...Possible Efficacy of Psilocybin on Depression For thousands of years, humans have been using psychedelic plants all over the world for healing purposes. Despite this fact, in 1971, these medicines were classified as schedule I drugs. Schedule I drugs are defined as drugs with a high potential for abuse or drugs that have no recognized medical uses. After 40 years of almost-total prohibition, psychologists, psychiatrists and neuroscientists are reassessing the role of psychedelic drugs. This research paper will focus on the classical serotonergic psychedelic called psilocybin or the so-called ‘magic mushroom’ and it’s clinical potential in the treatment of various psychiatric disorders. First, it is important to recognize certain facts about psilocybin that may be unknown due to misperceptions about the plant. Psilocybin is not known to cause damage to the brain or any other organs in the body and is regarded as non-addictive (Nichols, 2004; as cited in Krebs & Johansen, 2013). In fact, studies have found that psilocybin may lead to neurogenesis, or the regrowth of brain cells (Catlow et al., 2013). Psilocybin can cause sustained positive changes in attitudes, mood and behavior, and a recent study suggests it may be helpful in the treatment of anxiety (Grob et al., 2011; as cited in Young, 2013). Franz Vollenweider and his colleague Michael Kometer wrote about how research into psychedelics might identify therapeutic mechanisms in our brains that are based on glutamate-driven neuroplasticity...
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...Which Subcultures influence to modern fashion 1 Contents. Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………......4 Chapter 1. Cholo subculture………………………………………………………………...4 Chapter 2. Psychedelia of hippies……………………………………………....5 Chapter 3. Bloomers. Sport style………………………………………………..7 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………..10 List of references…………………………………………………………………………………10 List of figures………………………………………………………………………………………11 2 Abstract Fashion is dynamic - it constantly changes. Moreover, some people choose the behavior or lifestyle influenced by fashion trends. Each subculture strive to create their own, such as to disassociate itself from the conventional, to preserve its originality and identity. However, some subcultures have other, and creating their own distinctive culture, they develop and enrich human culture in general. This article examines the relationship between few subcultures and the currently fashion through an analysis of Cholo subculture, psychedelia of hippie and sport style. Since the time of 20s century designers drew inspiration from street fashion and various subcultures that have their own unique style. 3 Introduction According to the 'Oxford English Dictionary online' defines a...
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...is inspired by a friend’s journey, beginning last year, to finally get his relationship with women and other people handled after an incident in his life distorted his world view, as well as emotional baggage he carried from the relationship with his parents and loved ones back at home. The main character, we’ll call him Levi, is highly confident in himself and seems to have, what some may consider, it in terms of affect on people. He’s also highly motivated and focused on a goal in his life; qualities that are considered a must for a man and someone who will be highly regarded in his social circle. However, in terms of his relationship with other people, something is both missing and taken away from him. Levi’s outlook on the relationship of his parents has left him confused and lost in the world. This even causes Levi to go into an episode of serious depression and suicide. But one day, something happens to him. While out with his friends, he’s offered a couple of grams of psychedelic mushrooms. Only knowing a part of the drugs effect, Levi takes this psychedelic plant. While under the influence, the experience leads him down a journey of both self-reflection and dissolution. However, what he gains is the overwhelming desire to fix the emotional problems he has with himself and fix his perspective on the world....
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...Kayla Farrant English 1550 Professor Roberts 10/16/2013 The Trippy Days “Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can, no need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world.” This is a famous quote by John Lennon, a key model figure in the “counter-culture era”. If I invented a time machine and traveled back through time, I would stop in the year 1964. During this time period, the world started to change from a black and white opinion to the freedom for individuals to do and think as they please. The counter-culture era was a period when long held values and norms of behavior suddenly broke down, especially among the young. Teenagers became political activists and separated themselves from mainstream culture. They stood out through their appearance and lifestyle. Many members of the counter-culture saw their own lives as ways to express political and social beliefs. Personal appearance, song lyrics, and the arts were some of the methods used to make both individual and group statements. I chose to go back in time to this particular era because this period was all about going against the status quo. Attitudes about sexuality appeared to loosen, and women started standing their ground openly protesting their old- fashion roles of a mother and housewife, and people lived happy and free. Hippies catch my eye the most. With the tye-dye shirts, long hair, sexual promiscuity and recreational drugs like marijuana and hallucinogens...
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...Sex and drugs and rock and roll Hypothesis: the 1960’s were the most influential decade when popular culture changed the world Of the many significant events in the 20th century, the two world wars, the cold war and Vietnam, space exploration and the dramatic impacts of automation and technology on everyday life, culminating with the popularity of personal computers and the birth of the internet towards the end of the millennium, arguably no other decade had as significant an impact on popular culture as did the 1960’s. What we witness is a transition from a conformist society at the start of the decade to a counter-culture of anti-war protests, pushes towards racial and sexual equality, free love and drug influences like never before. As...
