west going east/ east going west | Nabuurs&VanDoorn

The idea of programming a psychedelic experience is that the content of it is chiefly determined by the two factors of set and setting. “Set” refers to the internal state of the person having the experience, mood, expectations, fears, and wishes: “setting” refers to the external conditions of the experience, physical and emotional climate of the room, relations of the voyager to other present, and particularly the attitude of the artist’s. A psychedelic experience is a period of intensely heightened reactivity to sensory stimuli from within and without. A programmed psychedelic experience is one in which the sequence and patterning of stimuli are not left to chance but are arranged in a predetermined manner. The program is a voyage chart, a series of signals which provides the basic orienting information required for the “trip”. A psychedelic light show is a form of neurological art: Flashing lights, sounds, and filmographic images stimulate never activated cerebella. By expanding human consciousness, this multimedia spectacle could alter human behavior and result in social change.