Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
The Final Frontier
During the 1950's and 60's Outer Space was being heralded as the final frontier for man to conquer.
We had emerged out of the trees and onto the grasslands.
We had left the grasslands of Africa for lands unknown.
We had built sea-sailing vessels to cross the great oceans.
And we had mastered aeronautics and created airplanes, blimps, and helicopters.
The next logical step was outside of our planet's atmosphere and into the great black abyss.
Baby steps were made, we landed on the moon and sent out hundreds of probes.
But, unlike all other arenas of human technology, space exploration did not have an explosive acceleration, but rather, withered and came to a virtual halt. Why was this?
Some say it was lack of competition with the Russians, or, impossibly large budgets. My bet was that the engineers and scientists along with the upper echelons of American government realized that Space travel had little to offer present day man. The ships and programs were prohibitively expensive and the programs themselves seemed to produce little of scientific or material value. A combination of these drawbacks caused man to withdraw his full effort from space. Technology and resources went towards communications(The Internet, TV, music) and to an ever more powerful military technologies. Leaving man without an [obvious] frontier.
The hidden frontier is within our own minds. The same hyperspatial reality that was plumbed by Shamans, medicine men, and mystics throughout history. It can be accessed with meditation, yoga, breathing, and any number of hallucinogenic substances. Isn't it strange that the very government that was so for Space Travel is against this other alien frontier?
In Space Travel they saw possible material gain and strategic military advantages. The only treasures that one can plunder from the interior of the mind are new ideas or modes of being. These are of no interest to those who hold our material lives in check. This is why they have begun an inquisition and repression of the exploration of this new interior frontier.
Good luck psychonauts.
We had emerged out of the trees and onto the grasslands.
We had left the grasslands of Africa for lands unknown.
We had built sea-sailing vessels to cross the great oceans.
And we had mastered aeronautics and created airplanes, blimps, and helicopters.
The next logical step was outside of our planet's atmosphere and into the great black abyss.
Baby steps were made, we landed on the moon and sent out hundreds of probes.
But, unlike all other arenas of human technology, space exploration did not have an explosive acceleration, but rather, withered and came to a virtual halt. Why was this?
Some say it was lack of competition with the Russians, or, impossibly large budgets. My bet was that the engineers and scientists along with the upper echelons of American government realized that Space travel had little to offer present day man. The ships and programs were prohibitively expensive and the programs themselves seemed to produce little of scientific or material value. A combination of these drawbacks caused man to withdraw his full effort from space. Technology and resources went towards communications(The Internet, TV, music) and to an ever more powerful military technologies. Leaving man without an [obvious] frontier.
The hidden frontier is within our own minds. The same hyperspatial reality that was plumbed by Shamans, medicine men, and mystics throughout history. It can be accessed with meditation, yoga, breathing, and any number of hallucinogenic substances. Isn't it strange that the very government that was so for Space Travel is against this other alien frontier?
In Space Travel they saw possible material gain and strategic military advantages. The only treasures that one can plunder from the interior of the mind are new ideas or modes of being. These are of no interest to those who hold our material lives in check. This is why they have begun an inquisition and repression of the exploration of this new interior frontier.
Good luck psychonauts.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Godfather of Molly(MDMA) Interview
An interview with, "The Godfather of Ecstasy", Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin. Summer show/festival season is starting up.....
Shulgin Interview
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Awesome Discussion between Two Mental Giants(Ram Dass and Terence McKenna)
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Why Don't We Walk Away?
“If the world is saved, it will not be saved by old minds with new programs but by new minds with no programs at all.”
― Daniel Quinn
Our society is not working, most of the world will agree. No matter how many more police we hire, gadgets we create, or TV shows we watch nothing improves. The programs those who wish to control enact upon us only plunge us deeper into collective apathy and ennui.
Most of America is populated by homeowners with several children who are vaguely aware of the fact that our way of life is not sustainable, keeps billions in poverty, and is poisoning the very planet we live on. Most of these people just continue to watch TV and hope that someone smarter than them is solving the problems.
Is this a world we want to leave our children with? A big crowded and polluted mess of a planet. Where the rich live like they are apart from the rest of the world in their pleasure dome fantasy houses. The middle-class is educated enough to be aware of these facts but feels powerless to help. Not to mention the poor who live in such a state of despair that the intensity of deprivation can not even be fathomed by the rich who pay thousands for therapists because they are not happy in their mansions.
What is this great social machine we are all apart of? Why do we feel locked into its mechanisms?
This social machine is much like every other government/economy in history, a method to funnel wealth from the masses, to those in power at the top of the pyramid.
While certain parts of the society are integral to keeping the world fed most of the jobs within the social construct are extraneous and harmful.
Think, does your job help other people to enjoy their lives?
Does your job help to advance the consciousness of humanity?
Does your job atleast help to advance your own consciousness?
If not, then why do you continue to show up?
Because the food in this society is under lock and key. And if you don't feed your productive value into the system you will struggle to find food or end up hungry. This method of keeping food protected against all those who don't contribute to the system causes despair in the poor and obliges everyone else to continue in the jobs they hate.
There is only one sane solution, walk away. We don't need any of this. Mankind was not made to slave away for another man in order to survive. Work is a part of life but life isn't work. Life is about interpersonal relationships and raising your own and others' consciousness. Obligatory work in meaningless fields and positions arises from the greed of those at the very top. This "1%" has risen to the top because of a combination of old money and sheer disregard for the well being of fellow people. The most ruthless and psychotic among us rule us. Does this society have any kind of long-running future? I hope not.
