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Not entirely unlikely, though insectoid entities gives me a pretty solid hint as to "where" they've been meeting the entities, as I can only think of one "place" where the mantis people and greys share mental space with humans.
I should probably check the forum rules before elaborating, but let me just point out a possibly related fact: Blavatsky, Crowley, and their entourage, all developed asthma-like symptoms after a few years of occult practice. Soma's rough on the lungs if you overdo it, and unguided experimentation by enthusiasts would require many gradual attempts before finding the right relationship between the three variables involved, especially prior to the discovery of certain medical knowledge that could help guide the attempt...
Sorry for being cryptic, I'm used to some topics being taboo on ATS. Like experimental shamanism, if I can call it that.
Dr. Rick Strassman's "Spirit Molecule" is a great introduction to the topic, I highly recommend it.
(That molecule is one part of the recipe. The Zoroastrians commonly use another. Varying dose and delay between doses, playing on the ratios of the different components, using certain other modifiers, and combining them with certain meditation techniques, can lead to a wide spectrum of interesting effects, many of which might make you question your definition of the word "reality". There are many ways to get at these molecules, as they're ubiquitous in nature...I'm basically theorizing that Crowley and co knew about it, experimented with it, and that they likely got it by figuring out the true meaning of the Shivalingam - likely through Blavatsky's study of eastern religions with theosophy. I believe that the symbol is more than Shiva's dong, see...it's actually a recipe in sculpture form: phallaris grass on blue lotus leaf, most likely. I also believe that the endogenous version of this molecule, which is involved in dreaming and visual processing, is responsible for many of our religious experiences, the common elements in many of our myths, and that it constitutes the easiest method of coming into contact with non-human intelligences. Experimentation without the guidance of modern neurology (or better translated ancient sources than Muller and Leadbetter and Blavatsky) would likely take hundreds of tries, because of the multiple variables at play, and would absolutely wreck your lungs. Common manifestations/visual rationalizations of encountered entities in this {dreaming/astral plane/noosphere/outer heaven/whatever it is} frequently include Greys, like Crowley's egg gifting buddy Lam, and the mantis people.
There's a lot there to unpack, especially relating to the religious implications, and the three real religious lineages -stimulants, psychedelics, or sober - that emerged from our older shamanic traditions, but I don't want to derail your VMA thread. Though I do enjoy upsetting occultists by just saying this stuff plainly.)
Edit: oh sh--, I think I just figured out something. Adrenochrome is the "demonic" equivalent to the molecule I mentioned. I'll write a thread about it.