Psychedelic

They represented a counter-culture standing up against the standard narrative values of their parents. Instead of those they believed in liberation related to certain things. Experimental use of psychedelic drugs like peyote, yage, LSD all together with marijuana, morphine and alcohol was one of these for instance as part of the wider term spiritual liberation. This also involved a form of sexual liberation. Holding together all of these values was…

The Devil in Heavy Metal Popular culture can have a strong impact on society and endorse social change. An important issue regarding this topic is the distinction between legitimized and subversive culture. Indeed, both young people and older people try to single themselves out, and these attempts are present in every field of popular culture. Music is an important example of this strong reaction towards the “legitimized” popular culture. One of the most criticized types of music is Heavy metal,…

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have the same effects; in the late 1950s, the drug Carisoprodol was marketed under the name Soma.) The government mass produces Soma and gives it out to it’s citizens, and this drug is arguably the best method of political control they have. It’s psychedelic and euphoric effects not only promote social stability by eliminating the need for sources of happiness (religion, better living conditions, etc.), but it also clouds the people’s reality making it much simpler to change the truth about the…

“Come mothers and father throughout the land/ and don’t criticize what you can’t understand/ Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command/ Your old road is rapidly agin’/ Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend your hand/ for the times they are a-changin”. The pure essence of these Bob Dylan lyrics portrays a clear illustration of the overall ambiance the youth supplied the nation with back in the 1960’s era. He alludes to American citizens through his lyrics how the nation as a…

During the 1960's J.F.K was elected. John F. Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated in the 1960s. Meanwhile in the 60's, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and The Rolling Stones were famous for their music/movies. Fashion was also popular in the 1960's for all kind of people such as man, women, and children. The 1960's is a decade known for its barbaric politics, revolutionary music, and fashion. John F. Kennedy was a very well known man. Born May 29,1917, in Brookline Massachusetts. Kennedy…

The Apple Cult Siri is the god of all gods. She is the universe and everything surrounding it. People on Earth refer to Siri as “Mother Nature.” Siri created the universe 4.6 billion years ago out of boredom. She made the sun by colliding a giant disc-shaped cloud of material. With the rise of the sun, she noticed the leftover material begin to clump up. She used her power of gravity to draw the small particles together to form bigger particles. We call them “planets.” After that, she…

The 1900’s are known for world wars, psychedelic drugs, classic rock and believe it or not, poetry. Poetry may come as a surprise to most, however, Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and Dylan Thomas’ “Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night” are influential in how they depict the impact of choice and the impact of death on human life. Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is about decision making when faced with a “fork in the road” situation and how taking one choice will result in never knowing where…

them to both art and religion. Huxley initiated the writing of this essay, contacting psychiatrist Humphrey Osmond and offering himself as an experimental subject. Huxley had been studying the effects of mescaline on the tribes who had taken the psychedelic drug to produce religious images. He believed our mind could reach a higher realm of consciousness, one that he wanted to experience, one that he wanted to show the world. He wanted to add verification to his beliefs. He wanted to explain to…

by American society despite their meanings and implications. Revolutions and protests across America resulted in music that had the purpose of entertainment and spreading messages. The experimentation with new substances led to an entire genre: psychedelic rock. The threat of war sparked a peace and anti-war movement that led to music advocating the same ideas. In the 1960s, music changed alongside politics and society. One pivotal political event of the 1960s was the Vietnam War. Originally,…