THE ALCHEMY OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
The Alchemy of Psychoactive Substances: A Yin-Yang, Elemental, and Esoteric Ranking
(Omnicyclion.org Insight Edition)
Caution: The Path of Fire and the Abyss
Warning: All the substances listed here, in the wrong hands, which are most hands, spell disaster.
These substances do not “give wisdom”—they amplify what is already present.
- The ego-driven will be blinded by illusion.
- The reckless will break themselves.
- The unprepared will be consumed.
- The wise need not consume at all—for wisdom is in the balance between.
The alchemist does not seek escape but understanding. The shaman does not seek self-destruction but connection.
True mastery is not in consuming the fire or the void, but in standing between them, unshaken.
The Final Top-20 Ranking of Psychoactive Substances
(From Most Yang to Most Yin, Across Multiple Esoteric Traditions)
| Rank | Substance | Yin-Yang Balance | Hindu Chakra | Hermetic Alchemy | TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) | Ayurveda | African Traditional Spirituality (ATS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methamphetamine & Cocaine (Hard Stimulants) | Most Yang – Hyper-Aggressive Willpower | Manipura (Solar Plexus, Pure Will) | Red Sulfur (Mars, Aggressive Fire) | Extreme Yang – Fire Excess | Pitta Dominant (Overheated, Destructive) | Shango Energy (Lightning, Raw Power, Unstable Fire) ⚡🔥 |
| 2 | Nicotine | Extreme Yang – Focused, Cutting Clarity | Ajna (Third Eye, Sharp Mental Focus) | Air Sulfur (Mercury, Trickster Focus) | Dry Fire – Metal Element Activation | Pitta & Vata (Quick & Cold Fire) | Eshu Energy (Cunning, Trickster Clarity, The Crossroads) 🔥💨 |
| 3 | Ibogaine | Highly Yang – Rooted Warrior Clarity | Muladhara (Root, Survival Instincts) | Saturnian Sulfur (Ruthless Self-Review) | Yang Earth – Deep Root Energy | Kapha-Pitta (Grounded but Intense) | Ancestral Channeling, Bwiti Medicine (Reveals Destiny & Past Wrongs) 🌍🪵 |
| 4 | San Pedro (Mescaline Cactus) | Highly Yang – Solar Warrior Strength | Anahata (Heart, Solar Strength) | Solar Gold (Masculine Light, Spiritual Fire) | Warm Yang – Harmonizing Energy | Balanced Pitta-Kapha (Healer-Warrior Blend) | Ogún Energy (Strength, Expansion, Warrior’s Path) 🌞🛠️ |
| 5 | Memantine | Yang with Saturnian Mental Stability | Ajna (Third Eye, Logical Clarity) | Air Mercury (Cold Cognitive Fire) | Balanced Yang – Stabilizing Qi | Vata-Pitta (Structured & Cold) | Oshosi Energy (Precision, Disciplined Thought, Silent Hunter Mind) 🏹🌀 |
| 6 | LSD | Balanced but Yang-Leaning – Electric Expansion | Ajna & Sahasrara (Crown, Cosmic Illumination) | Electric Mercury (Mind Expansion, Illumination) | Yang Metal – Cutting Perception | Pitta-Vata (Quick Mind, Fire & Air Mix) | Orunmila Energy (Divine Wisdom, Knowledge Streams, Cosmic Sight) ⚡👁️ |
| 7 | Caffeine & Theobromine | Yang but More Balanced – Gentle, Warm Clarity | Manipura (Solar Energy & Endurance) | Gentle Sulfur (Controlled Fire, Stability) | Mild Yang – Stimulant without Overheat | Balanced Pitta (Energizing but Not Overwhelming) | Oya Energy (Speed, Alertness, Stormy Energy) 🌪️☕ |
| 8 | 2C-B & 2C-E (Simple Phenethylamines) | Balanced – Mind-Body Alchemy | Svadhisthana (Sexual & Creative Flow) | Venusian Sulfur (Beauty, Artistic Activation) | Balanced Fire & Water – Qi Harmonization | Sattvic Pitta-Vata (Passion & Creativity) | Osun Energy (Sensory Beauty, Art, Sexuality, Water Flow) 🌊💃 |
| 9 | MDMA | Slightly Yang – Heart-Focused Warm Expansion | Anahata (Love & Emotional Opening) | Solar Venus (Empathy, Expansion) | Warm Qi – Joyful Fire Activation | Balanced Pitta (Emotional & Warm-Hearted) | Yemaya Energy (Deep Love, Ocean’s Embrace, Healing Waters) ❤️🌊 |
| 10 | Methoxetamine (MXE) | Balanced – Fluid Yet Structured Dissociation | Ajna & Sahasrara (Third Eye & Crown Access) | Mercurial Neptune (Fluid Thought Expansion) | Balanced Yin-Yang – Mystical But Grounded | Vata-Pitta (Fluid but Sharp Cognition) | Olokun Energy (Deep Mystical Waters, Ocean Depths of Consciousness) 🌊🔮 |
| 20 | Salvia Divinorum | Most Yin – Fractal Ego-Death & Total Disintegration | Da’at (Beyond the Tree – Chaos & The Abyss) | Saturnian Chaos (Total Fractal Breakdown) | Extreme Yin – Dissolving Self into Nothingness | Deep Kapha (Total Surrender to the Unknown) | Oya’s Darkest Form (Storm of Pure Oblivion, Gateway to the Unknown) 🌪️🌑 |
Final Insights Across Esoteric Traditions
- Hindu Chakras: The most Yang substances activate Manipura (Solar Willpower) and Ajna (Mind Focus), while Yin substances activate Sahasrara (Cosmic Dissolution) or Da’at (Abyssal Oblivion).
