Monthly Archives: December 2020
My thesis on psychedelic festivals: Festivals, flow machines and ‘fabeldyr’
Posted on December 20, 2020 Leave a Comment
Rave culture as ritual. Psychedelic festivals as flow machines and transformation rituals for the 21st century. Christina Majcher. University of Copenhagen. Rave culture likes to imagine itself as the direct continuation of prehistoric tribal rituals from thousands of years ago. And when attending psychedelic music festivals, ritualistic elements and tribal and religious imagery is everywhere: […]
Blasts from the Past: Forbidden Pleasures
Posted on December 3, 2020 Leave a Comment
Oooooh, do you remember those joyous days of the past, where you could go to paradise regularly and have the time of your life (guaranteed) with 70.000 other people? Crazy stuff happened back then, you wouldn’t believe… Sometimes people drank from the same bottle. Aaaaaah, the good ol’ days where people just pressed their faces […]
How to be a Raver: Preparing for the Apocalypse
Posted on December 2, 2020 1 Comment
All these corona restrictions and lockdowns and the never-ending labyrinth of rules-and-regulations are not fun for anyone. But they are PARTICULARLY NOT FUN AT ALL for junglist and ravers! Because this is what we like to do: And this: And this: And this: And this: “Restrictions” are the opposite of raving. Here is a photo […]
Blasts from the Past: Back When Masks Were Fun!
Posted on December 1, 2020 3 Comments
Do you need some relief from the continuous return of masks-on-your-face-every-winter? Time to travel back to better times, when hugs were plentiful and masks were fun, colorful and completely voluntary. Do you want more Blasts from the Past? We highly recommend Blasts from the Past: Roskilde 2008 if you miss those festival vibes…. and Blasts […]
Christina Majcher 
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