Psychedelic music

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 Wright, keyboardist, and Nick…

the dissenting movements that engulfed the world. In the United States, rock music could no longer neglect the prevalent social conditions that were taking place during this time. Even musicians who had steered clear largely of commentary were compelled at the least to dip into some politics. Rock and roll began to shake parents across the nation, a generation of angsty young teenagers began to rebel against the music their parents loved. The older generation loathed rock and roll, and parents…

The history of hallucinogenic drugs go 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 early industrial revolution during this era…

sacrament and others a muse. The influence of LSD in society can be seen through many facets, such as the arts and technology. LSD has been the pinnacle symbol of the counter-culture of the sixties. From the free spirited hippies at Woodstock to the psychedelic adventures of Hunter S. Thompson, LSD is the guide to what lies in-between the lines of reality. LSD is a tool that spurred the advances of technology; it has given new meaning to the way we utilize metacognition. To illustrate these two…

late 1950’s after R. Gordon wasson participated in a mushroom ritual and wrote about his experiences which later were published to Life magazine. According to research by Teri S Krebs and Pål-Ørjan Johansen there are an estimated 30 million psychedelic…

A psychedelic drug is a substance with psychoactive properties that targets specific receptors in the brain, altering perception and sometimes causing hallucinations. Most, if not all psychedelic substances are illegal in the United States, and have been presented as dangerous, addictive, and having no medical uses. However, researchers around the world have started studies on the benefits of these drugs in clinical trials. As David Derbyshire says in his article “ Healing Trip,” for people who…

Just a short and personal rant here about drug use, specifically hallucinogens. Psychedelics and drugs with hallucinogenic properties which are a form of that. Alan Watts has warned us many times that psychedelics aren't for everyone and that it would actually be dangerous if the majority of a population began using them. I agree with him. It may not necessarily be physically dangerous to the individual, but definitely dangerous for the culture of that population. Hallucinogens allow the user,…

Psyched For a Psychedelic Years of psychotherapy can be replaced easily with a shocking substance, LSD. Researchers have been testing for possible therapeutic properties of the mind bending drug for years. The question now is should LSD be legalized for its groundbreaking health benefits or is human nature too dangerous for the potent drug. My answer is definitely, one take of LSD could have a stronger effect than a year of therapy. Doctors, Pharmacists, and users of the drug have provided well…

and you wanted to end it all, but a small dose of LSD, or peyote could save your life, would you take it? This is a question many people ponder, and the answer always comes back to ethics. For this reason, psychedelic drugs should be used to treat physical and mental illnesses. What psychedelics are used to treat illnesses? There are many. LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, found in peyote, ibogaine, MDMA, or…

The Beatles and the so called Beatlemania began in their hometown of Liverpool in December 1961 which was brought on by sheer luck. Mersey Boat a local music magazine wrote an article that was spurred on by a popularity poll ran by them to search out fresh talent which gave them a massive following in the local area. Long before it was “cool” a great deal of people had already coined the Beatle-hairstyle…