Posts tagged with ‘psychedelics’

  • Media

    Cybernetic Psychedelica

    MU Gallery, Eindhoven, NL, May 2011

    MU Gallery, Eindhoven, NL, May 2011

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    The Politics of High Weirdness

    A Conversation with RU Sirius

    A Conversation with RU Sirius

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Mentored by a Madman

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Psychedelic Pedagogy

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...
  • Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
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    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics
    2 min

    Jeremy Narby Interview

    The ayahausca anthropologist

    The ayahausca anthropologist

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Burning Shore
    10 min

    Sounding Off and On

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    How the World Got Weird

    I get in the groove with Rebel Wisdom

    I get in the groove with Rebel Wisdom

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Botanical Beings

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    RAW!

    The Secret History of Western Esotericism Oddcast

    The Secret History of Western Esotericism Oddcast

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Art and Design

    Visionary Art

    The Vanguard of Tradition

    The Vanguard of Tradition

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    Aya Avatar

    Shamanism in Avatar

    Shamanism in Avatar

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Decriminalize Nature

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    They Shimmer Within

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Music

    Lost Shadows: In Defense of the Soul

    Yanomami Shamanism, Songs, Ritual, 1978

    Yanomami Shamanism, Songs, Ritual, 1978

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Citizen Science Trips

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics, Scholarship

    The Weird Naturalism of the Brothers McKenna

    Esoteric Media and the Experiment at La Chorrera

    Esoteric Media and the Experiment at La Chorrera

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Queering Psychedelics

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    American Heads

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Terence Today

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Art and Design, Psychedelics
    6 min

    Visionary Art

    Visionary Art and Tradition

    Visionary Art and Tradition

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Cognitive Liberties

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    The Entrance Band

    Ferocious psych trio

    Ferocious psych trio

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Are We Trapped in Chapel Perilous?

    Conspirinormal podcast #342

    Conspirinormal podcast #342

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Psychedelic Culture at the Crossroads

    A talk at the Psychedelic Society of San Francisco.

    A talk at the Psychedelic Society of San Francisco.

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Facing the Darkside

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Moving Pictures

    The Alchemical Dream

    Esoteric Politics

    Esoteric Politics

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Booting Up Life

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Books

    Blotter

    The Untold Story of an Acid Medium

    The Untold Story of an Acid Medium

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Articles and Essays

    The Atmosphere of Heaven

    The universe is made of thoughts

    The universe is made of thoughts

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    Higher Planes

    The art of Patrick Turk

    The art of Patrick Turk

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    The Elephant LSD

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Our Pandemic Psychedelic Trip

    My latest Rebel Wisdom interview

    My latest Rebel Wisdom interview

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Documenting Divinorum

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...
  • There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
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    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive
    2 min

    Terence McKenna’s Ex-Library

    A great book collection goes up in smoke

    A great book collection goes up in smoke

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Paranoia, Conspiracy, and Covid

    The Deconstrucing Yourself podcast with Michael Taft

    The Deconstrucing Yourself podcast with Michael Taft

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Was Jerry a Bodhisattva?

    I join the Buddhist Geeks

    I join the Buddhist Geeks

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Toad and the Jaguar

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Out There

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics, Scholarship
    33 min

    The Psychedelic Book of the Dead (Paper)

    Timothy Leary and the Bardo

    Timothy Leary and the Bardo

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    Toward 2012

    Perspectives on the Next Age

    Perspectives on the Next Age

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Tao Lin Trips

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics

    The Psychedelic Reader

    A new introduction (2007)

    A new introduction (2007)

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Voyages into Ethnobotany

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics

    Mushroom Magick

    A Visionary Field Guide

    A Visionary Field Guide

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Curiouser and Curiouser…

    Chatting for a Curious Hour

    Chatting for a Curious Hour

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Esoterica
    8 min

    RAW Rah Rah!