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...will die of smoking-related illnesses prior to completing middle age, an additional quarter will die prematurely from smoking-related illnesses shortly after retirement age, and another large group will develop debilitating chronic illnesses as a result of their smoking? Most people don't know the odds of getting sick as a result of smoking are really that bad, but when you do the numbers, that is how they come out. People usually take drugs because they want to change something in their lives. Here are some of the reasons young people gave for taking drugs: * To fit in * To escape or relax * To relieve boredom * To seem grown up * To rebel * To experiment They think drugs are a solution. But eventually, the drugs become the problem. The consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them. For many people, truly understanding the very real dangers associated with smoking and drugs becomes the motivating factor that helps them to quit. Although it can be a very difficult habit to break, smoking and drug is ultimately a choice; it is your responsibility to choose whether or not you will continue to smoke and taking drugs. There are over 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke Each puff on a cigarette delivers nicotine to your brain within a few seconds. However, the Nicotine levels in your blood drop quickly after your cigarette is...
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...please contact support@jstor.org. Springer is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Religion and Health. http://www.jstor.org Journal of Religion and Health, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1982 Madness Experience: Ginsberg as Religious The Case of Allen MARTIN WASSERMAN to be a religious Various writers have considered madness On the basis ABSTRACT: experience. in the area with literature and conversations it is argued that of the psychiatric patients, as a four-stage as a religious can be viewed The four madness process. experience developmental are: 1) The state hurt-and-be-hurt of being, self-induced 2) The stages experience, psychedelic 3) The clarify psychotic how and 4) The confusion-and-dread reaction, reconstruction-with-insight four stages make the poet Allen these up a religious experience, is organized around each of the stages. episode world Ginsberg's view. To so-called According patient, Wieman's and a psychiatric who was both a theologian Boisen, is in line with of madness of the process frequently awareness "Man's acute of...
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...Savannah Morris Faris Honors English IV 09 January 2015 A Maggot-Less World A Utopia is an imaginative place that is beautiful in every aspect and is the author’s perspective of a “perfect society”. Aldous Huxley creates this Utopia in his novel, “Island”. He creates a perfect society with limited technology and a union of all people to work together. Huxley creates this Utopia during a time period of corruption and new discoveries. As the nation enters the literary time period of “the beat period”, Huxley's unconscious idea of a Utopian society is displayed uncensored in “Island” as opposed to “Brave New World” and he provides his personal solution to the world’s problems. In “Island” by Aldous Huxley the main character, Will Farnaby,...
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...excess iron is stored in your organs, especially your liver, heart and pancreas. The excess iron can poison these organs, leading to life-threatening conditions such as cancer, heart arrhythmias and cirrhosis. There are two types of hemochromatosis; primary hemochromatosis which is an inherited disease and secondary hemochromatosis which is usually the result of something else, such as anemia, thalassemia, liver disease, or blood transfusions. In hemochromatosis, the normal role of hepcidin is disrupted and your body absorbs more iron that it needs. Hepcidin is a peptide hormone secreted by the liver and plays a major function in your body's use of iron. When one has hemochromatosis, they may experience symptoms such as joint pain. fatigue, weakness, diabetes, loss of sex drive, impotence, and heart failure. You may be at higher risk o developing the disease if you have a two copies of a mutated HFE gene, your ethnicity, being a man, and family history. In order to treat this disease you will have to have a phlebotomy (blood removal) bi-weekly in order to lower your iron levels back to normal. f you cannot have blood drawn because of anemia or heart problems your doctor may give you a medication which will allow your body to expel all excess iron through your urine or stool. 2. Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as magic mushrooms, are mushrooms that contain the psychedelic drugs psilocybin and psilocin. Psilocybin mushrooms have likely been used since prehistoric times...
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...2001). It is well placed in this day and time, and like all music nowadays, the inclusion of the internet has seen the genre become more and more popular across the globe. The term “Experimental/Electronic Music” is an umbrella term used in this report to label an idiosyncrasies list of subgenres made with the use of any combination of computers and electronic or acoustic instruments. ‘In no way is the use of this term an attempt to ignore the concrete differences between the way these subgenres are consumed and produced. Although both being cited under the same term of Experimental/Electronic Music, as example, “Trip-Hop” and “Ragga-Jungle” have a world of difference between them’ (Kembrew McLeod, 2001). The sonic characteristics between the two subgenres are obvious when contrasted against each other. In sample tracks 1 and 2 you can hear the distinct definitions between them. Track 1 is a Trip-Hop track named...
