The Entropic Brain: The Neuroscience of Psychedelic States
Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris has constructed a theory of how psychedelic states in the mind relate to activity in the brain: the entropic brain hypothesis.
Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris has constructed a theory of how psychedelic states in the mind relate to activity in the brain: the entropic brain hypothesis.
We speak to Martijn Schirp, co-founder of Synthesis Retreats, about blending ritualistic and scientific styles to create transformative experiences.
For twenty years David Charles Plate has explored the mysteries of synchronicity in films and music. Enlightened by his occult and cultural studies, David has brought light to a little understood area of human experience..
For the first time, the design of a new deck is inspired by America’s occult literary heritage. Thea Wirsching Ph.D, co-developer of the American Renaissance Tarot deck, is a wounded healer, astrology, priestess of SekhMet. Her life and work deserve an interview, but this one is dedicated to our discussion of this unique new tarot deck.
Why doesn’t “having it all” work, but in this article you will find many things that do work—including the secret of life.
Feminist multimedia artist, singer, and writer Jean Smith – best known as the singer in the iconic underground rock band Mecca Normal – quit her part time job to sell her paintings online. As she shares her latest paintings on Facebook, she allows her fans to follow the rapid evolution of her work. This is the second in a series of interviews with artists working through Facebook to reach audiences.
The Trump victory represents the Triumph of the Lie. And Trump’s victory is the triumph of capitalism. For Donald Trump is the perfect capitalist: selfish, vulgar, bigoted, privileged. The worshipper of Mammon and no other gods.
DMT been damned as the “nightmare hallucinogen” with no medicinal value, or received accolades as the “spirit molecule”, and the brain’s very own psychedelic. The further in you go, the deeper the mystery gets.
From a representative sample of a suitably psychedelic crowd, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who couldn’t tell you all about Albert Hofmann’s enchanted bicycle ride after swallowing what turned out to be a massive dose of LSD. Far fewer, however, could tell you much about the world’s first DMT trip.
Much of what we know about the right hand path in New Age circles also stems from our unrequited love of non-dualism, itself a powerful connecting philosophy to magical practice.