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Tuning in : experiencing music in psychedelic states / Steven J. Gelberg ; foreword by William A. Richards.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gelberg, Steven J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Psychological aspects.
- Music.
- Hallucinogenic drugs--Therapeutic use.
- Hallucinogenic drugs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (327 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- The first authoritative study of the important role of music in psychedelic use and the ways in which psychedelics provide unprecedented access to the deeper mysteries of music.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface: Autobiographical Reflections on Psychedelics
- Introduction: Music and Psychedelics: A Sacred Synergy
- A Shared Ontology: What Is It about Music That Explains Its Natural Synergy with the Psychedelic State?
- Music in Service to the Psychedelic Experience
- Music Facilitates and Energizes the Initial Ascent
- Music Provides Structure to the Experience
- Music Touches Our Inner Emotional and Spiritual Core, Revealing the Subconscious
- Music Serves as a Projection Screen for Consciousness
- Music Creates Experiential Worlds of Beauty and Sublimity
- Music Conveys Meaning, Wisdom
- Psychedelics and the Musical Sublime
- Psychedelics Deepen Sensory and Aesthetic Sensitivity
- The Subjective Slowing of Time Allows for a Deeper Penetration into Sound and Music
- The De-habituation of Conditioned or Default Consciousness Increases Aesthetic Receptivity
- Psychedelics, the Law, and Their Safe Use
- Chapter 1 What Is a "Psychedelic Experience"?
- Interpretive Approaches to the Psychedelic Experience
- The Uniqueness of Each Psychedelic Experience
- Psychedelics and Their Effect on the Ego
- How Psychedelics Affect Consciousness
- Chapter 2 Expressing the Inexpressible: Music as Mysticism
- Music Mysticism in Psychedelic States
- Chapter 3 Beginner's Mind and "Letting Go"
- Beginner's Mind
- "Letting Go": Music and Trance
- Music as "Jungle Gym" and "Carrier Wave"
- Chapter 4 Timelessness, Hypersensitivity, and "Becoming" the Music
- Timelessness
- Musical Hypersensitivity
- "Becoming" the Music
- Chapter 5 Music, Emotion, and Aesthetic Ecstasy
- On Strong Emotion in Psychedelic States
- Why Is Discussing Deep Emotion Awkward for Many Writers on Psychedelics?
- Widening the Meaning of Emotion
- Music and Emotion: Perennial Views.
- Music and Emotion in Psychedelic States: Firsthand Accounts
- Subtle Emotions
- Chapter 6 Music, Creator of Worlds: Synesthesia and Eidetic Visions
- Experiencing Synesthesia
- Chapter 7 Music from "Nowhere": Hallucinating Music
- Neuropathology
- Religious Mysticism
- Paranormal/Spiritism
- Hallucinating Music in Psychedelic States
- Chapter 8 Music in Psychedelic Psychotherapy
- Early Research in Psychedelics
- Animal Experimentation
- Dosing Children
- Some Dissenters to the Psychiatric/Psychological Model
- Enlightened Views among Some Psychedelic Pioneers
- Music in Psychedelic Therapy
- General Guidelines in the Choice of Music
- Music for Different Phases of the Psychedelic Session
- Types of Music or Situations to Avoid
- Music Containing Intelligible Lyrics
- Music with Overly Specific Associations
- Music That Is "Jarring, Dissonant, and Anxiety-provoking"
- The "Veto Rule" in Group Settings
- "Please Don't Stop the Music!"
- Guidance That Is Overly Rigid and Programmatic
- Chapter 9 It's Subjective: Choosing Music
- Chapter 10 Is Classical Music Still Relevant?
- Which Classical Works Are Most Appropriate for Psychedelic Settings?
- Reflections and Recommendations (Mostly in Classical Music) by Psychedelic Authors
- In Praise of Quietude and Subtlety
- Classical Playlists on Spotify for Psychedelic Delectation
- Chapter 11 Ambient Music for Psychedelic States
- Chapter 12 "World Music" and the Collective Unconscious
- Close Up: Indian Classical Music
- Close-Up: Tibetan Ritual Music and Chant
- My World Music Spotify Playlists
- Chapter 13 Sound Alternatives to Music: The Music of Nature and "White Noise"
- The Music of Nature
- White Noise
- Epilogue
- Music in a Dark Time
- Appendix I Spotify Playlists for Psychedelic Sessions
- Spotify Playlists for Psychedelic Sessions.
- Additional Spotify Playlists:
- Appendix II Abbreviated Versions of Select Spotify Playlists
- Abbreviated Versions of Select Spotify Playlists
- 1. Classical
- 2. Neo-Classical for Psychonauts
- 3. Psychedelic Ambient
- 4. Sound Meditation for Psychedelic States
- 5. World Music
- 6. Indian Classical Music
- 7. Tribal, Trance, Drums, Shamanic, Ayahuasca
- 8. The Healing Female Voice
- 9. Nature's Own Music
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798855801125
- OCLC:
- 1511102495
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