Sources close to early human consciousness confirm that a recently stoned ape is making valiant attempts at integrating a timeless and profound psychedelic experience induced by an ancient landrace of psilocybin mushrooms he located near a seasonal watering hole.
The ape, who just days ago was unable to produce even the most basic cave art, has suddenly become preoccupied with depicting primitive outlines of wooly mammoths and crudely drawn early human figures.
“I think, therefore I am” the ape said, pointing at nothing and everything simultaneously.
The others in his roving band of Hominid hunter gatherers are reportedly split between ostracizing him from the group and making him their spiritual leader.
Some tribe members have expressed concern, noting a sharp decline in the ape’s ability to perform basic survival tasks. “He used to be one of our top fig-locators,” said one peer. “Now he just sits there staring at his hands like they’re a new feature.”
Others believe that he should be revered for his newfound monosyllabic abilities and his artistic prowess.
Attempts at integration have been uneven. The ape has reportedly launched several initiatives, including a sparsely attended weekly integration circle and a pyramid scheme life coaching program etched out on a cave wall in ochre pigment.
“I just think there needs to be infrastructure for this,” the ape explained. “You can’t just dissolve the ego and then go right back to gathering berries like nothing happened. There should be frameworks in place to support the kind of evolution I’ve experienced.”
Elders in the group have urged moderation through a series of disapproving grunts and pointy gestures.
Despite the challenges, the stoned ape remains optimistic. He has begun leading monthly group visitations to the patch of landrace psilocybes that are primitive genetic ancestors of the future staple Toque F8 Nerds super-strain offered by mycology research outfit Full Canopy Genetics.
At present, the ape has announced plans to “monetize the mycoverse” before realizing that money and culture haven’t been invented yet and backtracking to his cave studio to continue building out the earliest known evidence of a life coaching program.