Using Barber’s Adagio for Strings is a brilliant example. It's beautiful yet popular enough to carry non-novel biases, making neutrality challenging.
If I were to hear the soundtrack of Requiem for a Dream under a psychedelic, thoughts of substance use disorder and mental illness would flood my mind.
Yes , that soundtrack is also particularly stress-inducing in itself though! The soundtrack for the film “The Fountain” (Same composer, same director) is another story. Linked with themes such as death, grief, acceptance, transcendence.
I’m curious about the ethics of using music intentionally to adjust the intensity of a psychedelic session—for instance, using certain tracks to bring someone down with the aim of lifting them up later. Do you think this kind of approach risks interfering with the person’s natural journey, or could it actually enhance their experience if used mindfully?
Using Barber’s Adagio for Strings is a brilliant example. It's beautiful yet popular enough to carry non-novel biases, making neutrality challenging.
If I were to hear the soundtrack of Requiem for a Dream under a psychedelic, thoughts of substance use disorder and mental illness would flood my mind.
Yes , that soundtrack is also particularly stress-inducing in itself though! The soundtrack for the film “The Fountain” (Same composer, same director) is another story. Linked with themes such as death, grief, acceptance, transcendence.
I’m curious about the ethics of using music intentionally to adjust the intensity of a psychedelic session—for instance, using certain tracks to bring someone down with the aim of lifting them up later. Do you think this kind of approach risks interfering with the person’s natural journey, or could it actually enhance their experience if used mindfully?