DEA | Spring 2012: “Special Edition: Psychedelics and the Popular Arts”

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Front Cover Inside Front Cover 1 Table of Contents 2 From the Desk of Rick Doblin, Ph.D., MAPS Founder and Executive Director 4 Letter from the Editor David Jay Brown 6 How Psychedelic Consciousness Transformed Modern Art: An Interview with Ken Johnson David Jay Brown 9 The Art of Reality: Psychedelic Experience in Cinema and Television Evan Martin 12 Ayahuasca and James Cameron’s Avatar Erik Davis 14 What’s So Funny? Mainstreaming Psychedelic Science Through Comedy Brad Burge 16 Electronic Music and Psychedelics: An Interview with Simon Posford of Shpongle David Jay Brown 19 Psychedelics and Alternative Rock: An Interview with David J of Love and Rockets Damon Orion 21 Psychedelics and Circus Arts: Creating Community with the New Old Time Chautauqua Rose Grey 22 Forever Altered: Robert Venosa and the Visionary Art World Martina Hoffmann and Robert Venosa (in his own words) 24 New Worlds and Ways of Seeing: Visionary Art After Postmodernism Neşe Lisa Şenol 25 Co-Creating the Haight-Ashbury Museum of Psychedelic Art and History Jeff F. and the Haight-Ashbury Museum Team 26 Who Supports MAPS and Why? 27 MAPS Staff Inside Back Cover Back Cover Download this entire issue in PDF format. INSIDE FRONT COVER INSIDE BACK COVER MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) is a membership-based organization. Founded in 1986, MAPS is an IRS approved 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation funded by tax deductible donations. Our mission is 1) to treat conditions for which conventional medicines provide limited relief-such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain, drug dependence, anxiety and depression associated with end-of-life issues-by developing psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines; 2) to cure many thousands of people by building a network of clinics where treatments can be provided; and 3) to educate the public honestly about the risks and benefits of psychedelics and marijuana. Interested parties wishing to copy any portion of this publication are encouraged to do so and are kindly requested to credit MAPS and include our address. The MAPS Bulletin is produced by a small group of dedicated staff and volunteers. Your participation, financial or otherwise, is welcome.   2012 Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Inc. (MAPS)309 Cedar Street, #2323, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: 831.429.MDMA (6362) Fax: 831.429.6370 E-mail: askmaps@maps.org Web: http://www.maps.org Editor: Brad Burge, M.A. and David Jay Brown, M.A. Design/Build: Noah Juan Juneau ISSN 1080-8981 MAPS Bulletin is printed on 40% post-consumer recycled paper. Visit maps.org/catalog for information about donations and purchases. Free Cultural Work – A Creative Commons Attribution You are free: to share, to copy, distribute and transmit this information under the following conditions: *Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). What does “Attribute this work” mean?  * For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. The best way to do this is with a link to our web page: www.maps.org * Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. * Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author’s moral rights. Your fair dealing and other rights are in no way affected by the above. Cover: “”Digital Geisha” Digital Projection, Sydney Opera House (Exterior),” Artist: Android Jones / Obscura Digital, Most MAPS cover art is available for purchase through the MAPS online store. Fifty percent of profits support MAPS research. www.maps.org/catalog

