The Psychedelic era refers to a musical and artistic style in the years between 1965 and 1975. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

The actual range is sometimes in dispute, as some sections of the music industry have described it to only be between 1965 and 1969 (when confused with The Sixties), but it is widely accepted that it wasn't over until the Disco era took over in 1975. Woodstock: the iconic Sixties event The Sixties in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969 (see: 1960s), but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past 20 years. ... Discothèque redirects here. ...

While music was a strong influence in the psychedelic movement, this era gets its name from how the use of psychedelic drugs influenced everything from the arts to politics. Advocates of the psychedelic drug use claimed it encouraged unity, oneness, the breaking down of boundaries, the heightening of political awareness, empathy with others, and the questioning of authority, while its opponents argued that it leads to escapism. This entry pertains to the word psychedelic, its origin and uses. ... Unity is oneness. ... The realization of Oneness is the achieving of the awareness of the absolute interconnectedness of all matter and thought in space-time. ... Escapism Pronunciation: is-kA-pi-z&m Excessive mental diversion by trivial entertainment as an escape from a dull reality or routine. ...

The "we generation" of the 1960s led into the "me generation" of the 1970s (the decade of decadence). The drug of choice switched from LSD (a drug that dissolves the ego) to cocaine (a drug which boosts the ego, and leads to escapism). Decadence was the name given, first by hostile critics, and then triumphantly adopted by some writers themselves, to a number of late nineteenth century fin de siècle writers associated with Symbolism or the Aesthetic movement. ... D-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, commonly called acid, LSD, or LSD-25, is a powerful semisynthetic drug that can function either as a hallucinogen or a psychedelic entheogen. ... eGO is a company that builds electric motor scooters which are becoming popular for urban transportation and vacation use. ... Cocaine is a crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... Escapism Pronunciation: is-kA-pi-z&m Excessive mental diversion by trivial entertainment as an escape from a dull reality or routine. ...

As much as the psychedelic era pushed for a return to nature, the 1980s pushed for a return to the 1950s. A backlash of extreme conservatism advocated ignorance and blind faith in the powers that be. This led into the 1990s mirroring the technology drive of the early 1960s.

With the fall of the technology market, resurgence of ecological crisis, wars, war protests, and extreme tension over civil liberties, the 2000s are carrying some echos of the 1960s mentality. An ecological crisis occurs when the environment of a species or a population changes in a way that destablizes its continued survival. ... Civil liberties are protections from the power of governments. ...

Similar political issues have been brought back to the forefront such as homosexuality (gay marriage) and abortion. Also of note is a resurgence of efforts to end Drug Prohibition, and renewed research into use of psychedelic drugs (including MDMA) for therapeutic purposes. ecstasy and religious ecstasy MDMA, most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, is a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family whose primary effect is to stimulate the brain to rapidly secrete large amounts of serotonin, causing a general sense of openness, empathy, energy, euphoria, and well-being. ...

See also

• Psychedelia
• Psychedelic
• Psychedelic music
• Psychedelic art
• Psychedelic experience
• The Sixties