Psychedelic Technology in the 21st Century CJ Carr 2009
Mar 26, 2015
Psychedelic Technology in the 21st Century
CJ Carr 2009
What is the Psychedelic Experience?
Greek psyche and delos “Mind manifesting” The mind liberated from its ordinary boundaries
and constraints Novel perceptions Altered states of awareness Hallucinations (visual, aural, tactile.. etc) Creativity, self-reflection Oneness, connectedness
Schizophrenic-like states Religious/mystical states
Why do people alter their Consciousness?
Recreation Self-exploration Religious/spiritual purposes
Healing Communicating with the dead
Art/Creativity Psychology, Psychotherapy
Inducing Altered States of Consciousness
Religious/spiritual practice Meditation Yoga Chanting, drumming, dancing
Psychedelic drugs LSD Magic Mushrooms Morning Glory seeds DMT Salvia Divinorum Cannabis
Inducing Altered States of Consciousness
Dreaming Lucid Dreaming Sleep Paralysis Sleep deprivation
Sensory Deprivation Blindfold White noise Float tank
Death Near-death experiences Birth?
Inducing Altered States of Consciousness
Technology too!
Altered Listening
Ordering a Tuna Salad
Altered Vision
Example
Brainwaves
Electroencephalography (EEG) Mental states Emotions Facial expressions Cognitive intentions
Feedback Mental state directly influencing altered sensory
perception
Stonehenge Example
Further Development
Connect people together Group perception Massively Multiplayer Online Psychedelic
Sessions Connect to data
Augmented Reality Future Technology
Better mind reading Imagination readers Group dreaming
Psychedelic Technology
Awesome DIY Reusable Open-ended, open source Connect people and data
Alternative Spiritual practice can take a lifetime. Drugs
Can get you arrested. Purity/safety of street drugs Crude.. vomiting sucks
Synergizer
In Conclusion...