Dec 4, 2009
In this week's installment of Psychonautica, Max Freakout first
reads out erowid's guide to responsible psychoactive use, next Max
plays the penultimate installment of Stanislav Grof's seminar on
psychospiritual death and rebirth from the world psychedelic
forum, Grof talks about the difficulty in combining astology and
psycedelics with a serious career in research, the history of the
esalen institute, Grof's discovery of astrology and holotropic
breathwork techniques, the astrological correlates of various
perinatal themes such as good womb and bad womb, the significance
of planetary transits such as the connection of Neptune to water
and mystical experience, how to interpret a horoscope and the
stages of perinatal development, Jung's mystical experiences and
his involvement with astrology, Jung's disagreement with Freud's
sex-obsession and Einstein's astrological reading and his dispute
with Niels Bohr over quantum theory. Finally, Max reads out a trip
report from Mister Lizard involving synaethesia and insights about
the relation of music to reality. Email maxfreakout@dopefiend.co.uk
and hang out with the friendly psychonauts at
www.thegrowreport.com.
Playlist: Roni size and DJ Krust - Formulate
Playlist: Roni size and DJ Krust - Formulate