Well, old Gandalf... i understand how this experiences can be terrifying... i never did another psychedelics else weed (yet), but when i mixed weed with some dissociative (wont enter in detail here), i had some ego-loss experiences... they really were frightening, and i only repeated them over and over because my curiosity was greater than my fear... and then, slowly the fear lessened...

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On a side note, it was usually triggered by my body getting too hot when I was trying to fall asleep, or already asleep. Now when I get too hot in my sleep I just get incredibly vivid, 100% real, terrifying nightmares. They have no meaning though I assure you, my latest theme has just been being eaten by fast-moving zombies. *shiver*
Thats interesting... i remember once or twice, when i was a child and had a fever, of having a very weird feeling... it started with a strangeness in the perception (i cant describe it well), then there was a kind of fear... anyway, even if i couldnt explain the feeling, i remembered it very well.
Then, some times when i stayed some time without smoking and smoked again, during the height of the high i could feel this same "fear"... and it was the same "fear" i used to feel when trying to astral project.
And it makes me wonder about your nightmares... i have read some shamanic/occult stuff, and i think your nightmares could be somewhat more than just nightmares, but i prefer not to enter in detail here... it would only frighten you more...

Anyway... there is a nice book called "The psychedelic experience", which makes a remarkable parallel between psychedelic experiences induced by hallucinogens and deep meditative states described in the The Tibetan Book of the Dead... there is a lot of similarities between what is described there and what you described, so i think you could get a lot of useful information there.

Erowid Online Books : "The Psychedelic Experience" by Leary, Metzner, & Alpert

So, good luck, and if you reach the nirvana, tell us how it is! :thumbsup: