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title: If Dionysus were a neurotransmitter… - Limitless Mindset
description: Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, fertility, ritual madness, and religious ecstasy.
author: Jonathan Roseland
url: https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/1113-dionysus-neurotransmitter
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# If Dionysus were a neurotransmitter…

| Ⓒ By Jonathan Roseland |  |
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Applied Neuroscience Strategist, K-Selected Biohacker, Tantric husband, Promethean peaceful parent, Adventuring philosopher, Raconteur & Author. He spent +14 years researching the intersection of human performance enhancement and advanced personal growth in his obsessive quest to find real-life "NZT-48."

Dionysus was the Greek god of…
Wine
Fertility
Ritual madness
Religious ecstasy

To the sensible modern Western mind, one of the six words listed above may seem a little out of place — *Religious*. When we hear the word *religious*, almost invariably we think sobering thoughts; we reflect on our personal experiences with these institutions and systems of morality.

![Hagia Sophia, Istanbul](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/media/reviews/photos/original/ad/95/9e/helping-yourself-79-1676359434.jpg)

Since I recently visited Istanbul, when I hear "religious" I think of soaring iconic architecture looming over a city and the melodic call to prayer that can be heard everywhere reminding people of their religious duties. The one thing we seldom associate with religion is *partying* — hedonism, fun, and intoxicating pleasure. This was not so for the religious followers of Dionysus in the pre-Christian Greek world. They pursued a state of *ekstasis* — which is where we get our word ecstasy from. A Dionysian ceremony would be something like a cross between an ayahuasca ceremony, an evangelical worship service, a rave in a Berlin nightclub, an improv club, and a swingers' party.

A modern-day Biohacker will recognize that the followers of Dionysus were quintessential *flowhackers*… They combined several classic gateways to *flow*…
Religious worship
Theatrical performance in front of others (social pressure)
Dancing
Intoxicating drink or drugs
Sex

Luckily nowadays you can party like a *Dionysiac* without getting wasted on wine, hungover (or pregnant!)

**A Dionysus stack would consist of**…

- [Phenibut](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropic-ingredients/864-phenibut) — To pleasantly intoxicate you, make you social, and uninhibited, and make listening to music all the more enjoyable.
- [Rhodiola](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropic-ingredients/319-rhodiola) — To take the edge off any lingering social anxiety, lift your mood, and physically stimulate you to dance all night long.
- [Schisandra](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropic-ingredients/279-schisandra-chinensis) — This is synergistic with Rhodiola and anecdotally stimulates runner high, aka *flowstate*.
- Dark Chocolate, Caffeine, and Cinnamon — Which in combination further stimulate flowstate.
- [Horny Goat Weed](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropic-ingredients/1012-horny-goat-weed) — Fires up your libido (even for the fairer sex) and is a potent sensation enhancer. I’d drink it as a tea and share it with a friend (or two!)
- [Nicotine](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropic-ingredients/307-nicotine) — Stimulates your cognition to make you verbose, creative, and witty for about 90 minutes.

I would not combine all these things unless I wanted to party until the sun came up!  This stack is not all that dissimilar from what I was on at the *loco* all-night-long *Noche de San Juan* beach party in [Valencia, Spain](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/793-valencia-spain) once upon a time.

![Noche de San Juan](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/media/reviews/photos/original/23/9a/6a/valencia-spain-12-1721466454.jpg)

Usually, I don’t recommend combining Nootropics with alcohol but adding a few drinks (or some wine for Dionysus) to this cocktail would not be significantly less healthy or riskier than garden variety social drinking.

## **Finally**...

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