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MAPS Bulletin: “Technology and Psychedelics”

The Spring 2008 Special Edition of the MAPS Bulletin focuses on the fascinating topic of “Technology and Psychedelics” – and you can download it as one complete PDF (8mb) or as single article PDFs of each article broken-out. MAPS Bulletin editor David Jay Brown sums up the issue:

…Western science’s discovery of psychedelic chemicals lead to an intimate and unusually creative relationship with technology. Since psychedelics affect all aspects of the human mind, they affect every aspect of human culture. Science, art, medicine, politics, philosophy, and spirituality have all been transformed by individuals experienced with the psychedelic mind state, as has the major hallmark of our species’ success – our ability to design tools. The interplay between technological innovation and psychedelic mind states has substantially influenced many aspects of electronic media and biotechnology – including the development of new film techniques and cinematic special effects, personal computers, the internet, and genetic engineering.

The issue features testimony from individuals who have used psychedelics for creative inspiration, and also contains a special tribute to the late Laura Huxley, wife of Aldous. Some great reading, well worth taking a look at.

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