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Artist:	VA
Title:	Altered Consciousness Collection
Label:	ALIVE MIND
Format:	3DVD
Price:	$60.00
Catalog #:	ALV 010DVD

"The Altered Consciousness Collection box set of three award-winning documentaries -- Hofmann's Potion, FLicKeR, Hippie Masala -- explores the frontiers of human consciousness and the iconic pioneers who opened the doors of perception. From early LSD research and hypnotic 'dream machines' to the transformational powers of Eastern spirituality, the Altered Consciousness Collection reveals the sub-culture of enlightenment seekers who influenced a generation. Winner of the 2008 Hot Docs Special Jury Prize for FLicKeR. Archives and interviews with counter-culture icons William Burroughs, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, Ram Dass and others. A provocative, insightful, and timely collection. Includes the following three titles: FLicKeR -- In 1961, poet, artist, and beatnik Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device that induced hallucinations. The Dream Machine enthralled mystics and freethinkers everywhere, with William S. Burroughs claiming that it could 'storm the citadels of enlightenment.' FLicKeR is a riveting documentary that explores the life of Brion Gysin and his quest to transform human consciousness. Hoffmann's Potion -- Timothy Leary rallied a generation to 'tune in, turn on, drop out," but it was Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann's discovery of the LSD elixir, and his experiments on himself, that first revealed the power of this potion for medical research and mental exploration. Featuring interviews with many LSD pioneers, Hoffmann's Potion is an invitation to look at LSD -- and our world -- with a more open, enlightened mind. Hippie Masala -- In the 1960s and 1970s, thousands of hippies journeyed East in the search for enlightenment, free drugs or a 'pure' life. Some stayed for good. Hippie Masala shows aging flower children who, after fleeing Western civilization, found a new way of being in India. 221 minutes. Aspect ratio: 16:9. Language: English (Hippie Masala also in Swiss German, Hindi, Kanada). Production years: 2002, 2006, 2008."

Artist:	SHEEHAN, NIK
Title:	FLicKeR
Label:	ALIVE MIND
Format:	DVD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	ALV 029DVD

Directed by Nik Sheehan. "This award-winning documentary about poet, artist, calligrapher and mystic Brion Gysin, portrays the life and legacy of an artist who believed art could revolutionize human consciousness. FLicKeR chronicles Gysin's complex ideas, friendships and influence with some of the 20th century's key counterculture figures, such as William Burroughs, Kurt Cobain and Marianne Faithful. Gysin was fascinated by identity. He saw himself as incarnating the 10th-century King of Assassins, trained in counter-espionage during WWII, and wrote and rewrote his name in countless permutations, as if to make it disappear -- in the process, inventing the cut-up technique that his lifelong friend, Beat novelist Burroughs, would make famous. Featuring greats like Burroughs (in archival footage), singer Marianne Faithfull, singer/artist Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV, poet John Giorno, punk rocker Iggy Pop, filmmaker Kenneth Anger and artist/turntablist DJ Spooky, FLicKeR is a hypnotic documentary." 75 minutes, NTSC Region 0, aspect ratio: 16:9, production year: 2008.

Artist:	LITTLEFIELD, CONNIE
Title:	Hofmann's Potion: The Pioneers of LSD
Label:	ALIVE MIND
Format:	DVD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	ALV 030DVD

Directed by Connie Littlefield. "Long before Timothy Leary urged a generation to 'tune in, turn on and drop out,' LSD was used by researchers to understand the human mind. Discovered in 1943 by Swiss Chemist Albert Hofmann, LSD was hailed as a powerful tool to treat drug addiction and to provide a window into schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. While researchers were establishing the medical benefits of LSD, others -- like author Aldous Huxley -- promoted the drug as a powerful tool for mental exploration and self-understanding. Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Ram Dass became heroes at Harvard after the university cancelled their research project into psychedelics. Featuring interviews with the pioneers of LSD, Hofmann's Potion is more than just a chronicle of the drug's evolution. It is an invitation to look at LSD -- and our world -- with a more enlightened mind." Featuring rare archival footage and interviews with the pioneers of LSD: Hofmann, Leary, Huxley, etc. Region 0 NTSC format, 56 minutes, color, aspect ratio: 4x3, stereo.

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