Author Darren Cockburn’s debut title Being Present: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice is a practical guide to creating and implementing a regimen for those who may have little experience with breath-work, mindfulness, and/or wellness routines.
Read MoreAuthor Darren Cockburn’s debut title Being Present: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice is an alluring and grounded take on mental, physical, and spiritual presence.
Read MoreAllow me to introduce you to James Oroc, a journalistic photographer with a penchant for extreme sports and author of the impressive doctrine The New Psychedelic Revolution: The Genesis of the Visionary Age.
Read MoreThe language and prose is mature and well-written without sounding unnecessarily complex or overindulgent and the text is inviting and comical, but still manages to be chalked full of substantive information. There truly is something here for anyone who is even remotely interested in psychedelia or the numinous as a result of this.
Read MoreDeism posits the idea that God serves as a vehicle for creation but does not constantly tend to or oversee the affairs of our universe due to the autonomous function of natural law.
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard that MDMA is an entactogen, meaning that it gives rise to feelings of oneness, openness, and empathy and connectedness, and that these are the dominant properties of the MDMA experience – so much so that some commentators feel that MDMA should not be classified as a psychedelic. Because of these feeling-related effects, MDMA has been dubbed the “love drug,” and has found a place in PTSD therapy, helping individuals overcome traumatic and emotionally charged experiences.
Read MoreInitially viewed as a parody of religion (despite this never being the founder's intention), Dudeism was written off as an American novelty act; The product of obsessive fandom and rampant imagination. These ideals were quickly inverted as the followers of Dudeism were seen to be serious about their newfound devotion to what they believed to be a progressive and transcendent denomination.
Read MoreYou look at a clock and realize that for the fourth time today you've seen the same repeating numbers. In fact, this has been happening a lot lately and you're not really sure why.
Read MoreAmber Canty is a farmer and healer from Brooklyn, New York who plans to raise the vibration of the Earth through educational farming. Her work aims to empower her community and the communities in which she works, by eliminating deeply rooted mistreatment of lower income individuals whose main source of nutrition comes from unhealthy, highly processed foods.
Read MoreAnji Bee is one half of the YouTube duo, Happy Healthy Vegan. Together with her partner Ryan Lum, they have created a channel dedicated to promoting vegan health. Anji and Ryan have also been creating music under the Lovespirals moniker for over a decade now. With the rise in veganism and new scientific data creeping into the mainstream strata about the validity and long term benefits of a plant-based vegan lifestyle, we are beginning to see more and more people give up animal products and begin a new, cruelty free journey.
Read MoreForrest Curran is the creator of the Purple Buddha Project, an online resource for inspirational quotes that highlight the tenets of Buddhist ideology. What began as a Tumblr blog to mitigate his depression during his stint in college, quickly ballooned into a thriving online community.
Read MoreA number of black children (particular adolescent boys) are prematurely diagnosed with attention disorders when in actuality, they are perfectly healthy, capable, and cognizant young men who simply lack the necessary awareness to redirect their energy. Being funneled into the Big Pharma pipeline is stigmatizing and potentially damaging to the frail ego of a developing child. Factor in the litany of potential side effects associated with the long term use of behavior modifying drugs, and you have a disaster waiting to happen. This is why any practices that champion a lifestyle prioritizing the examination and redirecting of powerful thought energies, is a step in the right direction for downtrodden communities. Baltimore has taken taken a similar approach and was met with overwhelming success when they opted to issue mediation time instead of detention to the children of Robert W. Coleman Elementary School.
Read MoreCymatics were discovered by Dr. Hans Jenny after he became curious of the effects that sound could have on fluids, pastes, and powders. He quickly noticed that the sounds created patterns within the effected substance and that these patterns weren’t merely an "unregulated chaos” but instead formed a uniform pattern based on the dynamics of the sound and the amount of the substance that is used. These are gorgeous fractal geometries, but is that where it ends?
Read MoreThe term Synchronicity was coined by famed psychiatrist Carl Jung and means “the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection”. The most famous examples of the phenomena is when you mysteriously think of someone, and then suddenly you receive a phone call or a visit from that person.
Read MoreWe are supposedly experiencing another age of spiritual and emotional enlightenment, if this truly is the case, it is imperative that we understand these individuals on a deeper level for they may hold the secret to understanding the universal law of human connectedness.
Read MoreUsing the structure surrounding the eye as her canvas, Tal is able to create ethereal art that explores various quadrants of the color spectrum. By doing this, she can effectively convey a palpable sense of whimsy to the viewers.
Daniel’s art has successfully transitioned into different mediums of entertainment (he spent years studying design and has collaborated with industry giants like Hasbro), ranging from toys to animation which speaks volumes about his artistic and business acumen. He has also become a published author producing lighthearted children's literature.
If you ask two people how they’d define characteristics or phenomena associated with consciousness, there is a good chance that you’d receive two differing opinions. So what happens if you ask thirteen?
One of the fastest rising academics in the world of contemporary psychedelia is Peter Sjöstedt-H.
Altered is an international conference that aims to elucidate concepts surrounding the nature of consciousness.
Scheduled to take place in Berlin, Germany on the 3rd and 4th of November, Altered seeks to unify individuals from various backgrounds and disciplines to discuss academia, art, and spirituality.
With an affinity for the spiritual side of music, Sirgun has worked and studied to incorporate uplifting vibrations into her pieces.
Thom's work spans the greater part of three decades and has effectively emblazoned itself on to the framework of the genre.
Now that festival season is underway, Sennheiser has compiled a list of practical tips and tricks to help casual and hardcore attendees survive their outings.
“Ridicule is the burden of genius.”
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Artist, Author, and psychonaut Martin W. Ball has been discussing and representing the intersections between art and metaphysics for some time now. His position on the nature of the psychedelic experience, human ego, and philosophy on what these substances can offer to mankind has been one of great interest to many artists and explorers.