Here's a theoretical anthropology essay I wrote recently to explore the relationship between consciousness alteration and self concept. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... henticity/

New article, may contain traces of mysticism: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... se-belief/

New article outlining the various uses of cannabis: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... /cannabis/

Consciousness Alteration -- Inebriation -- -- Confidence ("getting rowdy") -- -- Escape ("hitting the off switch") -- -- Variety (experimentation) -- Enhancement -- -- Stimulation (being better at things) -- -- Immersion -- -- Enjoyment (changing/heightening sensations) -- Psychedelia -- --...

New article, largely about how "getting fucked up" sounds bad but actually does have some benefits in and of itself. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... ebriation/ "identifying with the state of consciousness you find most familiar tends to exaggerate the illusion of yourself as static...

BAM. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... and-drugs/ I ran a seminar on this for a sex and consciousness symposium last week. Seemed appropriate to have an article on the subject.

"It’s not altogether rare for people to think they’re dying during a trip, and have physical sensations that seem to confirm it. If that’s happening… amazing! Horrible as the experience may be in the moment, accepting it and passing through might be the most profoundly beneficial thing you could...

New research from Hopkins shows significant and persistent personality changes after the age of 30, previously thought to be impossible by Personality Theorists. Abstract is here; I have the full text PDF but I've been asked not to share it publicly. http://jop.sagepub.com/content/early/20 ...

Scientists prove that psychedelics make you more Open, but then are forbidden from disseminating the official write-up. What does that tell you about science? http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... c-science/

New article on ways to get extremely high. Viewer discretion is advised. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... entiation/

New article about one of my favourite herbs: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/kudzu/ Cures and prevents hangovers, relieves tension, is generally good for you.

New article explaining why I tend to focus on the potential benefits of drug use, despite the very real and important dangers. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... s-are-bad/

New article: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... ucination/ "assuming you are capable of performing a good analysis, and proceed to do so, inducing hallucinations will certainly give excellent material upon which to work, and through the process you will likely learn a massive amount...

Psychonauts often denigrate "recreational" use of psychedelics. Should they? Some discussion, for and against: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... ional-use/

This is an essay I wrote based on Chester Brown's graphic novel, Paying For It. While not about drugs in particularly it's highly analogous in certain ways. Different modes of political action are discussed -- for that reason I could easily have put this in politics, legal issues & the media...

New article to answer what it means when people say that they took a drug and then learned something. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... 4/insight/ "...abstract ideas may be felt physically, making them far more concrete and therefore easier to evaluate and understand."

A brief explanation of the model developed by Stanislov Grof, Leo Zeff and other researchers. Highly recommended for anybody's first psychedelic experience. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... erapeutic/

I've tried several ways to set this image as my avatar and it refuses to cooperate. http://michaelvipperman.files.wordpress ... /sigil.gif Any idea why?

Hi all, I'm a researcher and writer. My academic background is sociology and analytic psychology, and I'm currently working on an extended project about psychedelic substances, as part of a broader research interest in the socio-cultural determinants of drug effects. Subscribe to my blog if you...

Herein I construct a breadth definition for the term psychedelic, as part of a larger project. Article also includes some cool art. https://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/ ... c-defined/ What think ye?