to illustrate a reported day-after experience. Individual experiences vary.

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James Fadiman recalls Hofmann’s experience in a ReasonTV interview.

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Conceptual figure from Porter and colleagues, Nature Reviews Psychology.

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Motion design by Sergio Cabañero, credited in the original post.

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With Gratitude

The curator thanks Kokopelli, the Psychedelic Society of the Netherlands, Octavio Rettig, Rick and Danijela Smiljanić Simpson, Roger Liggenstorfer, u/R_MnTnA, OPEN Foundation, Paul Stamets, David Nutt, Amanda Feilding, Zeus Tipado, Thys Roes, Balázs Szigeti, Vince Polito, Ziggi Jackson, the filmmakers and participants, DJs Jer and Megapixel and the people met at Berlin Cannabis Expo and Boom 2023.

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road

An open notebook about Buddhism, fungi, consciousness, perception and the curator’s more speculative ideas. The links include empirical research, philosophy and personal speculation, each with a different role in the conversation.

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A playful excerpt. The source video is linked at the timestamp used in the Reddit discussion.

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Placed after the Anil Seth talk in the welcome post.

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Companion image from the Yellow Brick Road section.

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The Inner Timeless Child

A footnote on play, awe and imagination. The curator’s Doctor Who edit continues the theme through an affectionate piece of science fiction.

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Original curator edit. The post credits Doctor Who, DWMFA and the linked source clip.

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The Doctor, Imagination & Care

The original sign-off links care for the Earth, the curator’s recurring ego-reboot motif, the Cheshire Cat and Fireside Project’s psychedelic peer support. Use the provider’s website for current service details.

Photo credited to Igor Siwanowicz in the Reddit post.

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Original GIF. Visit the provider for current availability and service area.

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Quote Me

The last page of the original welcome follows the tortoise into one more rabbit hole.

Closing image from the curator’s Reddit post.

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Further Along the Yellow Brick Road

Standalone Companion Pages

Original Dates & Updates

Version History

December 2024 · Minor updates recorded in the V3 Reddit header. The header gives the month and year.

9 November 2026 · V3 adapted for the web with its original publication date, media and cross-linked companion pages.

26 August 2022 · Early Matrix Enlightenment Library working thread ↗