DESMA 9: Art, Science and DESMA 9: Art, Science and Technology. Technology.

Psychonautical MuseumPsychonautical Museum

Dennis YehDennis Yeh

Section BSection B

AbstractAbstractThe Psychonautical Museum: A The Psychonautical Museum: A

museum dedicated to the museum dedicated to the promotion of life, self-promotion of life, self-awareness, and spirituality awareness, and spirituality through the responsible use of through the responsible use of LSD-25 or other “mind-LSD-25 or other “mind-expanding substances.” The expanding substances.” The museum is aimed towards museum is aimed towards refuting the myths, lies, and refuting the myths, lies, and exaggerations that portray exaggerations that portray psychoactive substances as psychoactive substances as destructive toxins. Through destructive toxins. Through enlightenment and experience, enlightenment and experience, we aspire to eliminate we aspire to eliminate unfounded fears regarding unfounded fears regarding psychoactive substances, and psychoactive substances, and seek to provide a greater seek to provide a greater understanding of “individual understanding of “individual and collective conciousness” to and collective conciousness” to the general public through the the general public through the safe and responsible safe and responsible application of LSD in a application of LSD in a controlled setting. Patrons are controlled setting. Patrons are informed about the effects, informed about the effects, benefits, and risks of using LSD benefits, and risks of using LSD to explore the mind, and those to explore the mind, and those prepared and willing are prepared and willing are provided LSD, which will allow provided LSD, which will allow patrons to experience a mind-patrons to experience a mind-opening spiritual “trip” first-opening spiritual “trip” first-hand.hand.

Psychonaut (noun) - A person who Psychonaut (noun) - A person who experiences intentionally induced altered experiences intentionally induced altered states of consciousness in an attempt to states of consciousness in an attempt to investigate his or her mind and possibly investigate his or her mind and possibly

address spiritual questions through direct address spiritual questions through direct experience.experience.

Concept / TopicConcept / TopicThe U.S. government’s “war on drugs” The U.S. government’s “war on drugs” emphasizes that all psychoactive substances are emphasizes that all psychoactive substances are extremely dangerous and cause permanent extremely dangerous and cause permanent irreparable damage to the mind and body. Their irreparable damage to the mind and body. Their exaggerations and propaganda, emphasized by exaggerations and propaganda, emphasized by the general public’s lack of understanding, lead to the general public’s lack of understanding, lead to unfounded fears about such substances. LSD has unfounded fears about such substances. LSD has been proven to have no addiction potential been proven to have no addiction potential whatsoever, and the only damage it cause is if a whatsoever, and the only damage it cause is if a user has latent psychological problems which can user has latent psychological problems which can be brought out by LSD (in <1% of users). be brought out by LSD (in <1% of users). Hallucinogens have been used in religious and Hallucinogens have been used in religious and spiritual ceremonies dating as far back as Ancient spiritual ceremonies dating as far back as Ancient Greece, and many indigenous tribes use mind-Greece, and many indigenous tribes use mind-altering substances in their spiritual ceremonies altering substances in their spiritual ceremonies and rituals in the U.S. to this day. Why should and rituals in the U.S. to this day. Why should these spiritual experiences be limited just to these spiritual experiences be limited just to these natives? My goal with this project is to these natives? My goal with this project is to promote awareness throughout the world about promote awareness throughout the world about the benefits as well as the risks of such mind-the benefits as well as the risks of such mind-altering substances (specifically LSD), hoping that altering substances (specifically LSD), hoping that the general populace will come to the realization the general populace will come to the realization that LSD should not be regarded as a “dangerous that LSD should not be regarded as a “dangerous narcotic,” but rather a spiritual tool of self-narcotic,” but rather a spiritual tool of self-awareness that should be respected as well as awareness that should be respected as well as revered.revered.

A Native American A Native American harvesting Peyote harvesting Peyote

(mescaline)(mescaline)

Cannabis: Used shamanically Cannabis: Used shamanically by the Hindu, Sikh, Rastafari, by the Hindu, Sikh, Rastafari, etc.etc.