    Robert Anton Wilson

    Robert Anton Wilson

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    PKD Cover art

    My guest post to David Gill's PKD blog

    My guest post to David Gill's PKD blog

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media
    70 min

    Pharmacology and the Posthuman Phuture

    A 2006 Burning Man talk

    A 2006 Burning Man talk

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Trauma and Transformation

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive
    8 min

    Drug Lit

    An early aughts overview

    An early aughts overview

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics
    12 min

    Return Trip

    Psychedelic Research Resurgence

    Psychedelic Research Resurgence

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Alien Languages

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Nemu’s End

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Acid Maker

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Yoga and Entheogens

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Art and Design

    Terence McKenna’s Butterflies

    Klea McKenna's The Butterfly Hunter

    Klea McKenna's The Butterfly Hunter

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive
    2 min

    Oliver Vernon

    A New York opening for this fantastic visionary artist

    A New York opening for this fantastic visionary artist

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Diary
    9 min

    Teenage Head

    Confessions of a High School Stoner

    Confessions of a High School Stoner

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Buddhism and Psychedelics

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics

    The Tantra of Psychedelia

    The Paisley Gate, from Zig Zag Zen

    The Paisley Gate, from Zig Zag Zen

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics

    Psychedelic Culture(s) of the New Millennium

    One or Many?

    One or Many?

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Robots on Acid

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Aya Awakenings

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Psychedelic Dharma

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Art and Design

    Foreword: HFT The Gardener

    Suzanne Treister's latest art project

    Suzanne Treister's latest art project

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Psychedelics and Spiritual Practice

    Medicine Path Yoga chat

    Medicine Path Yoga chat

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    On Beyond

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Early Leary

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media, Psychedelics

    The Psychedelic Book of the Dead

    Bardo-Tripping with Timothy Leary

    Bardo-Tripping with Timothy Leary

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    The Weirdness of Being

    Breaking Convention 2017

    Breaking Convention 2017

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics

    Capitalism on Psychedelics

    The Mainstreaming of an Underground

    The Mainstreaming of an Underground

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Psychedelics and Religion

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Getting High

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Art and Design

    Rick Griffin, Superstar

    A look at the art and spiritual struggle of the great psychedelic poster artist.

    A look at the art and spiritual struggle of the great psychedelic poster artist.

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Technology, Psychedelics, and the Future of Religion

    The Open Div Summit interview

    The Open Div Summit interview

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    A Brief History of Queer Psychedelia

    Video Lecture, June 1, 2019

    Video Lecture, June 1, 2019

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Dharma and Drugs

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Parallax Views

    The podcast that opens with a Zizek quotation

    The podcast that opens with a Zizek quotation

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Reactionary Psychedelia

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Fifth Wall

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    Finding Meaning in the Weirdness

    Talking with Aubrey Marcus on AMP

    Talking with Aubrey Marcus on AMP

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...
  • It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment
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    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Cocreating Spiritual Reality

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Shamanism 2.0

    Neuroscience and Hypermedia

    Neuroscience and Hypermedia

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    High Weirdness with Lorenzo

    The Psychedelic Salon Interview

    The Psychedelic Salon Interview

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive
    7 min

    Terence McKenna Vs. the Black Hole of Death

    Terence McKenna muses on death

    Terence McKenna muses on death

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Rainbow Bodies

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Getting Higher

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Born in the Kali Yuga

    Sounds for the Bardo

    Sounds for the Bardo

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    The Lumerians

    San Francisco psych-rock

    San Francisco psych-rock

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    On Erowid

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Esoterica

    The Counterculture and the Occult

    Counter(o)cculture

    Counter(o)cculture

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Keeping It Weird

    Psychedelic Culture in the 70s and Today

    Psychedelic Culture in the 70s and Today

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    DMT Culture

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Brains on LSD

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Keep Psychedelics Weird

    Life is a Festival

    Life is a Festival

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    The Rise of Psychedelic Capitalism