Bulletin Archive Index Spring 2012 Vol. 22, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and the Popular Arts Winter 2011 Vol. 21, No. 3 2011 Annual Report Summer 2011 Vol. 21, No. 2 MAPS Research Update Spring 2011 Vol. 21, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics & the Mind/Body Connection Winter 2010 Vol. 20, No. 3 2010 Annual Report Summer 2010 Vol. 20, No. 2 MAPS Research Update Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Autumn 2009 Vol. 19, No. 3 MAPS Financial Report: Fiscal Year 2008-09 Summer 2009 Vol. 19, No. 2 MAPS Research Update Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Winter 2008 Vol. 18, No. 3 MAPS Fiscal Report Summer 2008 Vol. 18, No. 2 Phoenix Rising: A Review of MAPS Research Spring 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1 Special Edition: Technology and Psychedelics Winter 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3 MAPS 06-07 Fiscal Issue Autumn 2007 Vol. 17, No. 2 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Self Discovery Spring/Summer 2007 Vol. 17, No. 1 The Chrysalis Stage Winter 2006-7 Vol. 16, No. 3 Low Maintenance, High Performance Autumn 2006 Vol. 16, No. 2 Technologies of Healing Spring 2006 Vol. 16, No. 1 MAPS’ 20th Anniversary Winter 2005 Vol. 15, No. 3 MAPS Final Year as a Teenager Summer 2005 Vol. 15, No. 2 Israel Conference: MDMA/PTSD Research Spring 2005 Vol. 15, No. 1 Accelerating Flow of Work and Time Autumn 2004 Vol. 14, No. 2 Rites of Passage: Kids and Psychedelics Summer 2004 Vol. 14, No. 1 10 Stamps and $250,000 Winter 2003 Vol. 13, No. 2 Holy Fire Spring 2003 Vol. 13, No. 1 60th Anniversary of the Discovery of LSD Autumn 2002 Vol. 12, No. 3 Vision Summer 2002 Vol. 12, No. 2 From celebration to frustration, and back again Spring 2002 Vol. 12, No. 1 Sex, Spirit & Psychedelics 2002 Autumn 2001 Vol. 11, No. 2 In the future, it will be called Despair Spring 2001 Vol. 11, No. 1 A Tidal Wave of Ecstasy! Autumn 2000 Vol. 10, No. 3 Creativity 2000 Summer 2000 Vol. 10, No. 2 Endings and Beginnings Spring 2000 Vol. 10, No. 1 Making History in Slow Motion Winter 1999/00 Vol. 09, No. 4 To the Ends of the Earth for MDMA Research… Autumn 1999 Vol. 09, No. 3 MAPS’ long-standing efforts to conduct… Summer 1999 Vol. 09, No. 2 MAPS has come full circle… Spring 1999 Vol. 09, No. 1 Patience, persistence and passion Winter 1998/99 Vol. 08, No. 4 One of special pleasures of directing MAPS… Autumn 1998 Vol. 08, No. 3 The Ayahuasca Issue (with Hofmann interview) Summer 1998 Vol. 08, No. 2 Emotionally Powerful Anecdotes… Spring 1998 Vol. 08, No. 1 Death Has a Way of Focusing One’s Attention Autumn 1997 Vol. 07, No. 4 Celebration is in Order Summer 1997 Vol. 07, No. 3 Time Horizons Spring 1997 Vol. 07, No. 2 Synchronicity Winter 1996/97 Vol. 07, No. 1 Learning to Crawl Autumn 1996 Vol. 06, No. 4 An Invitation for Dialogue Summer 1996 Vol. 06, No. 3 Budding Research New Year 1996 Vol. 06, No. 2 Sending Down Roots Autumn 1995 Vol. 06, No. 1 Baby Steps Summer 1995 Vol. 05, No. 4 Opportunity Amidst Obstacles Winter 1994/95 Vol. 05, No. 3 Clinical Trials and Tribulations Autumn 1994 Vol. 05, No. 2 Building Towards Clinical Trials Summer 1994 Vol. 05, No. 1 Politics and Protocols: In Search of a Balance Spring 1994 Vol. 04, No. 4 Laying the Groundwork Winter 1993/94 Vol. 04, No. 3 A Time of Tests Summer 1993 Vol. 04, No. 2 So Close Yet So Far Spring 1993 Vol. 04, No. 1 Remembrance and Renewal Winter 1992/93 Vol. 03, No. 4 Forging New Alliances Summer 1992 Vol. 03, No. 3 Building on Common Ground Spring 1992 Vol. 03, No. 2 Small Steps, Gradual Progress, New Opportunities Winter 1991/92 Vol. 03, No. 1 The Rekindling of a Thousand Points of Light Summer 1991 Vol. 02, No. 2 MDMA Protocol Development with Cancer Patients Winter 1990/91 Vol. 02, No. 1 MAPS’ Swiss Pharmacologically-assisted Psychotherapy Conference Autumn 1990 Vol. 01, No. 3 What and Who is MAPS? Summer 1989 Vol. 01, No. 2 Switzerland Leads the Way Summer 1988 Vol. 01, No. 1 MDMA Can Become a Legal Medicine

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