‘More evolved than you’: Evolutionary spirituality as a cultural frame for psychedelic experiences
One of the dominant cultural frames for psychedelics in western culture over last 130 years has been evolutionary spirituality.
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The World Wants to Be Deceived
My title comes from a 19th century author whose name does not matter nor would it mean much if I mentioned him. It’s an old truth that has not changed a bit over the centuries.
I think, however, it would be more linguistically accurate to say that most people
Confronting the figure of the “mad scientist” in psychedelic history: LSD’s use as a correctional tool in the postwar period
Since reports about CIA-funded LSD studies came out in the 1970s, psychedelic drugs have invoked images of unethical experimentation and “mad scientists” in the public imagination.
War Certainly Is A Racket
In 1935, Major General Smedley Butler’s seminal book “War Is A Racket” warned of the dangers of the US military-industrial complex, more than 25 years before the outgoing US President Eisenhower implored the world to “guard against” the same thing.
One of the most decorated soldiers in US military
WARNING: The designer war in Ukraine is rapidly escalating
The plot to start the Russia/Ukraine war began in 2014 when America and the European Union helped overthrow a democratically elected government in Ukraine. The US wanted a puppet regime on Russia’s doorstep as a launch pad for a planned NATO war with Russia.
Now we are heading
DR Congo: Atrocities by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today.
The World is Far More Corrupt than You Feared
The BBC doesn’t really do ‘news’ any more.
The invasion of Ukraine has prompted militaries to update their arsenals – and Silicon Valley stands to capitalise
Silicon Valley is closer to the world’s militaries than ever.
The New York Times is Orwell’s Ministry of Truth
“Ingsoc.
Canada Sanctions Two Sri Lankan Ex-Presidents for Rights Violations
The Canadian government has taken a major step by imposing sanctions against two former Sri Lankan presidents, the brothers Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and two former soldiers.
Ukraine: Russian Invasion Causing Widespread Suffering for Civilians
(Kyiv, January 12, 2023) – Russia’s war in Ukraine has wrought a devastating toll on civilians and shattered civilian life in much of the country, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. Russian forces have committed apparent war crimes and crimes against humanity, including torture, summary executions,
Israel, our duty our dilemma
Transcription of this interesting video about Israel history by Ted Pike.
What good are psychedelic humanities?
The revival of psychedelic research has been dominated by the biomedical sciences.Yet it raises questions that cannot be answered by laboratory experiments and clinical trials alone.
Tenney: Omnibus Throws away Leverage to Fix Energy Policy and Give Us Leverage in War in Europe
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep.
Has South Sudan’s Conflict Really Ended?
December 15 marks the anniversary of South Sudan’s descent into a brutal civil war, a conflict in which all parties have committed abuses amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
