second acid revolution...

Do you think it’s possible for another acid revolution to happen with America’s youth like it did in the 1960‘s? I know that the circumstances are very different, and that lsd has a pretty bad rap among the mainstream now thanks to nonstop government propaganda. But do you think America will ever see another wave of “hippies“ like it did 40 years ago?

 

America? Or the world?

What it takes is a voice

one that is respected and considers the modern context but still finds a way to incorporate psychedelics into the young people of the coming years.

Id imagine taking psychedelics in todays technological world makes it all a lot less accessible than in the 60s before digital revolution. some openess to culture somehow is needed to protect from the harsh truth of our consumerist industrial society. something to do with getting back to the roots of humanity to find our ultimate salvation. stripping away all our coping mechanisms. and remembering who we have been our whole lives.

most trippers these days seem to be modern day 'hippies' in a sense of the word, the underground rave/party scene

tis a pretty hectic world.

the police and government have a lot more control too

but psychedelics should never be preached as a lifestyle. just for people to understand it, and understand the importance of psychedelic trips and try them once in a while, under the guidance of an educated modern guru

 

acid is not the one this time , that was another generation's revolution. DMT and ayahuasca will be better candidates for a new revolution in consciousness. so many celebrities and noteworthy people are trying it, and its becoming more and more in the mainstream knowledge. i just don't see LSD losing its stigma anytime soon. DMT really doesn't have that yet, therefore people are more open to it. Not to mention, its in your brain and bloodstream .

 

isnt dmt from cough syrup? and whats a ayahuasca? lol i think acid will always be there... you like paper and shrooms? lol but yea hippies wont be the same from then.... they turn into mondernday hippies = ) i dont think its just the rave scene people tho... it could be stoners u kno = ) i love kush... ^_^

 

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dmt is the chemical that is released in your brain when you die... you have an out of this world trip when you do it. it is found in nature all over the place and the tea is just a version that lasts longer that 15 minutes

 

Please go to www.erowid.com and educate yourself on DMT.
As for LSD counterculture, I think its entirely possible. It really depends on LSD being more readily available and for more reasonable prices. If a potent drug like LSD is everywhere and almost everyone can afford it, people will do it all the time. If it gets you high it will be used, abused, and so forth.

 

oh and to answer your question...back in the 60s acid was legal. they just didnt know to much about it. Of course people were revolting against society, people always are but to say that there will be an acid revolution is highly doubtful.

There is a revolution close at hand but i dont think it has anything to do with drugs. Or government will have so much control over us that they will know when we fucking sneeze. when the shit hits the fan i know im revolting!

 

I think the most recent best chance we had was Terrence Mckenna, RIP.

Not saying he was the perfect route to accomplish this, but man, he went far.

The man was an amazing person.

 

its gonna have to be non-spiritual I think, and simply open people up to finding their own spirituality on their own terms.

 

i imagine a revolution where everyone or most of society would or could do acid = )

 

acid wave summer of 2009!!

GO GO GO

 

I hope some of that acid makes it to hawaii...we are so ready with set/setting over here it's not even funny!

I wish I did better in h.s. chemistry...

aloooha!

 

be the change.

i'll be out there in a couple years, and when i am, you had all better not hesitate. eace:

hell, 2012 is drawing near. cultures have prophesized for millennia that 2012 will bring with it a spiritual revolution the likes of which has never been seen before. we are nearing the end of the 4th age, and about to enter the 5th. which, supposedly, is a plane of reality in which fear cannot progress into.

 

There will probably be an upsurge in psychedelic research and culture eventually... I mean, how could there not be? The popularity of anything is bound to wax and wane. Perhaps one day in the fairly distant future it will even be accepted and used on occasion by a fairly large percentage of people (although, really, it already is... just look at the forums and the culture of America in general). But I see no reason to expect the same kind of revolution that already occurred. LSD is already somewhat a part of our society. It's not a HUGE part of our culture, but I mean, plenty of people have tripped and more people are doing it all the time. I'm shocked by how many people I encounter have experimented with psychedelics. The vast majority of people who are into artistic and intellectual circles know at least someone who has at some point been into psychedelics.

I think a decent analogy is the printing press. When it was first invented, there was a huge increase in the spread of knowledge. No one really talks about the printing press anymore, except in a historical context, but obviously its effects (and its use) are still incredibly important today. It's not a perfect example because the printing press was never really controversial - it wasn't demonized or outlawed or anything to the extent LSD was/is. And of course the printing press took longer to effect the world, and due to the limits of technology and knowledge at the time, it's impact is more easily measurable. In general, mankind is guaranteed to experience periods of free thinking, cultural growth, spiritual and artistic exploration every so often. It has happened countless times throughout history. And I think there is a good chance that an increased understanding and use of psychoactive drugs, including but certainly not limited to LSD, could be a part of that growth. But I think it would only be a *part* of the movement, just as LSD was only a part of the 60's movement. Surely the 60's would have been very different without psychedelics, but I think a lot of the things that happened, such as the sexual revolution, the Civil Rights movement, etc., were bound to happen anyway, with or without LSD. It was the spirit of the times. LSD didn't define the 60's, and I don't see it playing a more important role in any future movements than it already did in the 60's. It is theoretically possible, but it is far more likely that it will continue to play an important, but certainly not definitive, role in creativity, the exploration of consciousness, etc. just as it does today.

 

Excellent point on DMT. The fact that it is found in the human body takes away so much stigma and makes its research far more legitimate in the eyes of most people.