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Descending the Mountain

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2021-11-111h 18m

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What happens if you give magic mushrooms (psilocibine) to experienced Zen practitioners who have never used drugs? What does that teach us about the mystical experience of oneness with nature? Based on these questions, psychiatrist Franz Vollenweider and Zen master Vanja Palmers set up a legal science experiment in a monastery at the top of Mount Rigi in Switzerland. Exactly 50 years after the magic mushrooms were officially banned, a new story begins in what is now called the “psychedelic renaissance”. While in 2021 most studies with psychedelics mainly focus on their promising medical applications, Frans and Vanja are already going a step further. Can the combination of meditation and psilocibin help humanity get out of the mess we have created on ourselves and the planet with our neo-liberal society?

Directors
Maartje Nevejan
Editors
Gys Zevenbergen

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  1. Vanja Palmers

    Vanja Palmers

    Himself

  2. Franz Vollenweider

    Franz Vollenweider

    Himself

  3. Sister Theresia  Raberger

    Sister Theresia Raberger

    Herself

  4. Dr. Peter Gasser

    Dr. Peter Gasser

    Himself

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Status
Released
Original Language
Dutch
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Keywords
psychedelic