Context: Effects ofContext: Effects of LLSSDD EFFECTS LISTEFFECTS LIST

POSITIVEPOSITIVE• increase in energy (stimulation) increase in energy (stimulation) • increase in associative & creative thinking increase in associative & creative thinking • mood lift mood lift • increased awareness & appreciation of music increased awareness & appreciation of music • increased awareness of senses. (eating, drinking, smell) increased awareness of senses. (eating, drinking, smell) • closed and open eye visuals closed and open eye visuals • profound life-changing spiritual experiences profound life-changing spiritual experiences NEUTRALNEUTRAL• general change in consciousness (as with most psychoactives) general change in consciousness (as with most psychoactives) • pupil dilation pupil dilation • difficulty focusing difficulty focusing • increased salivation and mucus production (causes coughing in some people) increased salivation and mucus production (causes coughing in some people) • unusual body sensations (facial flushing, chills, goosebumps, body energy) unusual body sensations (facial flushing, chills, goosebumps, body energy) • unusual thoughts and speech unusual thoughts and speech • change in perception of time change in perception of time • quickly changing emotions (happiness, fear, anxiety, anger, joy, irritation) quickly changing emotions (happiness, fear, anxiety, anger, joy, irritation) • slight increase in body temperature slight increase in body temperature • slight increase in heart rate slight increase in heart rate NEGATIVENEGATIVE• anxiety anxiety • tension, jaw tension tension, jaw tension • increased perspiration increased perspiration • nausea nausea • dizziness, confusion dizziness, confusion • insomnia insomnia • megalomania megalomania • over-awareness & over-sensitization to music and noise (high doses)over-awareness & over-sensitization to music and noise (high doses)• paranoia, fear, and panic paranoia, fear, and panic • unwanted and overwhelming feelings unwanted and overwhelming feelings • unwanted life-changing spiritual experiences unwanted life-changing spiritual experiences • flashbacks (extremely rare cases, unproven)flashbacks (extremely rare cases, unproven)

This YouTube video allows you to experience spatial distortions similar to open-eye visuals users experience on LSD, without actually doing LSD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9uYEM2osYQ

LSD has been used for spiritual enlightenment by millions since LSD has been used for spiritual enlightenment by millions since Albert Hofmann first synthesized and experimented with it in 1943. Some Albert Hofmann first synthesized and experimented with it in 1943. Some of the world’s most influential artists and scientific minds have used LSD of the world’s most influential artists and scientific minds have used LSD in order to become fully aware of who they are. While it is no surprise in order to become fully aware of who they are. While it is no surprise that such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and the Beatles used LSD that such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and the Beatles used LSD often, you might be surprised to find some of these other people on that often, you might be surprised to find some of these other people on that list:list:

• --Steve Jobs backpacked through India in search of philosophical Steve Jobs backpacked through India in search of philosophical enlightenment, and called his LSD experiences there "one of the two or enlightenment, and called his LSD experiences there "one of the two or three most important things [he had] done in [his] life“ (Markoff xviii-xix). three most important things [he had] done in [his] life“ (Markoff xviii-xix).

• --Bill Gates told Playboy Magazine in 1994 that during his college years, Bill Gates told Playboy Magazine in 1994 that during his college years, "on a couple of well-planned isolated occasions [me and my roommate] "on a couple of well-planned isolated occasions [me and my roommate] would go off to the country and spend time contemplating the universe." would go off to the country and spend time contemplating the universe."

• --Richard Feynman, who worked on the Manhattan Project, contributed Richard Feynman, who worked on the Manhattan Project, contributed extensively to theoretical physics, pioneered the field of quantum extensively to theoretical physics, pioneered the field of quantum computing, and introduced the idea of nanotechnology, experimented computing, and introduced the idea of nanotechnology, experimented with LSD, marijuana, and ketamine in conjunction with sensory with LSD, marijuana, and ketamine in conjunction with sensory deprivation techniques while he was a professor at CalTech.deprivation techniques while he was a professor at CalTech.

• --Dr. Timothy Leary was a psychology professor at Harvard in the 1960s Dr. Timothy Leary was a psychology professor at Harvard in the 1960s who experimented heavily with mescaline (peyote), psilocybin and LSD on who experimented heavily with mescaline (peyote), psilocybin and LSD on himself and his graduate students. He claimed a 90% success rate in himself and his graduate students. He claimed a 90% success rate in reforming prisoners using LSD, and “almost all of Leary's participants reforming prisoners using LSD, and “almost all of Leary's participants reported profound mystical experiences which they felt had a tremendous reported profound mystical experiences which they felt had a tremendous positive effect on their lives.”positive effect on their lives.”

