Apple Pioneer Bill Atkinson Was a Secret Evangelist of the ‘God Molecule’

Bill Atkinson was A computing pioneer who, in the 1980s, converted the code into windows, menus, and graphics that effectively made the Apple computer usable by everyday people.

But few people know that later in life he was a secret advocate of what is widely considered to be the world the most powerful Psychedelic: 5-MeO-DMT.

A hallucinogen, also called the “god molecule,” is a compound found in toxic intestinal secretions. Toad of the Sonoran Desert name Incilius Alvarius (This is commonly called Bufo alvarius) And a roughly 20-minute trip is known to bring about ego death, complete dissolution of the senses, and an exhilarating sense of existential connection. Atkinson, K has died From pancreatic cancer on June 5 at age 74, he was a member of a close-knit, private online community of 5-MeO-DMT enthusiasts called OneLight, where he went by the name “Grace Within.”

Several of Atkinson’s friends and fellow psychonauts told WIRED that their “beloved” Atkinson played a key role in helping people access small doses of 5-MeO-DMT, which can be made synthetically, because he believed it would maximize the benefits and minimize harm of the potentially dangerous drug. “The same creative mind that influenced the personal computer so profoundly influenced human evolution through its efforts to make the miracle of ‘Bufo’ safer and more manageable,” said friend Charles Lindsay, an artist who has worked with the SETI Institute, which works to find signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. “He really pushed the boundaries. It required a willingness to consider what could easily be considered ridiculous.” Or, he adds, “risky.”

Many have Reported benefits Thanks to their mental health, 5-MeO-DMT, and smoking Biotech companies are gearing up Advanced trials to test the drug as a treatment for depression and addiction. Former heavyweight champion boxer Mike TysonLongevity Guru Brian Johnsonand podcasters Joe Rogan Overcame the effects of powerful drugs, spoke of life-changing experiences.

But 5-MeO-DMT remains illegal in the United States, and while underground alternatives exist, people often go here. Legal centers and retreats in Mexico Take stronger doses.

According to its founding friend, Jamie McNiven, Atkinson has done “several hundred” 5-MeO-DMT trips. popular Woodside’s Silicon Valley Dinner Box. “Nobody hit it harder than Bill,” he says.

The 5-MeO-DMT experience, waiting for his fearful ego to die within seconds of smoking the molecule, can be uncomfortable and sometimes fraught with serious instability and chronic trauma afterward. Comedian Chelsea Handler had a “scary” trip, What he said left him “I feel as sick as I’ve ever felt.”