The present Hilma af Klint exhibition at the Guggenheim is not the same old art for art’s sake. This is art for the sake of imprinting, and even initiating viewers into higher realms of consciousness.
Brion Gysin is a prime example of the 21st Century magical multimedia artist, psychedelic explorer, and techno-shaman, and he belongs to the future. His time is now.
Psilocybin researcher Katherine MacLean shares what she’s optimistic about in the field of psychedelic research — as well as what she isn’t — in this interview.
2012 was a year of All-things-Burroughs. We had the On the Road film and a two-volume set
showcasing The Lost Art of Ah Pook and
currently The October Gallery in London is exhibiting his paintings, drawings, and
"talismanic objects."
A system is a construct, not an innate
organism, and it seems that psi phenomena can act as agents of change
and growth within a system when it gets too close to stasis.
Mysterious events are cracks in the wall that let the light shine through. One
must realize, though, that the light can be blinding.
I saw the same pattern of interchange in everything, a fundamental quantum mechanism that we had not yet learned how to measure. Either I was crazy or I was a pioneer — a philosopher in the truest sense, a lover of wisdom who follows the goddess wherever she goes, simultaneously creating and discovering concepts along the way.
Why does it seem that we modern adult human beings repeatedly do things that cause ourselves pain? Because we are such strangers to ourselves that we aren't aware of what hurts. Part 3 of the series "Miracle of Self-Creation."
The act of loving – in whatever form – requires a willingness to
experience both the pain and the pleasure. This is the piece of sustaining
loving relationships that is easy to miss, or at least misunderstand,
and tragically the place where we walk away from the heart of what we
want most.
Kink. Sadomasochism. Bondage. Dominance and submission. In mainstream society, these things are often associated with a kind of wink-wink nudge-nudge secret sexuality, uncharted territory that surely lies just beyond the fuzzy pink handcuffs and nurses'-uniform lingerie. Within the world of spiritual BDSM practitioners, however, these activities are far from a novelty.
Twelve years ago I fell face first into the tutelage of a Zen master named Zephyr. While I’d love to tell you stories of my trials, tribulations, face licks, and cuddles with the great Zephyr, I’d probably be too biased to do him justice. Instead, I’ll step back and let him tell you our story.