Strange Drugs Make For Strange Bedfellows
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Strange Drugs Makes For Strange Bedfellows
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Author : Alan Piper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-16
Strange Drugs Makes For Strange Bedfellows written by Alan Piper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-16 with categories.
Psychedelic drugs and LSD in particular are associated with the Left Wing political radicalism and Hippie culture of the 1960s and as promising to usher in a world of peace love and understanding. However, the discovery of the powerful psychedelic drug LSD emerged in the shadow of the Second World War and has from the outset been a substance of interest to individuals of a radically conservative disposition such as Ernst Jünger, the close friend of Albert Hofmann who first synthesised LSD. That interest continues in the shape of elements of the present day Radical Right, who mix an interest in pre-war Volkish ideology and Nordic paganism with psychoactive drugs and contemporary right wing political thought. 'Strange Drugs make for Strange Bedfellows' examines the promotion of conservative revolutionary thought within the New Age milieu, which includes contemporary psychedelia, and the interest of individuals from the Radical Right in the role of psychoactive drugs in traditional and contemporary Nordic shamanism."The popular view of psychedelics regards these astonishing drugs as agents of positivepersonal and societal transformation, signposting humanity toward the Age of Aquarius. Yetthere has always been an almost wilfully overlooked and sinister nightside to psychedelia'ssun-kissed Eden. Alan Piper's penetrating study delves deep in the murky historical backwatersof fascist thought, taking us on a long, strange, trip from the trenches to contemporary Nordicneo-paganism, where WWI warrior/philosopher Ernst Jünger's personal and LSD informedrelationship with Albert Hofmann rubs shoulders with arcane occult and right wing beliefsabout psychedelics.Piper's view that the qualities and experiences of LSD and other psychedelics suggests they are,perhaps, neutral tools that can be used to inform any philosophy, liberal or conservative will,rightfully, challenge and provoke many readers. Dense, but highly readable, and satisfyinglyreferenced, Strange Drugs make for strange bedfellows, brings fresh depth and perspective tothe history of psychedelic drugs." - Andy Roberts, author of Albion Dreaming: A popular history of LSD in BritainSince the sixties psychedelic culture has typically been viewed, from both within and without, as a fellow-traveller with progressive, environmental, liberal and communitarian politics. But the psychedelic experience has been understood quite differently in other times and places. Alan Piper's sensitive exploration of its role in the thought of Ernst Jünger, a seminal influence on Albert Hoffman and other psychedelic pioneers of the 1950s, shows how it can offer meaning and validation to quite different political ideologies: individualist, reactionary, even fascist. As well as exposing the appropriation of psychedelic culture by modern far-right interests, his analysis raises profound questions about the meaning of the experience and its political dimensions."-Mike Jay author of High Society: Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture."In Strange Drugs Make for Strange Bedfellows, Alan Piper tells the fascinating and challenging story of the unexplored links between the psychedelic movement which emerged in the mid 20th century, and right wing politics. While to many this connection seems counterintuitive, Piper's well researched and finely argued work, explains how it is that these movements are not only historically intertwined, but also exist in a complex ideological interplay steeped in ideas of nature and mysticism. Instructive and well worth a read." - Dr Amy Hale, anthropologist and folklorist, author John Michell, Radical Traditionalism, and the Emerging Politics of the Pagan New Right.
Strange Drugs Make For Strange Bedfellows
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Author : Alan Piper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-03
Strange Drugs Make For Strange Bedfellows written by Alan Piper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-03 with categories.
