Psychedelics - what is it? At its core, this is one of the forms of art that makes it possible to go beyond the limits of consciousness. Psychedelics is considered a special culture of a liberated mind. Previously, this culture was associated with psychotropic drugs, but now there is no need for doping for its consumption.
Theorist of art Pavel Pepperstein answered the question: “Psychedelic: what is it?” This is not only the thrill caused by psychotropic drugs. There is a psychedelic of everyday life. What you can easily see. There is a psychedelic of cinema, consumption, survival, fatigue and so on. All of the above circumstances create the effects of asymmetric enlightenment and open up different zones of the psyche. Consequently, various drugs are not approved in the psychedelic movement, although such an opinion is widespread.
Psychedelics: what is it and the story of its appearance
As an art form, psychedelic originated in the 60s of the last century. At that time, when the famous drug LSD appeared. This new hallucinogen was very popular and was considered a non-dangerous guide to the world of expanded consciousness. Now any art can be psychedelic, even design and sculpture are psychedelic.
Literature in Psychedelic Culture
The psychedelic literary style is determined by the following criterion - a combination of expression and naturalism, melodrama and tragedy. In this style, there is a fragmented plot and a large number of characters, profanity, black humor, jargon, dialecticism, elements of social satire, an increased interest in the ugly and aesthetic shock. The works of Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, George Orwell and others can be attributed to psychedelic literature.
Music in Psychedelic Culture
In the 1960s, psychedelic music appeared: trance, punk, techno, rave, rock. All of these directions were considered psychedelic in turn. Psychedelic rock is an expressive and hard-to-perceive music that strongly affects the listener. Initially, this music was listened to under the influence of narcotic drugs, but later the musicians began to do without drugs.
Goa trance music is closely related to psychedelic culture. We can say that it grew out of it. The term "GoaTrance" was first mentioned in 1987 by Christopher Ches. The founder of the Goa trance is considered Raja Ram. This style owes its name to the state of India, in which, from the late 50s to the 60s, euro-hippies held their parties.
Psychedelic bedding in music
Closer to the mid-90s, psychedelics (what kind of musical direction we have already made out) gradually began to move to Europe. The more followers of this culture became travelers, the harder and darker the music became. Goa-trance was moving farther and farther from eastern traditions and was now practically unconnected with them. New undercoats sprang up, and music, previously known as goa-trance, grew to a new, now widespread, market style.
Psychedelic art
Psychedelic-style paintings have always attracted viewers with a depth of reflection. The eye of a psychedelic artist must see much more than usual in order to immerse a person in the very depths of consciousness. It is worth noting that to create such works you need to have an unusual way of thinking.