Psychedelic Culture
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April 11, 2012 •
By coincidence rather than design the Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman made a sensational discovery in the spring of 1943. -
March 25, 2012 •
Ken Kesey, the chief architect of the Electric Kool Aid Acid Tests, ... -
March 18, 2012 •
Had you noticed that LSD and color TV arrived for our consumption at about the same time? Here come all this color makes explorative clicking, what do we do? Prohibit one and we started losing the other. -
March 11, 2012 •
Contemporary science has slowly begun to open its doors to the investigation of what once was content to put in the uncomfortable box of parapsychology or the generic field of "mystical". Here were until recently included such things as the perception of energy fields or auras and knowledge of the chakras. As our science and our minds are widened to include the study of what is now the same scientists are beginning to call subtle anatomy, also displays a vast range of possibilities for application in each of the many fields of human knowledge. -
Jan. 22, 2012 •
The psychedelic revolution never stopped. -
Dec. 19, 2011 •
In grazing lands Hazerswoude Dorp, amid green fields of Holsteins ruminants aflojerados windmills and tulips, a small farm that serves as the largest producer of truffles with psilocybin in the world. -
Dec. 2, 2011 •
"It's Just a Plant", the book that Richard Cortez chart tells the story of a girl who discovers marijuana legalization perspective, which seeks that education about cannabis taboo strip of older generations have imposed. -
Oct. 13, 2011 •
The knowledge of plants leads to numerous practical applications for the Amazonian communities. The knowledge of the shaman, in that sense, it is essential to restore the personal and social balance in the villages of the Peruvian jungle. -
Oct. 11, 2011 •
Simon Posford, aka Halluciongen and part of Younger Brother, talked with MAPS on the influence of psychedelic substances and particularly the DMT in their music. -
September. 30, 2011 •
The psychedelic mecca in the Nevada desert welcomed 50 000 people in search of the sacred with the theme of an initiation rite, fire awareness and the material psicocolores minstrels. -
September. 4, 2011 •
Were you inspired by the great Argentine writer psychedelics, particularly in the holographic view of Aleph? A thesis suggests that circulating the internet quoting his wife as the source. -
Aug. 22, 2011 •
According to studies by British and Australian scientists, the drug could play an important role in the fight against some types of blood cancer. -
Aug. 15, 2011 •
In 2010, the MAP and AAMAP, together with the governments of the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, undertake Vochol ®. -
Aug. 9, 2011 •
The incipient revival of psychedelic medicine will open the door to a comprehensive understanding of health in the body in question as a hologram of the soul. -
Aug. 7, 2011 •
The strange practice of mummification still holds many mysteries. Why do some bodies were carefully preserved, while the brain was completely ruled out? An unexpected answer to this question could be found in the work of Dr. Rick Strassman. -
July 26, 2011 •
A covert operation dismantled a drug trafficking network more extraordinary that the world has ever seen and changed forever the British police. What was Operation Julie? -
June 3, 2011 •
Today the community is synchronized smoking psychedelic DMT and try to meet in hyperspace, in what is known as SHE: psychonautical experiment of living together in a co-dream space. -
May 31, 2011 •
For millennia, architecture has gone hand in hand with the generation of mystical states: Chavin, in Peru, is an excellent example: a psychedelic amusement park 3000 years, designed to facilitate altered states of consciousness and contact the spiritual world. -
May 9, 2011 •
Random Records is a record label Irish non-profit project created exclusively to help support communities around the world. -
May 7, 2011 •
The Peyote cactus grows extremely slowly, taking between 6 and 10 years to reach maturity. But growing it in captivity can grow faster. Because of this slow growth and sobrerecolección, the Peyote is considered endangered. -
May 5, 2011 •
Because of its slow growth and the hosts of enthusiasts looking to experience the new age version of the shamanic journey, the cactus eneteogénico of central Mexico and southeastern United States is threatened -
April 28, 2011 •
What are the effects of nicotine LSD, cocaine, crystal meth, mushrooms, opium or MDMA? Alicia explains you clearly illustrating the reactions have to ingest these substances. -
April 21, 2011 •
