Our brief flicker of conciousness is a privilege. We are each of us lucky to be at the helm of our individual identity for our brief span.

I find the reality of the universe to be sufficient marvel to awaken a sense of awe and wonder inside my skull.

If you want to use hallucinogenic drugs to get a sense of awe and wonder then go for your life.

The only thing I will take issue with is any claim on your part that what you experience is anything other then a distorted vision of your own private subjective conciousness.

There is no mystical higher truth to the nature of human conciousness.

We are just monkeys with a highly evolved mental faculty that includes recently evolved reflective self awareness.

You can play games with your conciousness using hallucinogens but there is nothing profound to be examined in these experiments or experiences. It is mental masturbation. There is nothing wrong with ontological onanism but don't start telling people that your addled experiences reveal something about the nature of the universe outside your skull.

They are just the mental equivalent of lighting your brain-farts with a box of matches.