Psychedelic

minor hallucinogenic side effects that they were looking for that would eventually be a substitute for PCP. Amused with this finding, Professor Edward Domino was the first to use it for recreational use in 1965. Domino described it as “a potent psychedelic drug or a dissociative…

Mandarin Gobies, also referred to as Mandarin Dragonets, Mandarinfish, Mandarins, and Psychedelic Gobies, are by-and-by one of the most beautiful and exotic types of fish on the market. Thanks to their mesmerizing stripes and dizzying colors, Mandarins are a super-hot commodity among reef hobbyists. The Mandarin, with vibrant blue-green rivers of pigment running across its body, is an unmistakable fish that’s sure to be the highlight of your aquarium or refugium. They originate from the warm…

When MDMA is mentioned, people automatically think “party drug”. Although that may be true in many cases, MDMA is also used therapeutically. Methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine, also known as Ecstasy, is a phenethylamine that includes mescaline and methamphetamine (Bouso, Doblin, Farré, and Alcázar 2008). According to Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary (2012), “MDMA was first synthesized for use as an appetite suppressant, but because of its high incidence of severe side effects it was never…

The Indian Influences throughout Beatles’ Career The Beatles, one of the most famous and influential bands of all time, was formed in 1960. The original four were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best. They started touring in August 1960 in Hamburg, Germany played at least five and an half hour every night. In 1962, they met Brian Epstein and Epstein was impressed with the music The Beatles were making. As a result, The Beatles hired Epstein as their manager. Later in their…

the scientific community, when, using it as a deep probe into the unconscious, it had stirred up something that looked very much like their archenemy, the mystic religious experience! What was that doing in there….So many things happened in the psychedelic state that just couldn't be expressed in language” (Stevens). He provides an overview of the effect of the substance LSD on the consciousness of the individuals and its related processes. It is significant to note that rather than providing…

The 1960s saw a rapid increase in African-American political and social activism as well as a shift in the goals, focuses, and methods of the Civil Rights Movement. First characterized by its peaceful protests, Christian philosophies of solidarity and inclusion in the face of injustice, and willingness to seek a compromise with local, state, and federal legislatures, the Civil Rights Movement during the early 1960s had both tremendous support and opposition. Nevertheless, through the patient and…

When Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical first premiered on Broadway in 1968, American audiences didn’t know what to make of it. The story took place in New York’s Greenwich Village, during the 1960s and centered around Claude: a member of a hippie “tribe” who has been drafted into the Vietnam war and must face the choice of whether or not to go to war. While Claude’s story serves as the basic plot, Hair was a variety of topics all meshed into one production, appropriately called, a…

Swiss style’s rationalism and structure offered great functionality; however it limited designer’s creativity prompting a highly expressionist movement known as post-modernism. These drastic changes in design can be examined based on their technical, aesthetic, and sociopolitical impacts. Swiss style design can be characterized by its heavy use of grids, sans serif type and cold compositions. This style is best known for its ability to convey complex information in an easy to understand…

Starting in the 1950s as part of America’s counter culture, rock music swiftly rose in popularity with an appeal to youth, vitality, and revolt. Rock revolutionized music and spread it across cultures to involve anyone willing to listen, going beyond the artful form of music that had previously been reserved for the upper class. Music has taken many different forms over the years, created new factions, new sounds, but the undisputed claim to fame today as far as music is concerned lies with…

spot that they rightfully deserve. However, over the course of this time there have been many “rocker chicks” that’ve influenced and paved the way for many feminist after them. Rock is so broad of a genre, birthing many subgenres which includes psychedelic rock, punk rock, blues rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, etc. All of these…