BRAINMACHINES by Machinelf

All these Type Ts are related, and perhaps even different aspects of the same character trait. There is a direct link between Einstein and BASE jumper Chance McGuire. They are different manifestations of the thrill-seeking component of our characters: Einstein was thrilled by his mental life, and McGuire--well, Chance jumps off buildings.

The question is, How much is enough? Without some expression of risk, we may never know our limits and therefore who we are as individuals. "If you don't assume a certain amount of risk," says paraglider pilot Wade Ellet, 51, "you're missing a certain amount of life." And it is by taking risks that we may flirt with greatness. We create technologies, we make new discoveries, we enhance the concrescence of reality, but in order to do that, we have to push beyond the set of rules that are governing us at that time.

Western communities are very happy to challenge and stretch themselves physically - in fact, this is considered a very healthy and acceptable activity - but investigating the depths of the mind in a similarly extreme way can be considered illegal, if not heretical. However, one could consider the rhythmic transcendentalism of trance the bungey jump of the mind.



		Take a late 90s Visual Tour See Powerpoint Slideshow This is the core of what was Brainmachines.com from 1996 to 2006, when the URL was sold and the content was split into Nootrition.com for brain machines and nootropics and into Tranceam for psychedelic trance music and counterculture. The old Brainmachines site was intentioally byzantine in its navigation due to my desire to keep the details of my personal pursuits private. Now, everything is a lot more mainstream and noncontroversial, and Erowid and other sites have exceeded all expectations on the flow of accurate and updated information. In any event, my youthful days of wanton experimentation are over. All I can say now, and on my deathbed, is that "I did that." But do have regrets? No fucking way. I felt like a failure at 30 when I was on my way to the heights of my earlier profession. Now, I am alive. Bottom line, everything is more easily accessible via TranceAm or this page. Many of the original pages are here in their entirety; however, most of the contents of this page have been moved to the links section or are accessible via TranceAm. The old gallery has been deleted and all portraits were moved to the TranceAm Gallery. set_template_set("simple"); echo $php_poll->poll_process("10"); ?> Science For three months back in Spring 2000, my awareness and focus vaulted up quite a bit. Here's how I did it. BUY Brain Machines through Nootrition.com - Lowest prices suppliers will allow them to be sold! Cap'n Crunch AKA John Draper still alive! Etymology of Machinelf Evolutionary Biology - Richard Dawkins Interview The Holographic Universe The Indole Ring NDEs (Near Death Experiences) Neuroscience - Sorry, but Your Soul Just Died by Tom Wolfe Oxygen/Nootropic/Herpes therapy Oxygen Wars More links Music Psy-trance Trance - A New Invader on the Dance Floor (Simon Reynolds, 1996) Techno/Raves Trance in Israel More links Article and Story Index Ancient & Modern Viking Sagas Bock Saga The Bridge BTSWatch Classifieds - Lodging, Eating, Travel Christianity Devotional Ministry of Trance - the Saga Elves How to Throw a Party How to Survive a Party Live from New Orc it's Saturday Night Manifesto Machinelf's DJ Machine - free download! New York Stories Puerto Rico Religious War in Amsterdam TripOut NY in the 'Times Why Go Into a Trance? More links Events 1998-2004 I have done more events than anyone in trance that i know in New York. But I am semi retired so I will probably lose my "crown" this year or next. 2004 birthday Alien Sex Party Burning Buddha 2005 DMT April 3 at 55 Lex Electric Kool-Aid Party (2001, Penthouse squat at 156 Duane in Tribeca) Elphatrance Ganjatron Goa Trash (Weekly, 2002-2004) Haka Goa Trash Queens Group Hex Hipchix returns with memories of Goa trash and more!! Nan's 2002-2004 in photos part 1 2 3 Independence Insha'allah Kama Sutra Karaoke KPNY Leary's Birthday MLK Messiba Midsummer Neurotrancemitter (1999) Neurotrash Run DMT Serotonin Selector (1999) Terence McKenna’s Viking Funeral (2000) Trance Euro Sexpress Trance Hookers The Source USS Trance War on Progressive Trance (1999) War and Peace Chapter 1 We are All Elohim Wicked Screensaver the Party and many of these -> Bridge Also see the flyer gallery. Why We (I) Push the Envelope Taking conscious risk involves overcoming our instincts. No other animal intentionally puts itself in peril. The human race is particularly risk taking compared with other species. Risk takers include the Type T personality, and the U.S. as a Type T nation, as opposed to more risk-averse nations like Japan. Type T physical includes extreme athletes and Type T intellectual include Albert Einstein, Terrence McKenna, Karl Jansen, Naotto Hattori, and Galileo. There is also Type T negative, that is, those who are drawn to bad haircuts, delinquency, crime, hedonistic descent into drug addiction, unprotected sex and a whole litany of destructive behaviors. All these Type Ts are related, and perhaps even different aspects of the same character trait. There is a direct link between Einstein and BASE jumper Chance McGuire. They are different manifestations of the thrill-seeking component of our characters: Einstein was thrilled by his mental life, and McGuire--well, Chance jumps off buildings. The question is, How much is enough? Without some expression of risk, we may never know our limits and therefore who we are as individuals. "If you don't assume a certain amount of risk," says paraglider pilot Wade Ellet, 51, "you're missing a certain amount of life." And it is by taking risks that we may flirt with greatness. We create technologies, we make new discoveries, we enhance the concrescence of reality, but in order to do that, we have to push beyond the set of rules that are governing us at that time. Western communities are very happy to challenge and stretch themselves physically - in fact, this is considered a very healthy and acceptable activity - but investigating the depths of the mind in a similarly extreme way can be considered illegal, if not heretical. However, one could consider the rhythmic transcendentalism of trance the bungey jump of the mind. machinelf@tranceamericana.org