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...Isn’t it odd how a dream can awaken a soul? Many times over, I have found myself laying in the blankness of night wondering and questioning the details of my own day. This is my least favorite part of the few hours I so-call “sleep,” when the light is too low and silence undoubtedly present. The pulses in my ears and the thud thud thud of my heart try to serenade me in bed. It hasn’t been long since I last thought of my own fragility. I have been dancing on the edge of insanity for the past few months. But it is important, Reader, that you should know that the source of my insanity has been a dream of sorts. In the 1960s, several scientists conducted a series of experiments on individuals to gauge the effectiveness of psychedelics. The focus was primarily on terminal cancer patients who needed reassurance in their lives. In a controlled environment, of course, the subjects were provided with a dose of drug that transported them on the trip of their lives. These trips were so quality and seemingly real that most patients felt as though their trips were one of the most important part of their lives as if having discovered a part of themselves. After hours of arguing with the scientists over the reality of the situation, no amount of reasoning could convince the subjects that their...
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...drgg ffufu guio gui gyjdytjk The psychedelic world had always been something I sought for as an adolescent and to this day it has helped expand my minds eye, a great example of the world i speak of is the well written 1865 novel called “Alice in Wonderland” by Charles Lutwidge Dodgsons (Lewis Carroll). It’s absolutely certain that in Lewis Carroll’ “Alice in Wonderland” he tries to introduce the reader to psychosis, narcotics,and potentially the existence of parallel universes. As i revised his work of art i decided to exaggerate and or be direct with the reader on what he was implying when he wrote Alice in Wonderland. “Alice in Wonderland” is a great novel that tells a story of an adolescent going through some swift mental changes. The story examines the stages in which a teenagers psychosis is evolving, a transition from childhood to adulthood. For example, in the initial point of the story Alice is being very disobedient towards her sister, a behavior that majority of teenagers are well indeed guilty of, this type of behavior can be described as one of many stages in social -developement called “ego-identity.” Soon after she wanders off away from her sister dreaming of a world that counters the reality in which she lives in, a world different from her own another sign that indicates or reveals her hunger for change or possibly suicide. Soon after, her journey begins with a hasty chase for a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. On the other hand In my version “Alice...
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...pop music and its demand. American bands and artists were monopolizing the market, pumping out band after band. Record labels that were prominent at the time were Atlantic, EMI and Warner Bro’s records. The rise of the Billboard charts and magazine also played a significant role in the success of pop music. Australia was also producing bands that were ranking very high on the charts with smash hits. This phenomenon of pop music and pop culture has defiantly defined the generations that it came from. By analyzing and discussing the popular music of the 20th century, we can see that Australia is not just a mere imitation of American popular music. Musical Roots The cultural music of Australia can be traced beck through to the Aborigines. They practiced music not as an art form or means of entertainment but rather as a spiritual ritual or a method of story telling. Their influence on Australian mainstream music can be heard today through their instruments the didgeridoo and the clap sticks. In the 17th century Australia’s music would evolve to folk music. This is the music and roots that the white settlers brought with them. Classics such as “Waltzing Matilda” also know as Australia’s unofficial anthem also has musical qualities that link it to early folk music. This style of music typically has an, AB from with a verse and a chorus part. The style is simple and the melodies are catchy...
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...Music Essay The Beatles' changed our world by introducing a new musical style and sense of creativity in popular culture in the 1960s.This band formed by four youngh men, John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) started their carrer playing in small places such us The Cavern , now known as a legendary place in the city. They started to become influences by other bands famous at that moment in the UK, but what they didn’t realized is that in so short time they will become the band that influence other groups not only in their own country , but all over the world. Their first step to their success begun with the song “Love me do”. Their music reflected the rebellion of the youth of the 1960's against the governments and leaders and the type of thinking that had divided the world into two world wars. The titles and lyrics of their songs reflected the desire for change and for peace in the world. They through that the reason why everybody liked their music and lyrics was because it articulated the needs and frustrations of the youth and became an integral part of a new cultural movement. They were so sucessful, that in order to get noticed, other bands felt that they needed to fashion their music after to the sound of the Beatles. The clothes they wore influenced everybody. Bell bottoms were in, and people started cutting their hair in the same style. It was fashionable to take...
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...we are familiar with today. A good example of this is the 1966 song Taxman where drums are all panned to left; this might seem like nothing out of the ordinary now but in that time were defining the nature of sound recording. Much of the Beatle’s enthusiasm and desire to create new sound-scapes stemmed from their recreational drug use in particular trying to re-create sonically and lyrically their experiences of the drug LSD. This of course had to do with changing social order, the emergence of hippy culture and the band’s recent adventures in India. This excitement combined with George Martin’s enthusiasm for experimenting with new recording technology and his willingness to create and try new things resulted in recordings that would change history. George Martin ( a former BBC radio producer) and the engineers at abbey road had the technical ability to see the Beatle’s often...
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