― Daniel Quinn
Our society is not working, most of the world will agree. No matter how many more police we hire, gadgets we create, or TV shows we watch nothing improves. The programs those who wish to control enact upon us only plunge us deeper into collective apathy and ennui.
Most of America is populated by homeowners with several children who are vaguely aware of the fact that our way of life is not sustainable, keeps billions in poverty, and is poisoning the very planet we live on. Most of these people just continue to watch TV and hope that someone smarter than them is solving the problems.
Is this a world we want to leave our children with? A big crowded and polluted mess of a planet. Where the rich live like they are apart from the rest of the world in their pleasure dome fantasy houses. The middle-class is educated enough to be aware of these facts but feels powerless to help. Not to mention the poor who live in such a state of despair that the intensity of deprivation can not even be fathomed by the rich who pay thousands for therapists because they are not happy in their mansions.
What is this great social machine we are all apart of? Why do we feel locked into its mechanisms?
This social machine is much like every other government/economy in history, a method to funnel wealth from the masses, to those in power at the top of the pyramid.
While certain parts of the society are integral to keeping the world fed most of the jobs within the social construct are extraneous and harmful.
Think, does your job help other people to enjoy their lives?
Does your job help to advance the consciousness of humanity?
Does your job atleast help to advance your own consciousness?
If not, then why do you continue to show up?
Because the food in this society is under lock and key. And if you don't feed your productive value into the system you will struggle to find food or end up hungry. This method of keeping food protected against all those who don't contribute to the system causes despair in the poor and obliges everyone else to continue in the jobs they hate.
There is only one sane solution, walk away. We don't need any of this. Mankind was not made to slave away for another man in order to survive. Work is a part of life but life isn't work. Life is about interpersonal relationships and raising your own and others' consciousness. Obligatory work in meaningless fields and positions arises from the greed of those at the very top. This "1%" has risen to the top because of a combination of old money and sheer disregard for the well being of fellow people. The most ruthless and psychotic among us rule us. Does this society have any kind of long-running future? I hope not.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Gender Ratios Create a New Dating Game
Sexual morals in today's American society are created in such a way that men and women expect each other to behave quite differently than DNA and evolution designed us to.
Women long for a prince charming character who loves them unconditionally forever.
Men long for an insatiable whore that satisfies their every sexual demand.
These desires are largely manufactured through early childhood gender roles and television's examples of gender roles.
This dichotomy creates a chasm of expectations between men and women which leave both sexes unsatisfied and jaded with current dating habits.
As a resident of a predominantly female college town I am in a position to observe and participate in the dating game. The overabundance of females makes the dating scene different from any other locale I've lived in. Women have begun to loosen up sexually and no longer fear the "slut" label. The women of this town know that if they play the tease and delay sexual gratification for the male they will be passed over as there is plenty of women for each individual male.
At the same time men of the town hunt for their sexual release while also understanding that the women's gossip underground will quickly label them as a womanizer if they play that role. With the large and closely connected female population this label is hard to escape once it is connected to a certain individual. So most men that are successful in the dating game hold relationships with women that pertain to more than sexual intercourse. Even in short multi-week or multi-month relationships the man is quick to introduce the woman to his friends and integrate her into his everyday life. They partake in many activities out of the bedroom before the relationship contains any kind of serious slant.
This movement of sexual roles feels more natural to both parties as the two genders' desires are both satisfied when both partners agree to meet in the middle. I feel like this more relaxed and enjoyable sexual playing ground stems mostly from the ratio of 65% women to 35% men. Some ancient historians and anthropologists have claimed that in ancient pre-civilization times the ratio was closer to this than the 51% 49% ratio we now experience.
Could dissatisfaction with current dating roles stem from this ratio imbalance?
Women long for a prince charming character who loves them unconditionally forever.
Men long for an insatiable whore that satisfies their every sexual demand.
These desires are largely manufactured through early childhood gender roles and television's examples of gender roles.
This dichotomy creates a chasm of expectations between men and women which leave both sexes unsatisfied and jaded with current dating habits.
As a resident of a predominantly female college town I am in a position to observe and participate in the dating game. The overabundance of females makes the dating scene different from any other locale I've lived in. Women have begun to loosen up sexually and no longer fear the "slut" label. The women of this town know that if they play the tease and delay sexual gratification for the male they will be passed over as there is plenty of women for each individual male.
At the same time men of the town hunt for their sexual release while also understanding that the women's gossip underground will quickly label them as a womanizer if they play that role. With the large and closely connected female population this label is hard to escape once it is connected to a certain individual. So most men that are successful in the dating game hold relationships with women that pertain to more than sexual intercourse. Even in short multi-week or multi-month relationships the man is quick to introduce the woman to his friends and integrate her into his everyday life. They partake in many activities out of the bedroom before the relationship contains any kind of serious slant.
This movement of sexual roles feels more natural to both parties as the two genders' desires are both satisfied when both partners agree to meet in the middle. I feel like this more relaxed and enjoyable sexual playing ground stems mostly from the ratio of 65% women to 35% men. Some ancient historians and anthropologists have claimed that in ancient pre-civilization times the ratio was closer to this than the 51% 49% ratio we now experience.
Could dissatisfaction with current dating roles stem from this ratio imbalance?
Monday, May 21, 2012
Hoffman Interview
With LSD hard to obtain recently here is an interview with the discoverer of LSD, Albert Hoffman, from High Times magazine. Hoping it whets all you acid-heads appetites till the next round of doses comes around.
Albert Hoffman Interview
Albert Hoffman Interview
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