Psychedelic
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The psychedelic is a concept the name of which is derived from the Ancient Greek words psychē (ψυχή, "soul") and dēloun (δηλοῦν, "to make visible, to reveal"), translating to "mind-revealing".
Related phenomena include:
- Psychedelic drug (also known as a psychedelic substance or simply a psychedelic), a psychoactive drug whose primary action is to alter cognition and perception; well known psychedelics include LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline and DMT, while drugs such as cannabis and MDMA are also sometimes considered psychedelics
- Psychedelic experience, a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of psychedelic drugs
- Psychedelic art, art inspired by the psychedelic experience
- Psychedelia, a subculture surrounding the psychedelic experience, based on appreciation of psychedelic art and the use of psychedelic drugs
- Psychedelic music, popular music influenced by psychedelia, aiming to replicate or enhance the psychedelic experience
- Psychedelic rock, originating in the mid-1960s
- Psychedelic pop, originating in the mid-1960s
- Psychedelic soul, originating in the late 1960s
- Psychedelic folk, originating in the late 1960s and early 1970s
- Psychedelic trance (also known as psytrance or simply psy), originating in the late 1990s
- Psychedelic era, a time of social, musical and artistic change related to psychedelia (from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s)
- Psychedelic literature, literature related to psychedelic drugs and the psychedelic experience
- Psychedelic film, a film genre influenced by psychedelia and the psychedelic experience
- Psychedelic therapy, therapeutic practices involving the use of psychedelic drugs, primarily to assist psychotherapy
See also
- All pages beginning with "psychedelic"
- All pages with titles containing psychedelic
- Psychedelics in problem-solving experiment
- Psychedelic frogfish, named for its appearance
- Psyche (disambiguation)
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