LSD is a relatively recent invention, having only been around LSD is a relatively recent invention, having only been around for less than 70 years. In 1968, LSD was federally outlawed in the U.S. for less than 70 years. In 1968, LSD was federally outlawed in the U.S. due to unfounded fears that it would “corrode the Western middle class.” due to unfounded fears that it would “corrode the Western middle class.” To this date, LSD remains on the DEA’s Schedule I list (suggesting a high To this date, LSD remains on the DEA’s Schedule I list (suggesting a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use) despite potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use) despite experiments that suggest LSD and other similar hallucinogens may treat experiments that suggest LSD and other similar hallucinogens may treat alcohol and opiate addictions, as well as a treatment for cluster alcohol and opiate addictions, as well as a treatment for cluster headaches. In addition, a small study of 31 terminally ill cancer patients headaches. In addition, a small study of 31 terminally ill cancer patients receiving LSD to relieve anxiety, depression, and pain showed that 71% receiving LSD to relieve anxiety, depression, and pain showed that 71% of the patients showed improvement in physical and mental health after of the patients showed improvement in physical and mental health after each LSD session.each LSD session.

PrecedentsPrecedents

Project ProposalProject Proposal

The Psychonautical Museum is designed The Psychonautical Museum is designed to be a three story building with two to be a three story building with two theaters, an art/sculpture gallery, theaters, an art/sculpture gallery, planetarium, and a room dedicated to planetarium, and a room dedicated to housing several flotation sensory housing several flotation sensory deprivation tanks.deprivation tanks.

A patron’s visit begins with A patron’s visit begins with a documentary on LSD, a documentary on LSD, which covers a brief history which covers a brief history of the substance, outlines of the substance, outlines the psychological and the psychological and physiological effects of physiological effects of LSD, as well as the benefits LSD, as well as the benefits and risks of taking it. After and risks of taking it. After the film, the patron is given the film, the patron is given a choice whether or not to a choice whether or not to take LSD and embark on take LSD and embark on their own spiritual their own spiritual experience. If they decide experience. If they decide to drop LSD, they must to drop LSD, they must undergo a brief mental undergo a brief mental health and physical health and physical screening and sign a screening and sign a waiver citing that they are waiver citing that they are choosing to take LSD under choosing to take LSD under their own free will and their own free will and have been informed about have been informed about all possible risks and all possible risks and contradictions. After this contradictions. After this process, the patrons will process, the patrons will enter the main part of the enter the main part of the museum.museum.

After entering the main museum (by After entering the main museum (by going up to the second floor), patrons will going up to the second floor), patrons will be in an art gallery, consisting of be in an art gallery, consisting of “psychedelic” art and sculptures: art “psychedelic” art and sculptures: art inspired by the psychedelic effects of inspired by the psychedelic effects of hallucinogens and other mind-altering hallucinogens and other mind-altering substances.substances.

““UnderwaterUnderwater Soul LabyrinthSoul Labyrinth

AnotherAnotherRealityReality

The Psychedelic Music Theatre consists of collections of The Psychedelic Music Theatre consists of collections of psychedelic music inspired by mind-altering substances (Pink psychedelic music inspired by mind-altering substances (Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Liquid Tension Experiment, Grateful Dead, Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Liquid Tension Experiment, Grateful Dead, etc.) played throughout the third floor, including the etc.) played throughout the third floor, including the planetarium, where patrons are able to travel through the planetarium, where patrons are able to travel through the stars at speeds that would never be possible to achieve in real stars at speeds that would never be possible to achieve in real life. In addition, another theatre on the same floor would play life. In addition, another theatre on the same floor would play documentaries such as Planet Earth, which allows patrons to documentaries such as Planet Earth, which allows patrons to travel to every corner of our planet and view the natural travel to every corner of our planet and view the natural beauty and diversity which may not exist in the near future. beauty and diversity which may not exist in the near future. With the effects of LSD, every sense is heightened, andWith the effects of LSD, every sense is heightened, andpatrons will be able to experience a deep and profoundpatrons will be able to experience a deep and profoundspiritual connection with the world while contemplating the spiritual connection with the world while contemplating the universe.universe.

When patrons have experienced all that

the museum has to offer, they can return to the first floor, where staff will administer SSRI anti-depressants, which will negate the effects of LSD. While the patrons “come down,” they have the option of using an isolation tank: a lightless soundproof tank filled with water at skin temperature, which causes a transition from alpha and beta brainwaves to theta brainwaves, enhancing creativity and self-awareness, allowing a deep and complete meditative state; a fitting end to a spiritual journey of the mind.

