At the dawn of the 21st century, we seem to be living in on a Euro-American planet. The phenomenal expansion of western civilisation from its spiritual heartland in western Europe…

During the last one-millionth part of Earth’s history, the biosphere has undergone a dramatic change. Since the evolution of agriculture 10,000 years ago, eco-systems have progressively made way…

Alongside the emergence of standardised tools and art, writing is one of the most important cultural revolutions undergone by our species. Yet, the emergence of script marked the end of…

The sacred dance, in Maya cosmology, was represented in the sinuous curves of the Vision Serpent - a symbolic representation of the axis of communication between the human world and…

In Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology, Eric Drexler outlines what promises to be the technology of the 21st century. In a nutshell, Drexler describes how the genetic…

The scientists working on the world’s first nuclear weapon are said to have betted on the apocalypse. Half of them believed that their bomb, when detonated,…

At trance parties partygoers are undertaking journeys into the web of interconnected living reality. In a psychedelic fusion between dance and idea they are experiencing an ancient shamanic…

Trance parties, festivals, squat-parties and ‘alternative’ cultural events’ are highly contested spaces. Aside from the invariable troubles they pick up with authorities, they are often prone to internal conflicts over…

Electronic music is a kind of rhythmic intelligence that escapes the boundaries of the tonal. Operating as a kind of sonic life-form, electronica incorporates a host of samples, wavelengths and…

Whether natural or artificial, psychedelics can be strong and hard-hitting psychological tools provided they are used correctly. Psychedelics raise noise levels in the nervous system, and thereby in consciousness itself.…