Psychedelic drug

was a mix of revolutionary ideas and the clashing of old and new ideology. This battle of ideas lead to the non conformist era, and the movement known as the counterculture. The times were defined by free thought, new ideas of love, psychedelic music, long hair, and drug experimentation . Big names in music like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience had gained a massive following from young people all over America in just a few years. But, none of those groups stormed…

A Case for the Legalization of Psychedelic Mushrooms Ever since the era of Woodstock, studies on psychedelics have been halted and the restrictions are harsher than ever before. Luckily, recent studies have discovered that psilocybin (the chemical found in mushrooms) is not only a great spiritual journey for the human mind, but can also be very beneficial for the body and the inner workings of the brain. For example, new studies have discovered that psilocybin decreases the feelings of anxiety…

Many others have tried to define the history of Pink Floyd, but have failed to include many details. This creates a problem for those interested in how psychedelic rock came to be. To define a precise, chronological timeline, one would need to watch many documentaries wrote about the band and read various articles. Pink Floyd coined psychedelic rock. Syd Barrett, the founding member of the band and genius music pioneer, started the band in London in 1965 with Roger Waters, bass player, Richard…

Hallucinogens are a chemical substance that causes hallucinations. Hallucinations, derived from Latin, álucinari, means to ‘wander in the mind.’ Hallucinations includes all sensory perceptions whether real or not. Psychedelics, Greek derived, translates to ‘soul and mind manifesting’ and are a class of hallucinogens that are useful tools in gaining understanding of how the brain, mind and body works. The study is complex and requires a broad and deep knowledge of the various mechanisms and…

Pink Floyd is one of those bands just like The Beatles everyone has heard of them in some way or form. A song that everyone has heard by Pink Floyd even though may not know it is the song “Money” from one of their biggest selling albums of all time “The Dark Side of the Moon”. Pink Floyd started of in London in 1964 from the ashes of a band called Sigma 6 after toying the the sound for a while eventually Pink floyd was formed and ready to go. Pink Floyd, The Media, Technology, cultural…

Eight albums in and we’ve gone from a quiet little bar in anytown USA, steeped in nostalgia and sweetness to something else entirely. It was building from the start and although that only comes through in hindsight and by looking at the trajectory of his career, it doesn’t seem completely shocking that Tom Waits would end up making an album like Swordfishtrombones when he did, in 1983. Rising out of the jazz, blues and pop standard traditions he explored in previous albums, this is a theatrical…

A hallucinogen is a drug that causes hallucinations. K2/Spice would be considered a hallucinogen. K2/Spice is a drug that portray the same similarities to marijuana. However, K2 is known as ‘synthetic marijuana’ and ‘fake weed’. Spice is made of a mixture of herbs, spices or shredded plant material that is sprayed with a synthetic compound similar to THC, an ingredient in marijuana. To the body Spice would make your eyes red, it would allow your mind to seen things that’s not there, basically…

Hallucinogens are the drugs that alter a person’s perceptions of reality and create hallucinations. Hallucinations is an altered perception of senses when people live in a virtual world. Because of the mind altering capabilities, these drugs are also called psychedelic drugs or psychoactive drugs. Many psychiatrists and doctors examined the effect of these drugs on adverse medical cases, like anxiety and cancers and found positive results. However, there may be adverse short and long-term…

The history of hallucinogenic drugs goes as far back as the ancient civilizations. Such as the Chinese, Egyptians, and Sumerians. They used opium s, cannabis, coca leaves, alcohol, peyote, and psychedelic mushrooms. The middle-ages is when we mainly used these drugs for healing. Many where plants such as belladonna and mushrooms. Other things we used to change or mental state or to give a person a boost is coffee and distilled alcohol. Then we have an early industrial revolution during this era…

Some kids live and breathe for animals, and that was always me. My first word was “bullet ant,” or so the story goes. By the time I sussed I was a human being and not some weird sea lion, I was four. At zoos I actually asked my mom to read the information panels and sat there, thumb in mouth, while she sounded out tongue-twisters like “chances lupus.” I had my collection of stuffed animals, my copy of Amphibians of the Americas, and my career goals. I was going to be a vet, James Elliot-style.…