Psychedelic Technology in the 21st Century

CJ Carr 2009

What is the Psychedelic Experience?

Greek psyche and delos “Mind manifesting” The mind liberated from its ordinary boundaries

and constraints Novel perceptions Altered states of awareness Hallucinations (visual, aural, tactile.. etc) Creativity, self-reflection Oneness, connectedness

Schizophrenic-like states Religious/mystical states

Why do people alter their Consciousness?

Recreation Self-exploration Religious/spiritual purposes

Healing Communicating with the dead

Art/Creativity Psychology, Psychotherapy

Inducing Altered States of Consciousness

Religious/spiritual practice Meditation Yoga Chanting, drumming, dancing

Psychedelic drugs LSD Magic Mushrooms Morning Glory seeds DMT Salvia Divinorum Cannabis

Inducing Altered States of Consciousness

Dreaming Lucid Dreaming Sleep Paralysis Sleep deprivation

Sensory Deprivation Blindfold White noise Float tank

Death Near-death experiences Birth?

Inducing Altered States of Consciousness

Technology too!

Altered Listening

Ordering a Tuna Salad

Altered Vision

Example

Brainwaves

Electroencephalography (EEG) Mental states Emotions Facial expressions Cognitive intentions

Feedback Mental state directly influencing altered sensory

perception

Stonehenge Example

Further Development

Connect people together Group perception Massively Multiplayer Online Psychedelic

Sessions Connect to data

Augmented Reality Future Technology

Better mind reading Imagination readers Group dreaming

Psychedelic Technology

Awesome DIY Reusable Open-ended, open source Connect people and data

Alternative Spiritual practice can take a lifetime. Drugs

Can get you arrested. Purity/safety of street drugs Crude.. vomiting sucks

Synergizer

In Conclusion...