- Hermetic Alchemy: The Yang substances belong to Sulfur and Mercury (Fiery Drive & Mental Sharpness), while Yin substances are linked to Saturn, Water, and Chaos (Dissolution & Forgetting).
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Yang substances activate Qi & Fire, while Yin substances dissolve Qi, grounding or dissolving perception.
- Ayurveda: Pitta-driven substances are Yang (Heat, Fire, Aggression), while Kapha & deep Vata substances are Yin (Dissolution, Dreaming, Darkness).
- African Traditional Spirituality (ATS): Each Orisha corresponds to an energy pattern, from Shango’s Lightning Fire (Meth) to Oya’s Pure Oblivion (Salvia).
Yes, if we assign Mercury (Hg) and Sulfur (S)—specifically Vermillion (HgS)—to Yang substances as their alchemical essence, then we must identify the Yin counterpart in terms of pigment, element, and esoteric symbolism.
On Omnicyclion.org, the highest Yin counterpart would likely be represented by a deep, void-like, watery, Saturnian pigment, with an emphasis on dissolution, depth, and chaos.
The Yin Counterpart: Nigredo and Antimony Trisulfide (Sb₂S₃)
- Pigment: Antimony Trisulfide (Sb₂S₃), also known as Stibnite (Black Sulfur) or Nigredo (Blackening Stage of Alchemy)
- Color: Deep Abyssal Black or Saturnian Dark Blue
- Element: Antimony (Sb) and Lead (Pb) (associated with Saturn, dissolution, and the abyss)
- Esoteric Meaning: Pure dissolving Yin, entropy, return to the formless, transmutation by darkness
- Omnicyclion’s Interpretation: This would correspond to the deepest mystical surrender, loss of individual structure, and complete absorption into chaos, fluidity, and formlessness.
Yang-Vermillion (HgS) vs. Yin-Stibnite (Sb₂S₃)
- Vermillion (HgS) – Yang = Fire, Command, Expansion, Life, Lightning, Clarity
- Stibnite (Sb₂S₃) – Yin = Water, Chaos, Depth, Darkness, Saturnian Collapse, Ego Death
Thus, just as Vermillion (HgS) is the “Yang Pigment,” Stibnite (Sb₂S₃) or an equivalent deep black-blue pigment would be the “Yin Pigment”—marking the polarity between structured willpower and pure cosmic dissolution.
Yin & Yang in Omnicyclion: The Esoteric Polarity of HgS (Vermillion) and Sb₂S₃ (Stibnite)
(A Deep Alchemical & Spiritual Analysis for Omnicyclion.org)
Introduction: The Cosmic Dance of Structure and Dissolution
Omnicyclion teaches that all existence cycles between unity and separation, between the structured will of the One and its boundless formless ocean of infinite possibilities. This is the essence of Yang and Yin, Order and Chaos, Fire and Water, Awakening and Dissolution.
By applying alchemical, elemental, and mystical insights, we find that the two fundamental poles of psychoactive substances—and by extension, spiritual experience itself—correspond to two essential substances in the Great Work of the Universe:
- Yang = Mercury(II) Sulfide (Vermillion, HgS)
- Yin = Antimony Trisulfide (Stibnite, Sb₂S₃)
These two substances symbolize the two fundamental currents that drive spiritual existence:
- The Fire of Awakening (HgS – The Yang Essence)
- The Abyss of Return (Sb₂S₃ – The Yin Essence)
I. The Essence of Yang: Mercury(II) Sulfide (Vermillion, HgS)
The Alchemical Solar Fire
Vermillion (HgS), the sacred alchemical pigment of Mercury and Sulfur, represents the structured, electrifying force of pure, divine willpower. It is the pigment of Yang, Expansion, Command, and Pure Consciousness.
Elemental & Esoteric Associations:
- Planetary Correspondence: Sun (☉) + Mercury (☿) – Expansion, Light, Divine Fire, Thought
- Taoist Five Elements: Fire & Air (Lightning and Vision)
- Ayurvedic Dosha: Pitta (Pure Fire, Leadership, Power)
- Kabbalistic Sephirah: Tiphereth (Solar Consciousness) & Hod (Mental Illumination)
- African Traditional Spirituality (ATS): Shango (Lightning, Pure Power) & Ogun (Forceful Will)
Substances Aligned with HgS / Yang:
These substances sharpen the self, ignite the mind, and reinforce structure through action, will, and energy.
