The Door of Perception
It’s been a long time since I last shared one of my own writings. The following essay was a contribution to a new magazine called PRESENT. They asked me what being present means to me.
I also put the whole text on Medium, for better readability:
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I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life, as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive
Joseph Campbell
I’m a promoter of the psychedelic experience as you might have figured. More people of high reputation need to come out of the closet and speak out about it.
Thorgerson’s metaphorical language to me feels like as if Magritte would have been into photography instead of painting.
A practice of self-enquiry like yoga isn’t on the agenda of a system of control and conformity. But even in East Germany people pursued this path, despite the risk of arousing suspicion.
Garden of Eden explores the vast world of psychoactive plants, animals and other organisms, and their uses in shamanism, spiritual exploration and healing.
This book is leading you on travels in a mysterious and visionary world.
Dive into a lush erotic jungle of entangled bodies and divine pleasures.
Rick Doblin is the the founder of MAPS and one of the most prominent fighters for opening our culture to the healing power of psychedelics.
A book of unseen photographs documenting the early days of the British direct action environmental movement from 1995—1999.
I have always been drawn to things I found suggestive but couldn’t understand. The tarot is such a theme that speaks to my imagination but I can’t explain what it really is.
A laboratory in constant change, a small museum of desires and dreams that amuse the inner child.
When the substance revealed itself to Albert Hofmann in 1943 he took on the responsibility and changed the world.
Edward S. Curtis shows us an ancient way of life that is about to vanish. And after that the wisdom will be forever lost.
These days the light returns and I behold an enchanted world. I feel so grateful for this gift of vision and the living world it presents to me.
This text is immensely powerful to illuminate death or any transition into the unknown. Remember that you already went through a fantastic metamorphosis before.
This film is about people who set forth to fully experience life. To shed the false shell and to return home.
I don’t wanna spoil it for you. First look at the pictures and wonder what you see. Then read below.
I want to tell you about the Lebensreform movement in the early 20th century. The problems back then were the same like today.
The base of Michiel Schuurman’s graphic work is a certain logic – whether natural, scientific or historical. Geeky algorithms, natural…
I would describe the work of Ernesto Neto as ‘body art’. It’s a supreme example of art that communicates by bodily sensations.
La Planète sauvage is a classic of surreal animation. But it’s far more than just dazzlingly beautiful, it holds many thought-provoking ideas to contemplate on.