ConclusionConclusion

Some of the human race’s most brilliant artistic and scientific minds as Some of the human race’s most brilliant artistic and scientific minds as well as entire cultures have used mind-altering substances in a spiritual or religious well as entire cultures have used mind-altering substances in a spiritual or religious manner, as a tool for self-awareness and inflective consciousness. Hallucinogens manner, as a tool for self-awareness and inflective consciousness. Hallucinogens have no addictive potential. In fact, modern psychologists are currently have no addictive potential. In fact, modern psychologists are currently experimenting with different substances to treat heroin, alcohol, and other drug experimenting with different substances to treat heroin, alcohol, and other drug addictions. So why are people so apprehensive about LSD? It is human nature to addictions. So why are people so apprehensive about LSD? It is human nature to fear the unknown. There are many myths about LSD that are completely untrue, fear the unknown. There are many myths about LSD that are completely untrue, such as LSD causing insanity, people jumping off roofs because they think they can such as LSD causing insanity, people jumping off roofs because they think they can fly, or staring at the sun until they go blind. Such myths, as well as the fly, or staring at the sun until they go blind. Such myths, as well as the exaggeration of the effects of LSD by the naive that have never experienced it exaggeration of the effects of LSD by the naive that have never experienced it coupled with the government’s tough stance against all things mind-altering coupled with the government’s tough stance against all things mind-altering (remember that alcohol, which we now all take for granted, was banned for 13 (remember that alcohol, which we now all take for granted, was banned for 13 years in the 20years in the 20thth Century) has lead to an unfounded fear of a substance that should Century) has lead to an unfounded fear of a substance that should not be feared, but respected.not be feared, but respected.

I sincerely doubt that the U.S. government will ever legalize LSD. I sincerely doubt that the U.S. government will ever legalize LSD. However, LSD has been around for less than a century, and thus a lot is unknown However, LSD has been around for less than a century, and thus a lot is unknown about it. Despite this fact, it is increasingly hard for educated minds with a about it. Despite this fact, it is increasingly hard for educated minds with a legitimate interest in researching psychoactives to do so with the current legal legitimate interest in researching psychoactives to do so with the current legal status of such substances today. In addition, the government will not legalize any status of such substances today. In addition, the government will not legalize any psychoactives without extensive research about the risks and benefits. This psychoactives without extensive research about the risks and benefits. This dilemma effectively wipes out any chance of the common citizen being able to use dilemma effectively wipes out any chance of the common citizen being able to use LSD and other mind-opening substances to seek spiritual enlightenment legally.LSD and other mind-opening substances to seek spiritual enlightenment legally.

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"LSD." 9 Feb 2009 "LSD." 9 Feb 2009 <http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee128<http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee128/smoke0022/lsd.jpg>./smoke0022/lsd.jpg>.

"LSD Background." 9 Feb 2009 "LSD Background." 9 Feb 2009 <http://fc83.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/333/<http://fc83.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/333/e/f/LSD_Background_by_Hebacheba.jpg>.e/f/LSD_Background_by_Hebacheba.jpg>.

"LSD 3D Molecule." 9 Feb 2009 "LSD 3D Molecule." 9 Feb 2009 <http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/image<http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/images/archive/lsd_3d.jpg>.s/archive/lsd_3d.jpg>.

"Siamese by X LSD." 9 Feb 2009 "Siamese by X LSD." 9 Feb 2009 <http://fc70.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/034/<http://fc70.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/034/8/b/Siamese_by_x_lsd.jpg>.8/b/Siamese_by_x_lsd.jpg>.

"LSD Photographers." 9 Feb 2009 "LSD Photographers." 9 Feb 2009 <http://lsd.eu/people/photo_p/leagas-qoob-<http://lsd.eu/people/photo_p/leagas-qoob-lui.jpg>.lui.jpg>.

"Homer Simpson Wallpaper Brain." 9 Feb 2009 "Homer Simpson Wallpaper Brain." 9 Feb 2009 <http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee57/<http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee57/veronharit/homer-simpson-wallpaper-brain-veronharit/homer-simpson-wallpaper-brain-1024.jpg>.1024.jpg>.

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