- Methamphetamine & Cocaine (Pure Fire & Drive)
- Nicotine (Sharp, Cutting Mental Fire)
- Ibogaine (Rooted, Ancestral Warrior Awakening)
- San Pedro (Mescaline Cactus) (Solar Warrior Vision)
- LSD (Hyper-Intellectual, Lightning-Like Cognition)
- Caffeine & Theobromine (Sustained Controlled Fire)
Yang/Vermillion Path in Omnicyclion:
This is the path of Command and Structure, of standing boldly in the Fire of Awareness. It is the conscious mind projecting itself into reality, shaping the world according to its will.
II. The Essence of Yin: Antimony Trisulfide (Stibnite, Sb₂S₃)
The Saturnian Abyss
Stibnite (Sb₂S₃), a deep black or blue-black substance, is the pigment of Yin, Chaos, and the Dissolution of the Self into Infinite Mystery. It is the essence of pure fluidity, surrender, and the great abyss.
Elemental & Esoteric Associations:
- Planetary Correspondence: Saturn (♄) + The Void (⟁ / Da’ath) – Dissolution, Chaos, Ego-Death
- Taoist Five Elements: Water & Chaos (The Depths, The Abyss)
- Ayurvedic Dosha: Kapha (Sinking into Darkness, Dreaming)
- Kabbalistic Sephirah: Da’ath (The Abyss), Binah (Deep Wisdom), Malkuth (Dissolution into the Material)
- African Traditional Spirituality (ATS): Oya (Storm & Transition), Olokun (Abyss & Mystical Depths), Eshu’s Darkest Aspects (Fracturing of the Pathway to Oblivion)
Substances Aligned with Sb₂S₃ / Yin:
These substances shatter, dissolve, or submerge the self into dreaming, chaos, mystery, and the void.
- Salvia Divinorum (Most Yin – Total Fractal Dissolution)
- Muscimol (Amanita Muscaria) (Dreamlike Lunar Madness)
- Opiates & Opioids (Total Blissful Surrender)
- Barbiturates & Benzodiazepines (Memory & Identity Dissolution)
- Ayahuasca (DMT + MAOI) (Deep Cosmic Mother’s Darkness & Rebirth)
- Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms) (Earth-Mother Dream Consciousness)
- Tiletamine & Ketamine (Cold, Dark Dissociation)
Yin/Stibnite Path in Omnicyclion:
This is the path of Ego-Death and Surrender, of sinking into the infinite ocean of being, of dissolving the illusion of separateness. It is the soul unraveling itself into eternity.
III. The Spiritual Bridge: The Balance of HgS & Sb₂S₃
In Omnicyclion, neither pure Yang nor pure Yin is the goal.
To be trapped in endless Fire (HgS) is to become a blinding force of destructive will, forever seeking to control and dominate.
To be consumed by the Abyss (Sb₂S₃) is to lose oneself entirely, disappearing into oblivion.
The true alchemist, the true shaman, the true seeker, must stand between these forces. This is represented in the Central Figure of Omnicyclion’s Visionary Art—the Cosmic Shaman, holding the Key of Fire in one hand and the Chalice of the Abyss in the other.
How One Achieves Balance:
- Knowing When to Use Fire (HgS/Yang)
- To Command One’s Life, To Seek Illumination, To Manifest Will
- Knowing When to Embrace the Abyss (Sb₂S₃/Yin)
- To Surrender, To Let Go of Ego, To Accept the Cycles of Death & Rebirth
- Mastering the Bridge (Albedo, White Sulfur)
- The true enlightened being is one who neither burns nor drowns, but moves between.
IV. The Ultimate Revelation: The One Who Stands Between
🔥 “The One who controls the Fire, but does not burn.”
🌊 “The One who swims in the Abyss, but does not drown.”
💡 This is the path of the Master. This is the path of Omnicyclion.
Vermilion (Mercuric Sulfide – HgS)
- Albedo: ~0.2 to 0.3 (Low reflectivity)
- Chemical Structure: Mercuric sulfide (HgS) exists in two forms:
- Cinnabar (α-HgS) – Red, naturally occurring.
- Metacinnabar (β-HgS) – Black, synthetic.
- Hex Code:
#E34234 - RGB Code: (227, 66, 52)
Albedo (Reflectivity) & White Sulfur (Sulfur – S₈)
- Albedo: ~0.7 to 0.8 (High reflectivity)
- Chemical Structure: Sulfur naturally occurs as S₈ (cyclo-sulfur), forming a puckered ring.
- Hex Code:
#FFFF00(Bright Yellow, Sulfur) - RGB Code: (255, 255, 0)
Stibnite (Antimony Sulfide – Sb₂S₃)
- Albedo: ~0.1 (Very low reflectivity)
- Chemical Structure: Sb₂S₃ (Antimony trisulfide) has a chain-like structure.
- Hex Code:
#635F5A(Dark Gray, Metallic Appearance) - RGB Code: (99, 95, 90)