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    NATO's & American Imperialism vs. Russia

    in Cultural / Spiritual zone

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    Seeing things from the inside, I'm sure our economy suffers much more from corruption and other internal problems rather than any pressure from the outside. USA are not exactly friendly to China either, but the overall situation in China seems nowhere near as problematic as in Russia.

    Could the sanctions be partially at fault? It seemed that Russia was doing fine a few years ago.

    NATO's & American Imperialism vs. Russia

    in Cultural / Spiritual zone

    Posted

    Found this article on Global Research (a great alternative political commentary website, a favorite of mine):

    America’s Imperial Empire: The Sun Never Sets but the Mote remains in the Emperor’s Eye

     

    It's a bit long, so I just scrolled down to the first section and read from there.

     

    I find it a great primer on world politics in general.

     

    With many of the people here from Eastern/Central Europe, I would be curious to know what they think about this whole situation of conflict between NATO/USA and Russia.

    The Psychedelic Trance, in its entirety

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    For me, these styles which you speak belong rather to Fantasy (and I've already mention this term in the definition) than "Occultism" because behind this latter there is the idea that it would be only maleficent.

    Really? That is a very limited view of occultism, in my opinion. So, I would like to move on, if you don't mind. Let's leave Buddhism in (I've remembered the Goa-Head compilations). I would like to change your views that such things as mysticism and occultism belong only to the area of fiction, but perhaps I will do it another time!

    The Psychedelic Trance, in its entirety

    in General Psytrance

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    What an idiot am I, you're right. Yet I knew it but I wrote too fast :huh:

    Ha-ha! No worries, but the truth is I've heard many people refer to the TIP Records' Shiva image as a "Buddha." Many terms and ideas can be found both in Buddhism and Hinduism (e.g. reincarnation, etc.), but in general, IMO, Buddhism is a much more austere religion that does not include much of the flowery and psychedelic type of stuff one sees in Hinduism (except, perhaps, for some shamanic references, which are, yet again, rather shamanic than Buddhist).
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    The Psychedelic Trance, in its entirety

    in General Psytrance

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    Damn, just lost a huge reply that I typed in. Fucking Chrome.

     

    So, to keep it short now:

     

    1) Ganesha is not a Buddhist term, it's a Hindu deity. For a basic intro to Hinduism, see this.

    FYI, Buddha is recognized in Hinduism as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. So, it's safe to refer to elements of Hinduism in psytrance that even include some Buddhist concepts, but, perhaps, not the other way around. I know some basics of Buddhism from personal study, and most people seem to misunderstand it.

    Besides, perhaps, the most recognized symbol of psytrance is the TIP Records' logo, e.g.:

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    which is the face of Lord Shiva, a Hindu deity.

     

    The symbol "Om", used in so much of the cover art:

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    is a Hindu symbol.

     

    So much just for that one sentence! :)

     

    I appreciate all your other explanations.

     

    2) One other thing I would like to discuss is why Transmissions (by Juno Reactor) was put into Proto-Goa? In my mind, it is the essential classic goa album, which largely originated the genre (apart from a few EPs and the Dragonfly's Project II Trance compilation, which was released just a few months earlier but is much less listenable, IMO).

    Why psytrance doesnt attract a bigger audience?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    it's not even promoted by mainstream media, which is an important factor to make them like it

    Good point. Yes, the people are brainwashed and they are afraid. If you could show them that there is a part in their souls that can relate to this music and enjoy it, that will be the solution. That is why, perhaps, it all is linked to the promotion of healthy (no, it's not a typo) psychedelic use and spirituality.

    Why psytrance doesnt attract a bigger audience?

    in General Psytrance

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    Actually, I would like to add an even deeper psychological perspective.

    Most people are busy in the world working hard. Anything that they do in between, unless they are completely desperate, should, ideally, increase their productivity, such as being full of energy, feeling good, and thinking clearly. Other concerns also frequently include social and sexual efficiency.


    Now psytrance, by its association with the hippy/traveler lifestyle, may be perceived as something that potentially threatens someone's well-being, because only 'dirty hippes,' homeless & unemployed, are listening to it (that's one possible view, another one is that they are a bunch of well-off jerks); or the very word "psychedelic" already throws one off.


    So, if psytrance were promoted as something to increase one's productivity and, perhaps, especially, creativity, that would be a definite plus in the eyes of the mainstream listener. I know this to be true (and not just a possible marketing gimmick), for I love working to psytrance (my work is computer-based).

