In 1966, American anthropologists Barbara G. Myerhoff (1935-1985) and Peter T. Furst, set out on a peyote pilgrimage together with a small group of Huichol Indians, led by a shaman named Ramón Medina Silva. Their destination was Wirikuta in the mountains of central Mexico, which the Huichols believe to be their original homeland. Eight years … Continue reading
LOST THEORY FESTIVAL 2013 • 4 STAGES • 6 DAYS • ART INSTALLATIONS • PERFORMANCE • LECTURES • WORKSHOPS • HEALING GARDEN • CINEMA • FUNKTION ONE SOUND • EXPLORATION • MARKETS • CHILDREN AREA • FULL NATURE • The Lost Theory festival crew is currently cooking the 2013 edition. The new chapter of this … Continue reading
The new psychedelic novel Erin, written by PsypressUK editor Robert Dickins, is now available as a Kindle ebook. Erin is set over a four-day, music and arts festival called the Solpsycle Gathering. Narrated in the first-person by the protagonist, Lije Baillie, it opens with Lije waking early one morning in the arms of a mysterious … Continue reading
The European Journal of Ecopsychology is announcing a call for papers for a special issue on “Ecopsychology and the Psychedelic Experience”. Reports abound of a unique reconnection and harmony with Nature through the use of psychedelics: psychonauts report communications from the plant world warning of humanity’s destruction of Nature; shamans who use psychoactive plants act … Continue reading
Rob Dickins is well known as a guru of psychedelia and an avid participant in the British festival scene and here, in his first novella, he blends the two ingredients in a startlingly original and creative fusion. Erin takes place over the span of the Solpsycle Gathering; a medium-scale festival with a strong New Age … Continue reading
Independently and originally published in 2012, David Biddle’s ‘Beyond the Will of God’ is a novel that artfully combines elements of the popular psychedelic movement with the plot distinctions of mysteries and thrillers. Biddle’s first novel, having also written for The Harvard Business Review, RAIN Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Kotori Magazine, as well as … Continue reading
Waveform Electronic Music Festival will be in its 7th successful year in 2013, and to celebrate this magical number we have some new and unique experiences for you. We are moving to a new site, a stunning location in Somerset, which will enable us to run all the main music stages later and louder! Exact location … Continue reading
The design of the Psychedelic Press UK 2013 magazine-anthology is well underway, and will shortly be winging its way off to the printer. Being an advert-free print publication, run on a non-profit basis, PsypressUK relies on sales to cover its costs. You can preorder a copy of the anthology for only £4! (+P&P). For those of you wonderful people … Continue reading
In many respects (though far from all,) the Psychedelic Press UK has been the result of my undertaking a Masters of Philosophy in English, which over the last few years I’ve been completing with the University of Exeter (Cornwall Campus), under the supervision of Prof. Nick Groom. It is entitled: The Birth of Psychedelic Literature: Drug … Continue reading
After the success of PsypressUK 2012, as an advert-free saddle-stitch freebie, which received orders from across the globe, the magazine is returning for 2013. The next edition is tripling in size and will be soft-bound, making it not only an important source of features, articles, research and comment on psychedelics, but also a beautiful object that … Continue reading
