I resonated deeply with Dr. Devenot's criticism of the "hegemony of capitalism" as applied to the burgeoning academic mainstreaming of psychedelic studies, and cheered at her embrace of poetic expression as deserving equal weight with scientific lingo in reporting psychedelic experiences. As a published poet with a PhD in consciousness studies (emphasizing non-ordinary states), I have benefited from both modes of expression.
Back to the hegemony of capitalism: I have long understood that as one of the most destructive forces at work in undermining planetary well-being in general--and not just a harmful influence in studying entheogens.
THIS: I have this dream of one day having a psychedelic study with poets, who are used to communicating experiences in non-ordinary language — they’re disrupting language to describe the non-ordinary; poets and literary scholars could help generate and interpret trip reports.
I first took LSD in 1964 as a lark. Talk about a surprise! I tripped several more times in the 60s and came to use Leary's manual for all subsequent trips. Also did IV DMT. It changed my life.
I'm now almost 80 and can look back on a rewarding career and a great family. But It makes me sad to see that politics creeps into everything, including the psychedelic intelligentsia.
I resonated deeply with Dr. Devenot's criticism of the "hegemony of capitalism" as applied to the burgeoning academic mainstreaming of psychedelic studies, and cheered at her embrace of poetic expression as deserving equal weight with scientific lingo in reporting psychedelic experiences. As a published poet with a PhD in consciousness studies (emphasizing non-ordinary states), I have benefited from both modes of expression.
Back to the hegemony of capitalism: I have long understood that as one of the most destructive forces at work in undermining planetary well-being in general--and not just a harmful influence in studying entheogens.
THIS: I have this dream of one day having a psychedelic study with poets, who are used to communicating experiences in non-ordinary language — they’re disrupting language to describe the non-ordinary; poets and literary scholars could help generate and interpret trip reports.
I'm a published poet, count me in.
I first took LSD in 1964 as a lark. Talk about a surprise! I tripped several more times in the 60s and came to use Leary's manual for all subsequent trips. Also did IV DMT. It changed my life.
I'm now almost 80 and can look back on a rewarding career and a great family. But It makes me sad to see that politics creeps into everything, including the psychedelic intelligentsia.
So excellent! Thank you for sharing this!