    Why psytrance doesnt attract a bigger audience?

    in General Psytrance

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    Being a listener, and not an artist, I have a very broad-spectrum exposure to music, and I am learning to appreciate many genres. In my opinion, they all have 'something,' even the most popular ones, such as mainstream trance, house, techno, even RnB, although I do dislike mainstream pop.

    Now, coming from a Buddhist perspective of compassion, there may be nothing wrong in big crowds of people having a hell of a time. I can share in their joy.

    Drugs do seem to be an issue, though.


    My vision of an ideal DJ is that of someone tuned into the crowd, and being able take them on a journey of emotions, taking into account their state at the moment.

    In a normal day-to-day existence I can see how house music is more harmonious with the environment, while definitely lifting up the people's vibes.

    I blast psytrance in my phones at home, while working or resting, and then I go with my friend in a car and it's almost weird how the same music sounds different and doesn't seem to match the vibe.

    Perhaps, a good party will be with all these different varieties of music, slowly building up to the psychedelic experience during the night or daytime. It would be great if people were actually taking some positive medicine, such as LSD or cannabis (the latter, IMO, is very conducive to enjoying good psytrance).

    After all, this is a culture that is based on unusual, psychedelic experiences.


    I do hope, however, that psytrance will be more widespread in the future. Maybe those artists that Imba has posted (God, they ARE hillarious) are just the beginning. We see them as small video clips, but who knows what was actually going on at the party prior to that, leading to this energy? I've seen multiple occasions that look stupid on video, while in reality they were OK.

    The Psychedelic Trance, in its entirety

    in General Psytrance

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    First of all, let me express my appreciation to the author for the idea and the talented execution.
    I love the style and the background pictures!

    Now, I have some experience as an editor, so I took the liberty to provide some suggestions to the text in the LibreOffice "Changes" mode, and you can see them here:
    Psytrance EN_edit.doc

     

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    Secondly, my professional background happens to be that of botanist, and Classification being the central feature of classical botany (as well as of other classical biological sciences, such as zoology), I've become sensitive to certain philosophical aspects of it.

     

    One of the first things one faces exploring the natural world is that there may be infinite variations, and they don't always fit into square boxes, as much as we would like them to. Yet there are certain natural clusters, and classification is useful to understand this basic structure, although it always needs to be remembered that it is an artificial frame of mind, and its applicability sometimes needs to be questioned.

     

    So, the first thing one needs to learn when trying to create a classification is to tell the signal apart from the noise, that is to focus on significant peaks, while "allowing" individual variations to exist. I can see how one could try to give a specific style name to every particular track, nay, even every bar of music, but that would go contrary to the purpose of classification, i.e. it will create confusion rather than clarity.

     

    At certain times, the variations become especially blurry on the borders. This calls for a slightly different approach. If there is a real continuum of features, the existence of independent species (in biology), or styles (in music), becomes equivocal, and the way biology deals with it is by distinguishing "subspecies" or "varieties" (sub-styles) within the larger species (style), with some individual elements not necessarily belonging to either of the "subspecies" or "varieties" but just being members of the species in the broad sense. Thus, for example, the discussion of Nitzhonot, being very confusing already with the same word meaning different things in 2 different cases, becomes almost completely useless when the splitting of hairs begins between "Nitzhonot" and "Nitzhogoa." That, in my opinion, is a perfect example of the continuum I was referring to above, and it would be, perhaps, better to distinguish "Nitzhonot" as a substyle of Goa in the sense of "subspecies" or "variety", which will allow for recognition of any number of variations between the substyle and the style proper.

     

    Just my own 5 kopecks. I hope this is not too confusing. Apologies for the somewhat generic blabber, but in my opinion it is germane to the subject.

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    What books are you reading now?

    in Books and literature!

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    Reading a lot of Theosophy books. The foundation of modern spirituality. The Secret Doctrine is amazing, but to get a clear picture, one should first get some idea of the history of the Theosophical movement, etc. So, some Sinnett (Occult World, Esoteric Buddhism) comes into the picture. Some biography of H. P. Blavatsky. And a ton of others (fortunately most of it is in public domain now, and I love reading scanned pdf-copies of old books).

     

    Also, I. Regardie's The Tree of Life (great introduction to magic, I hear), and Glenn H. Mullin's The Practice of Kalachakra (awesome book on buddhism; the author had translated original Tibetan texts under the guidance of the Tibetan Buddhist priests, and quotes freely from them; also, gives a good picture of the history of Buddhism in Tibet and the overall scheme of the Buddhist ideas; great book on Buddhism, imo, even for a near beginner, like I am).

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