Psychedelics

Wherever we see a group of humans gathered in some kind of community, there is a high probability that these people share a common religion. We see many different religions, amongst a variety of people, that all have their own beliefs. Through religion, we strive for the answers to difficult questions through acts of faith and worship. After watching “Shamans of the Amazon, ” one will discover another way to find these answers, using the Ayahuasca. In this film review, I will give a brief explanation of the film and then discuss the use of psychedelic drugs in religion. I will then compare and contrast the use of psychedelic drugs in the Shaman’s religion with the recreational use of psychedelic drugs today. The “Shamans of the Amazon” is…

Throughout history the US media has unfairly portrayed psychedelic drugs, the counterculture, and philosophies behind them. Psychedelic drugs have been not only misportrayed and lied about, but the work of many successful scientists has been ignored because of the bad stigma behind psychedelic drugs. We will explore how psychedelic drugs can benefit society and help many people. Only until the psychedelic renaissance, present day, has some of the media started seeing psychedelic culture for what…

Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in the United States and United Kingdom. It often used new recording techniques and effects that drew on non-Western sources such the ragas and drones of Indian music. Psychedelic rock bridged the transition from early blues and folk-based rock…

A psychedelic drug is a substance with psychoactive properties that targets specific receptors in the brain, altering perception and sometimes causing hallucinations. Most, if not all psychedelic substances are illegal in the United States, and have been presented as dangerous, addictive, and having no medical uses. However, researchers around the world have started studies on the benefits of these drugs in clinical trials. As David Derbyshire says in his article “ Healing Trip,” for people who…

Psychedelic Rock is the genre of rock that surrounds the psychedelic culture, know to enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic Drugs most of the time with the use of LSD. Two bands that greatly influenced this movement of rock was; the famous group “The Grateful Dead”, and “The Jefferson Airplane's”, both bands relating to the drug induced audience and mind altering music. These bands were both huge parts of the psychedelic movement, for example The Grateful Dead created a new type…

A psychedelic substance is a psychoactive drug whose primary action is to alter cognition and perception, typically by agonizing serotonin receptors. Psychedelics are part of a wider class of psychoactive drugs known as hallucinogens, a class that also includes mechanistically unrelated substances such as dissociative and deliriants. This is the solid definition of a psychedelic drug or a substance 1 classified under the United Nations 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. In today’s…

Psychedelic drugs are used in various ways and there's been some debate about psychedelic drugs incorparated into the lives of humans. In my opinion, the use of psychedelic drugs are okay and the effects of taking this drug lead to more positive than negative reactions. Based on the article, the writer explains that psychedelic drugs can be harmless and beneficial when it's taken appropriately. Therefore, If psychedelic drugs can provide something very valuable to humans or not, we can ingested…

If you were depressed, feeling alone, and you wanted to end it all, but a small dose of LSD, or peyote could save your life, would you take it? This is a question many people ponder, and the answer always comes back to ethics. For this reason, psychedelic drugs should be used to treat physical and mental illnesses. What psychedelics are used to treat illnesses? There are many. LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, found…

New research is constantly being done in the medical field, medication being among those. There has been a discussion of allowing psychedelic drugs to be returned to research labs and to yet again be used for research purposes. Since psychedelics are seen negative, a lot of the research dates far back, however since the conversation is coming back, there is new research that is coming into light. Psychedelic drugs are drugs that alter the state of perception, thought, and feeling and also…

Expand Your Mind & Manifest Your Soul Imagine seeing the world you’ve learned to know in a completely different perspective. Seeing colors stronger, lights brighter, feeling as though you are one with the universe while potentially ridding yourself of addition, metal disorders, or depression. Countless studies have shown that the uses of psychedelics coupled with therapy can produce breakthrough results in a variety of medical conditions as well as a person general outlook on life. Some…