Psychedelic drugs and LSD in particular are associated with the Left Wing political radicalism and Hippie culture of the 1960s and as promising to usher in a world of peace love and understanding. However, the discovery of the powerful psychedelic drug LSD emerged in the shadow of the Second World War and has from the outset been a substance of interest to individuals of a radically conservative disposition such as Ernst Jünger, the close friend of Albert Hofmann who first synthesised LSD. That interest continues in the shape of elements of the present day Radical Right, who mix an interest in pre-war Volkish ideology and Nordic paganism with psychoactive drugs and contemporary right wing political thought. 'Strange Drugs make for Strange Bedfellows' examines the promotion of conservative revolutionary thought within the New Age milieu, which includes contemporary psychedelia, and the interest of individuals from the Radical Right in the role of psychoactive drugs in traditional and contemporary Nordic shamanism."The popular view of psychedelics regards these astonishing drugs as agents of positivepersonal and societal transformation, signposting humanity toward the Age of Aquarius. Yetthere has always been an almost wilfully overlooked and sinister nightside to psychedelia'ssun-kissed Eden. Alan Piper's penetrating study delves deep in the murky historical backwatersof fascist thought, taking us on a long, strange, trip from the trenches to contemporary Nordicneo-paganism, where WWI warrior/philosopher Ernst Jünger's personal and LSD informedrelationship with Albert Hofmann rubs shoulders with arcane occult and right wing beliefsabout psychedelics.Piper's view that the qualities and experiences of LSD and other psychedelics suggests they are,perhaps, neutral tools that can be used to inform any philosophy, liberal or conservative will,rightfully, challenge and provoke many readers. Dense, but highly readable, and satisfyinglyreferenced, Strange Drugs make for strange bedfellows, brings fresh depth and perspective tothe history of psychedelic drugs." - Andy Roberts, author of Albion Dreaming: A popular history of LSD in BritainSince the sixties psychedelic culture has typically been viewed, from both within and without, as a fellow-traveller with progressive, environmental, liberal and communitarian politics. But the psychedelic experience has been understood quite differently in other times and places. Alan Piper's sensitive exploration of its role in the thought of Ernst Jünger, a seminal influence on Albert Hoffman and other psychedelic pioneers of the 1950s, shows how it can offer meaning and validation to quite different political ideologies: individualist, reactionary, even fascist. As well as exposing the appropriation of psychedelic culture by modern far-right interests, his analysis raises profound questions about the meaning of the experience and its political dimensions."-Mike Jay author of High Society: Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture."In Strange Drugs Make for Strange Bedfellows, Alan Piper tells the fascinating and challenging story of the unexplored links between the psychedelic movement which emerged in the mid 20th century, and right wing politics. While to many this connection seems counterintuitive, Piper's well researched and finely argued work, explains how it is that these movements are not only historically intertwined, but also exist in a complex ideological interplay steeped in ideas of nature and mysticism. Instructive and well worth a read." - Dr Amy Hale, anthropologist and folklorist, author John Michell, Radical Traditionalism, and the Emerging Politics of the Pagan New Right.
American Trip
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Author : Ido Hartogsohn
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2020-07-14
American Trip written by Ido Hartogsohn and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with Psychology categories.
How historical, social, and cultural forces shaped the psychedelic experience in midcentury America, from CIA LSD experiments the Harvard Psilocybin Project. Are psychedelics invaluable therapeutic medicines, or dangerously unpredictable drugs that precipitate psychosis? Tools for spiritual communion or cognitive enhancers that spark innovation? Activators for one's private muse or part of a political movement? In the 1950s and 1960s, researchers studied psychedelics in all these incarnations, often arriving at contradictory results. In American Trip, Ido Hartogsohn examines how the psychedelic experience in midcentury America was shaped by historical, social, and cultural forces—by set (the mindset of the user) and setting (the environments in which the experience takes place). He explores uses of psychedelics that range from CIA and military experimentation to psychedelic-inspired styles in music, fashion, design, architecture, and film. Along the way, he introduces us to a memorable cast of characters including Betty Eisner, a psychologist who drew on her own experience to argue for the therapeutic potential of LSD, and Timothy Leary, who founded the Harvard Psilocybin Project and went on to become psychedelics' most famous advocate. Hartogsohn chronicles these developments in the context of the era's cultural trends, including the cold war, the counterculture, the anti-psychiatric movement, and the rise of cybernetics. Drawing on insights from the study of science, technology, and society, he develops the idea of LSD as a suggestible technology, the properties of which are shaped by suggestion. He proposes the concept of collective set and setting, arguing that the historical and sociocultural context of midcentury America offered a particular set and setting—creating the conditions for what he calls the American trip.