In the United States increased by 75% medical emergencies after taking Ecstasy, we present some practical recommendations to enjoy the sweetness of MDMA without ending up in a hospital. -
April 19, 2011 •
68 years ago Albert Hofmann discovered LSD psychedelic power biking ... -
April 9, 2011 •
Once asked about his own role in history, McKenna said, "If I am right, am Newton ... if not, I'm crazy. " -
April 29, 2010 •
Use painting and digital art. The development of his work through mix and remix technologies, Luke is constantly redefining his style as a means of spiritual growth. -
Jan. 11, 2010 •
"It happened in ancient times, when the world was tiernito before the Spanish arrived to this land. Candameña was the master of the High Tarahumara. He had a daughter named Basaseachi of extraordinary beauty. Many aspired to it and the jealous father made a series of ordeals. Four of the beat: Tonachi, lord of the peaks; Pamachi, beyond that of the cliffs; Areponápuchi, that of the green valleys, and Carichí, that of filigramas of the wind. But in the last test imposed Candameña all died. -
Dec. 29, 2009 •
The symbolic death of the Age of entheogens in antiquity came at the end of the fourth century AD, when, to raze the sanctuary of Eleusis, the Goths put an end to a religion whose mysteries, which had two thousand years old were organized around an annual ritual in which the initiated or ingested the kykeon mystai an entheogenic potion that transformed them into Epoptai, had seen ta those who hurt, "the sacred". -
Dec. 24, 2009 •
Although most people see Christmas as a Christian holiday, most of the symbols and icons we associate with Christmas celebrations are actually derived from shamanic traditions of tribal people from Northern Europe pre-Christian . -
Dec. 18, 2009 •
For some time I have been thinking, what makes us different, and what aesthetic element, ideological, musical makes us look different medium? -
Dec. 14, 2009 •
The DJ is a friend, an artist of the group, a shaman. This character is the guardian of the music. In our cases we record musical of all time, and in our hands lies the responsibility to care for the sound, rhythm and melodies. The mixer is our channeler, hands and the tables are two bodies connected, man and machine deciphering and conveying a single message, there where I have to be careful and understand that as we play depends directly on our mental and spiritual. -
Dec. 11, 2009 •
The hippies had their day, a boom that broke the cultural course of history, no doubt thanks to the open-mindedness that young people succeeded at that time could be born punk, or hip hop or electronic music. It was a milestone that deserves to be recognized as the turning point of the free thinkers and those who wanted freedom from the clutches of the "moral" and "good manners". -
Aug. 27, 2009 •
In the Vedas, Soma is portrayed as sacred and as a (deva). The god, the drink and the plant probably refer to the same entity, or at least differentiation is very ambiguous. In this aspect, Soma is similar to Greek ambrosia (cognate to amrita, the nectar of 'immortality') is what the gods drink, and making them gods. There are portraits of Indra and Agni soma consumed in large quantities. Humans probably drank soma with the idea that gave them divine qualities. -
June 16, 2009 •
Since the beginning of psytrance movement we found the frequent use of the phrase "Boom Shankar". This phrase was immortalized in the track "Spliffpolitics" from the album No Rules of the duo formed by Matkin and Bansi Quinteros Riktam better known as MSG ("Growling Mad Scientists") in mid 2002 under the label Spirit Zone Records. But that means this famous phrase? ... -
March 2, 2009 •
About 40% of journeys are made by bicycle in Amsterdam. Most streets have bike lanes, and there is a lot of places in which to park. No wonder, therefore, that in the capital of the Netherlands, the number of bicycles exceeds the number of inhabitants. -
Feb. 15, 2009 •
Alex Grey, psychedelic and visionary artist featured U.S.. In his works we can see the fascination in subjects like death, represented from his early drawings, to sculptures, paintings and more recent performances. -
Feb. 13, 2009 •
"The essence is what makes all men equal, that differ from each other depending on their proximity or remoteness from the essence" -
Jan. 31, 2009 •
Speaking of electronic music is undoubtedly entering a parallel universe to our reality and let's face it, there are both genres that sometimes differentiate subgenera is very complicated. However, the technology does not deprive us of this beautiful musical concept and offers on the Internet, whether on the Internet, countless pages of free access to meet and offer our ideas to the world. -
Jan. 16, 2009 •
