Recently a lot of talk about the psychedelic music, literature, art.What psychedelic?This concept that refers to a set of phenomena that are associated with altered states of consciousness and research in sustainable human psyche.In order to answer the question of what a psychedelic, it is necessary to examine this phenomenon in more detail.
widespread this phenomenon is in the music (krautrock, Goa trance, and other areas of "music-psychedelic").Furthermore, in the literature, film and other arts.
If we consider the structure of the word itself, it becomes clearer what the psychedelic.The word consists of two parts: "Psycho," which in Greek means "soul" and "Delica" - as translated from the Greek, meaning "be".That is what shows the soul.Psychedelic - a rather broad term that is used in various art forms.All that is in the human emotional response and leads him to a new understanding of something can be called psychedelic.
Sometimes the term is used as a synonym of some psychotropic substances, but it must be remembered that the psychedelic - it's not just drugs!
psychological effects, such as for example "expansion of consciousness" can be achieved without the use of psychoactive substances.For example, in psychological practice known experiments S. Grof, associated with so-called holotropic (deep) breath, sensory deprivation or sleep deprivation and various forms of meditation, spiritual enlightenment, psychedelic special programs, some forms of psychotherapy and alternative medicine, the occult, mysticism, spiritualityleading to similar effects in helping to understand what is psychedelic in practice.
As for psychedelic music, it is very diverse.This krautrock and psychedelic rock, trance, ambient, folk, pop, soul and some other areas.
first musician to play this kind of music were Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and partially other groups that have been linked to the hippie subculture.With the development of electronic music, this genre became more diverse.
Such phenomena are sometimes extends to the so-called 25 fps.What is the psychedelic 25 fps?This kind of procedure alleged subliminal man by inserting in one of the additional personnel any information, often advertising.
meaning the effect that human vision can distinguish if only 24 frames per second, and the one that showed less than 1/24 of a second, directly affect the subconscious structure of the human psyche.
In fact, the 25th frame in the invisible is not so: they recorded the eye of the observer, but because of the inertia of the process it is mixed with others, and does not stand out.But thanks to the same effect, see the 25th frame of the ad will not be easy.If it says short-familiar word in large print, it can even have time to read what is easy to see for anyone who has a computer and is familiar with the technique of editing, even at home.
Regarding the psychological impact on the human subconscious 25th frame can say the following: its effect was officially refuted the American Psychological Association in 1958. More.
Where did this myth?In 1957, the year one D. Vicary said that he spent in one of the American theater experiment consists in the fact that, during the demonstration of the film "Picnic" as the 25th frame was advertising popcorn and Coke, salewhich, according to Vicary, it increased by 33%.
Some scientists have tried to repeat the experiment Waikerie.For example, in 1958 the advertising agency Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during one of their popular TV shows gave insert "Call Now!", However, did not increase the number of calls.And when the audience was told about the experiment and asked them to guess the text of the message, then none of them did not send the correct answer.
few years later Vicary admitted that experiences of 1957 and sales statistics were they fabricated.
