- Original photograph by Elfriede Stegemeyer (1908—1988)
Almost five years after I released the first DOP mixtape, here’s the sequel. It’s a little gift in remembrance of an unsanitized rave culture, that is so much more than mere escapism.
Karlfried Graf Dürckheim
Der Körper den ich habe, Der Leib der ich bin
Dürckheim’s legacy is psychotherapy in the spirit of Zen. His books are classics of transpersonal psychology.
The Ayahuasca Diaries
A Trip Inside
In April this year, I went to Peru for a month. The reason for this trip was my recent felt…
John C. Lilly
Of Mountains and Molehills
This little chapter from The Center of the Cyclone by John C. Lilly turned out to be a piece of wisdom that stood the test of time.
Philip Kirkland
Energy Ecstasy and your Seven Vital Chakras
There is already another post about Philip Kirkland but these images I’ve just found deserve to stand alone.
Ashtanga Yoga
Mysore Style
The term Mysore Style means you practice a memorized yoga sequence without being led by a teacher. The role of the teacher is to guide as well as provide adjustments or assists in postures.
Eating the
Fruit of Perception
10.03.2014
I had an experience that still resonates and vibrates deep within me. If I can keep just a mere afterglow alive, I will be a changed man.
Stanislav Grof
Holotropic Breathwork
I just had an experience that left me totally overwhelmed. I went to my first group session of Holotropic Breathwork…
Stanley Keleman
Emotional Anatomy
This seminal book by Stanley Keleman explores the notion that physical human shape is interrelated with one’s emotional and psychological reality — mapping the geometry of somatic consciousness.
Breath of the Gods
The origins of modern Yoga
The documentary investigates the origins of modern yoga and presents especially Krishnamacharya’s life and teachings.
Mati Klarwein
Images of a generation
No introduction needed. Here’s Abdul Mati Klarwein. Maybe I feel especially familiar with his style of painting because it was…
Thoughts
09.09.2011
These are the insights of one night in september 2011. It’s straight from the heart as I felt it back then. I think it’s worth sharing.
Robert Venosa
Timeless vistas of inner realities
New York City born, Robert Venosa was transported into the world of fine art in the late 60’s after having…
Sayat Nova
The Color of Pomegranates
The film does not attempt to tell the life story of a poet. Rather, the filmmaker had tried to recreate the poet’s inner world.
Illustrating
Infinity
In my point of view these 3D animations of mandelbrot sets are a very effective way of getting a glimpse of infinity
Thoughts on
Plasticity & Repetition
To me the main characteristics that constitute the human condition are plasticity and the tendency to repeat.
Gage Taylor
The Holy Grove
His meticulously rendered landscapes suggest a nostalgia for Eden and the availability of peace and joy through an expanded awareness of the beauty inherent in the land.
Ithell Colquhoun
Psychomorphologies
After decades of neglect, the British artist and writer Ithell Colquhoun is finally recognized as one of the most exciting and creative occult thinkers of the 20th century.
Stepping into the fire
Part III
I will step into the fire. The fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn me, it will only burn what I am not.
Cymatics
Bringing matter to life with sound
Cymatics is the study of visible sound and vibration. The phenomenon is visualized with various materials…
Hamzeh Carr
The Light of Asia
The Light of Asia is a famous narrative poem that tells the life and time of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, who after attaining enlightenment, became the Buddha.