Psychedelic Humanities
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Author : Erika Dyck
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2024-06-19
Psychedelic Humanities written by Erika Dyck and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-19 with Science categories.
Psychedelics are part of a resurgence of interest in consciousness studies, especially as altered states of consciousness are being re-examined in the context of psychedelic-assisted therapies. To date, discussions about psychedelics in modern medicine have been dominated by studies in biomedicine. However, given that cultural factors play a significant role in the subjective effects of psychedelics, psychedelics can be considered a uniquely powerful point of convergence between the cultural and biomedical. Writers and artists, alongside psychiatrists and pharmacologists, have participated in shaping ‘the psychedelic experience’ by drawing on a rich set of approaches that blend narrative, arts, and humanities concepts to explain and interpret psychedelic experiences and explore consciousness for creative purposes. Psychedelic studies, past and present, emphasize the importance of ‘set and setting’ or the context of psychedelic consumption and its paramount importance in shaping psychedelic experiences. These non-pharmacological factors rely on a different set of methods and interpretations that necessarily rely on studies conducted outside of the biomedical sciences.
Psychedelic Sociality Pharmacological And Extrapharmacological Perspectives
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Author : Leor Roseman
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2022-08-25
Psychedelic Sociality Pharmacological And Extrapharmacological Perspectives written by Leor Roseman and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-25 with Science categories.
A Transatlantic Political Theology Of Psychedelic Aesthetics
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Author : Roger K. Green
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-04-02
A Transatlantic Political Theology Of Psychedelic Aesthetics written by Roger K. Green and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with Social Science categories.
Arguing that we ought to look to psychedelic aesthetics of the 1960s in relation to current crises in liberal democracy, this book emphasizes the intersection of European thought and the psychedelic. The first half of the book focuses on philosophical influences of Herbert Marcuse and Antonin Artaud, while the second half shifts toward literary and theoretical influences of Aldous Huxley on psychedelic aesthetics. Framed within an emergent discourse of political theology, it suggests that taking a postsecular approach to psychedelic aesthetics helps us understand deeper connections between aesthetics and politics.
Strange Bedfellows
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Author : Ben A. Rich
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2001-11-30
Strange Bedfellows written by Ben A. Rich and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-30 with Law categories.
The relationship between law and bioethics and the influence of both on medical research and clinical practice is a topic that is often mentioned but rarely subjected to sustained critical analysis. This book considers a number of issues in medicine in which the influence of the law has been most profound and positive including: informed consent; advance directives; constitutional liberties and privacy; standards for pain management and end-of-life care. The book provides important background material on significant legal and philosophical concepts, terms and principle necessary to an understanding of the legal process and ethical analysis. This work establishes the role of law in medicine and bioethics as being positive and its continuing involvement in the rights of research subjects and patients as a necessity.
Narcotics Review In Southeast Southwest Asia The Middle East And Africa
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Narcotics Review In Southeast Southwest Asia The Middle East And Africa written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Drug control categories.
Strange Bedfellows
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Author : Russell Leslie Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2008
Strange Bedfellows written by Russell Leslie Peterson and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Performing Arts categories.
A significant number of Americans get some of their "news" about politics and national affairs from comedy shows. Is "infotainment" a debasement, or a replacement, for traditional news outlets?
Public Health And Human Rights
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Author : Chris Beyrer
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2007-09-28
Public Health And Human Rights written by Chris Beyrer and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-28 with Law categories.
Provides critical evidenced based assessements and tools with which to investigate the role of rights abrogation in the health of populations.