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definition of psychedelic

Through the term psychedelic they can refer those manifestations of the experiences and psychic states that are characterized especially by the alteration of the sensitivity and that in the normal conditions remain hidden and if they manifest they do so in the form of hallucination, euphoria or depression.

On the other hand, that person is also called psychedelic element or substance causing the euphoric manifestation or stimulation, for example, hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD They are also known as psychedelics because they provoke in those who consume them the manifestations that we mentioned above.

And also in colloquial language, the word psychedelic is often used when you want to give an account of what turns out to be bizarre, extravagant, or having hallucination characteristics. The movie Panic and Madness in Las Vegas has an absolutely psychedelic aesthetic.

The Psychedelia is a current, a movement that acquires special relevance from the second half of the sixties of the last century and continues until the first part of the next, the seventies.. Psychedelia is recognized as one of the most prominent components of the Counterculture, since what it raises and offers to its followers is an escape route to the limits imposed on us by consciousness and the daily life of the dominant system.

Although after the 1970s Psychedelia loses strength due to the birth of other currents that will displace it, it was able to leave its mark especially in advertising, video clips, cinema, music and psychedelic art.

While, psychedelic art and music are the product of the so-called psychedelic experience induced from the intake of drugs popularly known as psychedelics: LSD, cannabis, peyote, among the most widespread. In this flight or trip that proposes the psychedelic experience unusually intense hallucinations and perceptions are experienced.

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