By Ben, on March 16th, 2009%
I just found out that Bouncing Bear Botanicals is producing a neat looking film/documentary on psychedelics called Manifesting the Mind.
Below is a preview of the clip, featuring notable figures such as Dr. Rick Strassman, author of the brilliant book DMT: The Spirit Molecule, the infamous Terrence McKenna, and my favorite psychedelic writer and 2012 speculator, Daniel Pinchbeck.
This film is actually just the first of 3 films (!) in a series that will address different aspects shamanism. The offical description states that:
This first film, Manifesting the Mind, is a broad look at psychedelics in general. Why are psychedelics so brutally suppressed in . . . → Read More: Manifesting the Mind – film trailer
By Ben, on August 6th, 2008%
Er, I meant to post this last month – it’s pretty neat, check it out:
Alive Mind Media is releasing 3 films this summer, dubbing the release “The Trippy Trilogy – Alive Mind’s Altered Consciousness Collection”.
Flicker
DVD release Date: July 15
Documentary on the 1961 invention of Brion Gysin’s “Dreammachine”, described as “a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations.” (Is this a precursor to the Sound and Light Machine?)
Hofmann’s Potion
DVD release Date: June 15
Documentary on LSD featuring Albert Hofmann, Timonthy Leary, Aldous Huxley, Ram Dass, Ralph Metzner Stanisav Grof, and more.
Preview:
Hofmann’s Potion – 9 Minute Preview
Hippie Masala
DVD Release Date: August 8, . . . → Read More: LSD, the Dreammachine, and Aging Hippies in India : 3 New Documentaries from Alive Media Coming Out This Summer
By Ben, on November 7th, 2007%
Official ALTERED STATES movie trailer:
Plot Summary: A scientist takes drugs inside a sensory deprivation chamber, has crazy intense psychedelic trips, then genetically regresses into a primordial pre-human, ultimately regressing into the void of existence itself.
The story revolves around a young scientist named Eddie Jessup, whose interest in his work overshadows everything else, including not only his marriage to but even his own well-being.
I read that the actors experimented with ketamine while making this film. I thought this was strange but awesome of them. Later on I discovered why they did it; ALTERED STATES is based on the life and . . . → Read More: What happens when you combine mindblowing psychedelics with a sensory deprivation tank? A look at the film ALTERED STATES.
By Ben, on November 5th, 2007%
My thoughts after seeing Waking Life:
“Holy shit – this movie really is all about lucid dreaming!”
“What the fuck was that guy talking about?”
“This is really awesome and yet sometimes really boring.”
“This guy talking about how turning on or off a light in a dream and how it won’t work – I love this scene. And 360 vision – hell yea!”
“This crazy animation style is going to give me a headache!”
“I need to watch this movie again and take notes.”
This isn’t a normal movie with character development, a climax, and so on – it’s more like a philosophical look at dreams, . . . → Read More: Dreaming While Awake: Thoughts on the film Waking Life
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