HORIZONS: Perspectives on Psychedelics
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mabjustmabI make no secret my views on drug use. I believe that people use drugs because they work. and I believe in use, not abuse.
to that end, I want to pass on info about an upcoming forum for learning about psychedelics (in NYC)
HORIZONS: Perspectives on Psychedelics
September 25th, 26th & 27th, 2009
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Tickets are on sale now! http://horizonsnyc.org/tickets.php
Learn more at http://horizonsnyc.org
Questions? Want to volunteer? info@horizonsnyc.org
* * * * *
Horizons is an annual forum for learning about psychedelics, hosted by
Judson Memorial Church in New York City. Its goal is to open a fresh
dialogue about psychedelics and rethink their role in medicine, culture,
history, spirituality and art. 2009 is its third year.
Psychedelics are a unique class of psychoactive drugs that have been
used by humans for thousands of years. In the 1950s and early 1960s,
academic research with psychedelics yielded important discoveries in
psychology and neuroscience. Just a few years later, they entered
popular culture across North America, Europe and the world.
Questions about their safety, medical value, history and implications in
politics and culture were unfortunately answered with numerous myths
spread by both their users and the media. The millennial rave fever
brought a similar wave of popularity and hysteria.
Recently, a renaissance in psychedelic research and dialogue has taken
shape. Horizons brings together the brightest minds and boldest voices
of this movement to share their insights and dreams for the future.
* * * * *
2009 Speakers
(in alphabetical order)
* Alicia Danforth is a clinical psychedelic researcher and writer
working on Dr. Charles Grob's Harbor-UCLA cancer anxiety trial with
psilocybin.
* Earth Erowid and Fire Erowid are the co-founders of Erowid Center,
an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization. Their
primary project is the Erowid.org website established in 1995 as an
independent public library of information about psychoactive plants,
drugs, technologies, and practices.
* Robert Jesse is organizer of the Council on Spiritual Practices,
which aims to shift modernity's awareness and practices with respect to
primary religious experience.
* Andy Letcher is a freelance writer, academic lecturer and
folk-musician living in Oxford, UK and the author of the critically
acclaimed Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom.
* Valerie Mojeiko has worked with MAPS--the Multidisciplinary
Association for Psychedelic Studies since 2000, facilitating research of
the healing potentials of MDMA (Ecstasy), LSD, Ibogaine and other
psychedelic medicines.
* William Richards, Ph.D. is a psychologist in the Department of
Psychiatry, Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
* Stephen Ross, M.D. is assistant professor of psychiatry and
director of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse at Bellevue
Hospital, and associate director for education at New York University
School of Medicine in New York City.
* Franz X. Vollenweider, M.D. is head of the Psychopharmacology and
Brain Imaging Unit at the University Hospital of Psychiatry (Burghölzli)
and lecturer in the School of Medicine, University of Zurich.
* Bob Wold is founder and President of Clusterbusters, Inc., a
non-profit organization that supports research on the use of psilocybin
to treat cluster headaches.
* * * * *
The Road to Eleusis
A Reception for Horizons 2009
Friday, September 25, 8pm - midnight
at Judson Memorial Church
An evening of celebration, art, music and performance featuring:
* Larger-than-life imaginitive inflatable sculpture by AKAirways.
* The Bike Trip, a monologue about the inner explorer in all of us
by master storyteller Martin Dockery.
* A visual history of the faces behind the psychedelic movement from
photographer Marc Franklin.
* Electroacoustic soundscapes from The Gamelatron, the world's first
and only fully robotic Gamelan orchestra.
* Immersive interactive light art by ImageNode.
Tickets are on sale now! http://horizonsnyc.org/tickets.php
Learn more at http://horizonsnyc.org
Questions? Want to volunteer? info@horizonsnyc.org
to that end, I want to pass on info about an upcoming forum for learning about psychedelics (in NYC)
HORIZONS: Perspectives on Psychedelics
September 25th, 26th & 27th, 2009
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Tickets are on sale now! http://horizonsnyc.org/tickets.php
Learn more at http://horizonsnyc.org
Questions? Want to volunteer? info@horizonsnyc.org
* * * * *
Horizons is an annual forum for learning about psychedelics, hosted by
Judson Memorial Church in New York City. Its goal is to open a fresh
dialogue about psychedelics and rethink their role in medicine, culture,
history, spirituality and art. 2009 is its third year.
Psychedelics are a unique class of psychoactive drugs that have been
used by humans for thousands of years. In the 1950s and early 1960s,
academic research with psychedelics yielded important discoveries in
psychology and neuroscience. Just a few years later, they entered
popular culture across North America, Europe and the world.
Questions about their safety, medical value, history and implications in
politics and culture were unfortunately answered with numerous myths
spread by both their users and the media. The millennial rave fever
brought a similar wave of popularity and hysteria.
Recently, a renaissance in psychedelic research and dialogue has taken
shape. Horizons brings together the brightest minds and boldest voices
of this movement to share their insights and dreams for the future.
* * * * *
2009 Speakers
(in alphabetical order)
* Alicia Danforth is a clinical psychedelic researcher and writer
working on Dr. Charles Grob's Harbor-UCLA cancer anxiety trial with
psilocybin.
* Earth Erowid and Fire Erowid are the co-founders of Erowid Center,
an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization. Their
primary project is the Erowid.org website established in 1995 as an
independent public library of information about psychoactive plants,
drugs, technologies, and practices.
* Robert Jesse is organizer of the Council on Spiritual Practices,
which aims to shift modernity's awareness and practices with respect to
primary religious experience.
* Andy Letcher is a freelance writer, academic lecturer and
folk-musician living in Oxford, UK and the author of the critically
acclaimed Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom.
* Valerie Mojeiko has worked with MAPS--the Multidisciplinary
Association for Psychedelic Studies since 2000, facilitating research of
the healing potentials of MDMA (Ecstasy), LSD, Ibogaine and other
psychedelic medicines.
* William Richards, Ph.D. is a psychologist in the Department of
Psychiatry, Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
* Stephen Ross, M.D. is assistant professor of psychiatry and
director of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse at Bellevue
Hospital, and associate director for education at New York University
School of Medicine in New York City.
* Franz X. Vollenweider, M.D. is head of the Psychopharmacology and
Brain Imaging Unit at the University Hospital of Psychiatry (Burghölzli)
and lecturer in the School of Medicine, University of Zurich.
* Bob Wold is founder and President of Clusterbusters, Inc., a
non-profit organization that supports research on the use of psilocybin
to treat cluster headaches.
* * * * *
The Road to Eleusis
A Reception for Horizons 2009
Friday, September 25, 8pm - midnight
at Judson Memorial Church
An evening of celebration, art, music and performance featuring:
* Larger-than-life imaginitive inflatable sculpture by AKAirways.
* The Bike Trip, a monologue about the inner explorer in all of us
by master storyteller Martin Dockery.
* A visual history of the faces behind the psychedelic movement from
photographer Marc Franklin.
* Electroacoustic soundscapes from The Gamelatron, the world's first
and only fully robotic Gamelan orchestra.
* Immersive interactive light art by ImageNode.
Tickets are on sale now! http://horizonsnyc.org/tickets.php
Learn more at http://horizonsnyc.org
Questions? Want to volunteer? info@horizonsnyc.org
