Contemplations: On the Psychedelic Experience

A very iconic and unique Australian documentary featuring a cross section of some of the mainplayers in the Australian Psychedelic underground.

This is a both a journey into the psyche and an introduction to the felt experience of psychedelics. Refreshingly, it is more focused on the spiritual, transpersonal, paradigm shattering, esoteric aspects of psychedelics - rather than the current mainstream rhetoric around the trauma healing aspects of these uncanny plant medicines.

Add to this a well crafted, visual feast of special effects and articulate commentary and you have a unique and special documentary - well worth a watch.

Well done Julian Palmer and team.

Julian the director, has found so many great angles on the psychedelic experience directly from experiencers which to my mind is the best source rather than static stuffy scientific studies.

The alchemy of direct questioning drawing out an understanding that is personal to the speaker which then engages the viewer is clearly engaging.

The topics explored are done so with a sensitivity that only a long time journeyman in these spaces could do. I really enjoyed how the interviewees were treated and it is apparent that many are long time friends of the director with something to share that is important and timely.

High credits to all that worked on this. It is inspirational and yet offers cautionary tales that reign in the unwary. Very well done!

Thank you, Julian and the team for putting this well-thought-through documentary on the journey of a psychedelic experience and what impactful benefits it can potentially have for someone's overall wellbeing!

The diversity of the people on the screen shared some very troubling and touching histories and in my view, anything that can improve (and sometimes drastically) someone's time on this earth, the better!

Sometimes it's just not possible to see the forest through the trees and that can cause a lot of (and somewhat chronic) negative emotions and moods and lead to poorer health outcomes.

Highly recommended!

Austrialian produced documentary on the wonders and benefits of the psychedelic experience on those who have tried them. A psychedelic experience (known colloquially as a trip) is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a psychedelic substance (most commonly LSD, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, or DMT). This film is recommended by anyone who wishes to expand their knowledge of these substances and to learn more about their many healing qualities. For anyone who has ever wondered about these mind altering substances this is a film well worth watching. Detailed accounts of personal experiences give insight and knowledge of these little-understood drugs.

Contemplations: On the psychedelic experience is a fantastic dive into the psychedelic underground. It's a warts and all documentary that details lots of people's first hand experiences with psychedelics. It includes some cautionary tales which are important to listen to and also documents lots of profound, life changing experiences which are very common in the psychedelic world. I'd strongly recommend it to anyone who's in anyway interested in exploring or deepening their understanding of the potential therapeutic risks and benefits of psychedelics. It gives a truly unique insight into people's worlds and experiences which I haven't seen before in any other psychedelic documentaries. I've found value in others that I've watched. But they haven't gone into anywhere near as much detail when documenting people's first hand experiences. This one definitely does and is definitely worth a watch for anyone who's interested in the subject matter.