    A Rebel Wisdom Investigation

    A Rebel Wisdom Investigation

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Burning Shore
    16 min

    Ask Dr. D. 11

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive
    8 min

    Cronies Write Books

    A summer reading list

    A summer reading list

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Visionary Woman

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Psychedelic Science

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Neuropsychedelia

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Psychedelics and Dying

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Between Sacred & Profane

    A 3.5-way conversation at Harvard

    A 3.5-way conversation at Harvard

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Insect Surfing

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Moby Cannabis

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...
  • “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster
    Quotes

    Quote 3

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Art and Design

    Rick Griffin, Superstar, Pt. 2

    Rick Griffin finds the Lord.

    Rick Griffin finds the Lord.

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Books

    Nomad Codes

    Adventures in Modern Esoterica

    Adventures in Modern Esoterica

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive
    6 min

    Art for Altered States

    A review of a 2005 LA MOCA exhibition

    A review of a 2005 LA MOCA exhibition

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Psychedelic Activism Today

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive

    Summer Pause

    A decade of podcasting

    A decade of podcasting

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Integrating Psychedelics

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Adventures through the Mind

    A podcast with James Jesso

    A podcast with James Jesso

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    A Tribute to Terence McKenna

    Talking with Dennis McKenna

    Talking with Dennis McKenna

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics
    9 min

    Psychonauts

    Explorers of inner space

    Explorers of inner space

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Cybernetic Ego-death

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Superheroic Dose

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Art and Design

    The Oracle Complex

    Delvin Solkinson's Oracle Deck

    Delvin Solkinson's Oracle Deck

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Offline Archive
    6 min

    Trialogues at the Edge of the West

    Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake

    Terence McKenna, Ralph Abraham, and Rupert Sheldrake

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics

    Multidisciplinary Psychedelics

    Psychedelic Discourse

    Psychedelic Discourse

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Articles and Essays

    Bill Hicks

    Goat Boy returns

    Goat Boy returns

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Exploring Salvia Divinorum

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Mind Change

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Cognitive Liberty

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Esoterica, Psychedelics, Scholarship
    30 min

    Gnostic Psychedelia

    And the Archetype of the Archons

    And the Archetype of the Archons

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Fungal Alliance

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media
    40 min

    The Psychedelic Underground

    Exploring the Impact of LSD

    Exploring the Impact of LSD

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Acid Communism and the Cosmic Right

    The Microdose Podcast with Jeremy Gilbert

    The Microdose Podcast with Jeremy Gilbert

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Ketamine & Transformation

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Music
    3 min

    Black Moth Super Rainbow

    Fellini, analog, and the new Dandelion Gum

    Fellini, analog, and the new Dandelion Gum

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    High Weirdness in the ’70s

    More thoughts on Weirdness, the 70s, and Terence McKenna

    More thoughts on Weirdness, the 70s, and Terence McKenna

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Articles and Essays

    Singing to the Plants

    Stephan Beyer drinks up

    Stephan Beyer drinks up

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...
  • But what if the medium is the message?
    Quotes

    Quote 1

    But what if the medium is the message?

    But what if the medium is the message?

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    Nerd Immunity

    Boom Festival Liminal Podquest #3

    Boom Festival Liminal Podquest #3

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Psychedelics
    3 min

    Yuri’s Night

    NASA meets Burning Man

    NASA meets Burning Man

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    The Future of Psychedelic Spirituality

    A Chacruna Community Forum gathering

    A Chacruna Community Forum gathering

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...

  • Media

    New Future Fossils

    Talking Wilder with Michael Garfield

    Talking Wilder with Michael Garfield

    This summer I gave the keynote address at the Open Foundation's Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), where I explored the connection between acid and the counterculture. From the Open Foundation's channel: "In his 2024 talk at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), Erik Davis, PhD takes us through a historical and explorative journey of the psychedelic underground and its convergence with the mainstream. The talk, called “Between God and Crime: The Legacy of the Underground” takes a modern...