# Chris Cantelmo

Sage Christopher Cantelmo (19 June 1962 - 24 November 2019) was a biochemist, and founder of Cantelmoism.

## Early life and career

Chris Cantelmo was born on 19 June 1962 somewhere in Oregon. Very little is known about Cantelmo's early life. He was a high school valedictorian and he graduated from Yale University. He has said that he tried hallucinogens as a teenager. He spent 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry. Cantelmo ran three HPLC companies; the last one was called GL Sciences. Cantelmo has claimed that he suffered from depression and anxiety his whole life. He owned a ranch in Los Angeles and has also mentioned having two kids.

## Cantelmoism

In 2013, Cantelmo was diagnosed with brain cancer and had supposedly cured himself by vaping Dimethyltryptamine, a powerful hallucinogenic compound.
Cantelmoism, the spiritual movement founded by Cantelmo, was rooted in the belief that DMT had the potential to cure illnesses such as brain cancer and unlock higher states of consciousness. Cantelmo promoted his ideas through online platforms, particularly Reddit, where he gained a small but devoted following (often by givng away money) and gained thousands of followers.
The core tenets of Cantelmoism revolved around the use of DMT as a sacrament and a pathway to divine insight. Cantelmo claimed that his own experiences with the substance allowed him to access profound spiritual truths and heal his own mental and physical ailments. He described these revelations as proof of the interconnectedness of all life and the existence of a higher universal consciousness. Cantelmo's teachings mostly centered around the spiritual, psychical, and psychological benefits of DMT but also included other radical beliefs, such as a belief that certain laws of physics were incorrect, aliens are already on earth and predictions about the future.
Cantelmo's movement attracted significant attention but also considerable skepticism and criticism. Critics accused him of promoting pseudoscience and exploiting vulnerable individuals seeking alternative treatments for serious illnesses. His online presence often became a battleground between supporters, detractors, and concerned observers.

### List of claims made by Chris

* Cantelmo believed schizophrenia should be encouraged and that schizophrenic's hallucinations are real.
* Cantelmo claimed that DMT is the cure for "all your diseases," including cancer and atheism.
* Cantelmo promoted sungazing.
* Cantelmo said that Einstein's Mass–energy equivalence formula, $E=mc^{2}$, is incorrect, and that it is supposed to be $E=4/3\pi mc^{3}$, and that the second law of thermodynamics is also incorrect.
* Cantelmo claimed that there will be an upcoming apocalyptical war.
* Cantelmo claimed that DMT and ayahuasca are vaccines to protect people from an imminent extraterrestial attack.
* Cantelmo is allegedly God and a messiah in Cantelmoism.
* Cantelmo claimed to have special access to the spiritual world.

## Death and legacy

On November 24 2019, Cantelmo was found dead on a hiking trail in LA with stab wounds, his death was ruled a suicide.
While Cantelmoism did not achieve mainstream acceptance, it sparked discussions about the intersection of science, spirituality, and the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelics. Cantelmo remains a polarizing figure, remembered both as a visionary by his supporters and as a controversial promoter of unscientific ideas by his critics.