You get a flyer and you have saved, admiring its bright colors and shapes, waiting eagerly for that date that both emphasizes memorizing the dj's to play that special night. You come to the party and turn to your friends all with big smiles, talking about what will be the big party, knowing that you are not the only one who is excited by the party that night. -
Aug. 19, 2008 •
The lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD or LSD-25 is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family. One of the most psychedelic substances known and powerful. Induces altered states of consciousness, sometimes compared with those of schizophrenia or mystical experience. Colloquially, it is known as acid or gut Tripi (English trip, travel). -
April 6, 2008 •
Regarding Goa Hippie community, its origins and how they live, already published some books on this subject. Therefore, only major events that are necessary to understand the environment in which this music came be mentioned here. -
April 6, 2008 •
Goa is located in India, being the smallest state, surrounded by land to the north, east and south ... The Arabian Sea makes the rest of their limitations. The population of Goa is also small. It is well known on the international circuit for its wonderful beaches, being visited by thousands of tourists each year. -
April 6, 2008 •
From the very beginning until about 2000, the psytrance genre was one of the least commercialized styles of music. There were few labels and most albums sold less than 2000 copies, the people involved in the psytrance was very connected to music and others. -
April 6, 2008 •
The psychedelic, as a modification of consciousness, arises from the need of many people "know yourself", to find a spiritual guide through the vast world of the mind. -
April 6, 2008 •
This book, written from the conversations held in 1975 the author with Maria Sabina, is the largest and most valuable evidence on this biographical knowledge Mazatec woman, who officiated the first evening of sacred mushrooms for a Westerner: Robert Gordon Wasson. -
April 6, 2008 •
Psychedelics with Timothy Leary ceased to be a curiosity of intellectual circles, and a therapeutic tool, to get into the middle of the twentieth century Western culture, and specifically in the countercultural revolution of the 60's. American psychologist training, Leary was a professor at Harvard University when he fell into his hands the RG Wasson article published in Life magazine about her experience with magic mushrooms in Mexico. -
April 6, 2008 •
Our emotional state: Our food Ecstasy: Love Our addiction: Technology Our religion: Music Our Money: Understanding Our policy: None Our society is utopia. . . even though we know that will not exist. -
April 6, 2008 •
Why say no? Why say YES? (1st part) Prologue -
April 6, 2008 •
(2nd part) Prologue ... It was hard getting up in the morning the following Monday to go to work. He felt a tightness in body and mind as rarely felt before (Crashing). Taking up the routine every day felt like part of my soul is left behind. I knew I had to do it because it was my duty as the bills are paid alone. -
April 6, 2008 •
Born July 26, 1894 in Godalmine in Surrey, near London. It was the third son of Leonard Huxley and Julia Arnold. -
April 6, 2008 •
As a global, electronic music has become the new alternative musical genre among young people in Mexico, especially the trance genre, which has gained over the past 10 years great importance in most developed countries of Europe, Asia and America. -
April 6, 2008 •
Over ten years ago, a group of tourists found that the most beautiful moon was in Koh Phangan. They placed a party along the beach-formed growing Haad Rin to celebrate the full moon night. Since then, join every month or so about 10,000 people around the world. -
April 6, 2008 •
Speaking from GOA Goa trance or Psy trance is talk, and talk about GOA not only involves treating it as a musical genre but simply for what it is, a whole culture. -
April 6, 2008 •
"The trance charms of a troubled youth Israel" was one of the owners of the New York Times last October. New York newspaper The note referred to an event that happened the same month in the modern city of Tel-Aviv. -
April 6, 2008 •
The term Beat Generation emerged during a conversation between Jack Kerouac and John Clellon Holmes in 1948. They spoke of the character of other generations, and to remember the charm of the Lost Generation (Generation Loss), Kerouac said, "Oh, ours is just a generation past due [beat]. -
April 6, 2008 •
In 1962 Mati Klarwein prepared a detailed oil on canvas titled Annunciation that, and was used by Santana in 1970 to illustrate the cover of his famous album Abraxas. This album was made millions of copies, which led to Mati to sentence with elaborate irony: "I must be the most famous unknown artist in the world."
