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Ayahuasca and the Vines of Politics
The following article has been written and contributed to PsypressUK by the Reverend Nemu, author of Nemu’s End: The History, Psychology, and Poetry of the Apocalypse and the Nemu’s End blog, with special thanks to the other Devilish Dan. We’d like to extend our thanks to the Reverend for his time and effort writing this article. After bubbling and brewing away for … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘The Atmosphere of Heaven’ by Mike Jay
Originally published in 2009 ‘The Atmosphere of Heaven: The Unnatural Experiments of Dr Beddoes and his Sons of Genius’ is an outstanding work of historical non-fiction by Mike Jay. His previously published drug-related works include such titles as ‘Blue Tide’ and ‘Emperors of Dreams’ and this offering is an examination of, arguably, the era in … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘Artificial Paradises’ by Charles Baudelaire
Originally published in France, in 1860, under the title ‘Les Paradis Artificiels’ (Artificial Paradises); Charles Baudelaire’s classic of drug writing is a blend of personal insight, translation, and morality discourse. The edition used by this review is the 1996 Citadel Press book, translated by Stacy Diamond. The Citadel Press edition includes On Wine and Hashish … Continue reading
Arts Review: High Society at the Wellcome Collection
According to their press release the Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition High Society “explores the role of mind-altering drugs in history and culture” and challenges “the perception that drugs are a disease of modern life”. Indeed, it was my impression that the exhibition did more than just challenge false historical assumption, it challenged the very notion … Continue reading
News: High Society – Drugs in Victorian Britain
A special event, called High Society – Drugs in Victorian Britain, is being put on to support the Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition High Society , which is on in London till February 27th, 2011 (and, having visited this past week, is well worth the trip.) High Society – Drugs in Victorian Britain will take place … Continue reading
Resonance Dreaming: Nitrous Oxide, Nos and Hippie Crack
At one point there gathered an intensity. Midday on Saturday and the music festival was pulsing in the throng of its three-day ecstasy. After a wonky Friday night, Cole and myself had taken shelter from the glaring, hot sun and were sitting in a no-shoes, hookah and chai café. Colourful drapes were hung across the … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘The Pot Book – A Complete Guide to Cannabis’ Edit. Julie Holland
Originally published in 2010 ‘The Pot Book – A complete guide to cannabis, its role in medicine, politics, science, and culture’ is a collection of articles, essays and interviews edited by Julie Holland. A psychiatrist specialising in psychopharmacology, Holland has previously edited ‘Ecstasy: The Complete Guide’ and written the bestseller ‘Weekends at Bellevue’. ‘The Pot … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘LSD, Spirituality, and the Creative Process’ by Marlene Dobkin de Rios and Oscar Janiger
Originally published in 2003 ‘LSD, Spirituality and the Creative Process’ is essentially an examination of the subjective effects of Lysergic acid diethylamide, primarily in light of the LSD research conducted by Dr. Oscar Janiger. Written by Marlene Dobkin de Rios, the text is partially derived from a series of interviews with Janiger, conducted between March … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘High Society’ by Mike Jay
‘High Society – Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture’ by Mike Jay is due to be published on November 8th 2010. Produced in conjunction with the Wellcome Collection’s exhibition of the same name (November 11th – February 2011) in London, the book is an enthralling mixture of text and image that charts the changing role and … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘My Self and I’ by Constance A. Newland
Originally published in 1962 ‘My Self and I’, by American Thelma Moss, was released pseudonymously under the name Constance A. Newland. One of a number of books that came out of the psychotherapeutic application of LSD in the 1950s and also, in part, as a reaction to Aldous Huxley’s ‘The Doors of Perception and Heaven … Continue reading
