Growing Pains: Reflections on the Current Psychedelic Renaissance
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.
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.
[RS Gallery] • Android Jones is at the forefront of the visionary art movement, a wave
of artists who emphasize creativity as the foundation of consciousness
and an agent of social change.
In an age of increasing crisis, touring musicians have more of an opportunity to spearhead positive change. With the "Alternative Currents Tour" Network, we can change the way touring is currently practiced in the world of music, and help bring some balance back to the economy.
In its initial stage, a
spiritual awakening can look like a nervous breakdown. My experience was so off psychiatry's
map that it wasn't even remotely recognized. I was immediately labeled
as sick.
The independent music scene today exists within the confines of a new paradigm. The old world is struggling to stand as a new one is sprouting legs. The DIY ethic has more of a chance than ever before to shine through, and artists who wish to live by some form of ethical template have more of a chance to do so.
Modern science could solve most of the urgent problems in today's world. Yet the problems that stand in the way are not economical or technological; their deepest sources lie inside the human personality. After more 50 years of intensive study of holotropic states of consciousness, I have come to the conclusion that the theoretical concepts and practical approaches developed by transpersonal psychology could help alleviate the current global crisis. These observations suggest a radical psychospiritual transformation of humanity is not only possible, but is already underway.
Topics are serious, heavy, dark, and subversive with so much Scorpionic emphasis and a full moon approaching.
Who has the right to rule on what ideas you may and may not consider? Who has the right to regulate how you chose to use your mind? Not the Congress of the United States, not the Drug Enforcement Administration, not the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
Without deliberation we don’t get public wisdom. Even in an individual, wisdom does not come from experience or teachings alone. How do we generate public wisdom with, by, and for a whole population?
The
revolution in decision-making that citizen deliberative councils offer us is of
comparable magnitude to the revolution in decision-making created centuries ago
by the idea of majority vote. It can be applied virtually anywhere, and it could
make all the difference in the world.