Psychedelic - what is it? At its core, this is one of the types of art that makes it possible to go beyond consciousness. Psychedelics are considered a special culture of the liberated mind. Previously, this culture was associated with psychotropic drugs, but now there is no need for doping for its consumption.
Art theorist Pavel Pepperstein answered the question: "Psychedelic: what is it?" It is not only the thrill caused by psychotropic drugs. There is a psychedelic of everyday life. What can be easily verified. There is a psychedelic movie, 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 frowned upon in the psychedelic movement, although this is a common belief.
Psychedelic: what is it and the history of its appearance
As an art form, psychedelic originated in the 60s of the last century. At the time when the famous drug LSD appeared. This new hallucinogenenjoyed great popularity and was considered a safe guide to the world of expanded consciousness. Now any art can be psychedelic, even design and sculpture can be psychedelic.
Literature in psychedelic culture
Psychedelic literary style is determined by the following feature - a combination of expression and naturalism, melodrama and tragedy. This style has a fragmented plot and a large number of characters, profanity, black humor, jargon, dialectism, elements of social satire, an increased interest in the ugly and aesthetic shock. Psychedelic literature includes works by Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, George Orwell, etc.
Music in psychedelic culture
In the 1960s, psychedelic music appeared: trance, punk, techno, rave, rock. All of these trends were in turn considered psychedelic. Psychedelic rock is expressive and difficult to perceive music that strongly affects the listener. Initially, this music was listened to under the influence of drugs, but later the musicians began to do without drugs.
Goa-trance direction in music is closely connected with 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 goa trance is Raja Ram. This style owes its name to the state of India, where Euro-hippies held their parties since the late 50s and early 60s.
Psychedelic substyles in music
Towards the middle of the 90s, psychedelics (what kind of musical direction we have already sorted out) gradually began to move to Europe. The more adherents of this culture - travelers - became, the harder and darker the music became. Goa trance moved further and further away from Eastern traditions and was now practically unrelated to them. New sub-styles were born and the music formerly known as goa trance has grown into a new market style that is now common.
Psychedelic art
Psychedelic-style paintings have always attracted viewers with their depth of thought. 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 mindset.
