Ozora 2006 (On the grounds of the 99 Solipse) August 16-20,2006

On 2006-09-04 23:04, Peter Didjital wrote:
haven't been in here since Ozora and having read the last pages of people's reviews and comments I just needed to add some of my thoughts ...

have you ever stopped to think a minute or two on what is psychedelic music? or the fact that it might be a subjective opinion unique to every living person on this planet? or that it could actually be the context of the the whole festival that makes the experience psychedelic? you've probably heard of the expression set & setting in a different context but that is very well applied here as any given person could have his/her favourite act on stage but a lot of unloving people around and the experience would be ruined ... or same context, without the unlovers, but our dear given person is in an unreceptive mood cause of having his/her mind on something else - requirements for said experience hence not met and none of the latter 2 had anything to do with the music.

of course there is music that I would also agree on not being psychedelic but given the right moment I think a lot of people would be surprised, me included, how much wider the definition of psychedelic music and therefore the psychedelic experience could be.

I really don't think we should hinder the evolution of psychedelic gatherings and experiences by trying to tell other people what psychedelic music is ... this concept has been tried for long by many religions and they are not succeeding.

direct your energy to better things ... making the set & setting of a gathering a more loving and welcoming place is loads more important ... and while you are at it ... bring the experience of the gatherings to your everyday and make your contribution to a better world.