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ni'k · 02.26.2010, 04:06 PM

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http://legendsmagazine.net/105/brion.htm

A dreamachine is little more than a perforated tube of paper placed on a spinning platter with a light bulb positioned in the tube. Holes are cut from the tube according to a specific pattern. You sit in front of the dreamachine at eye-level with the bulb, with your eyes closed. If constructed correctly the dreamachine should emit a pulse of light between 8-13 Hz, which is the precise rhythm of alpha-waves in the brain. Alpha-waves are dominant during the "alpha state," which occurs during deep meditation or the early stages of sleep. Alpha-waves are associated with a healthy mind and a stress-free life. For those of us with mentally taxing jobs and stressful lives, the dreamachine can restore order and relaxation, with the bonus of some interesting visual effects.
The first dreamachine was imagined and constructed by Brion Gysin sometime in the early 1960's with the aid of mathematician Ian Sommerville. Gysin, an occultist, artist and writer living in Paris, was a close friend of William S. Burroughs (who often receives credit for the invention). Burroughs and Gysin experimented with the dreamachine extensively. Both men were familiar with British neuroscientist W. Gray Walter's discovery that flashing lights quickly altered brain activity and not only the visual cortex, but the whole mind.
Aside from relaxation and increased mental abilities, dreamachine users report seeing otherworldly colors, swirling intricate patterns and dream-like images.

Subjects report dazzling lights of unearthly brilliance and color. ...Elaborate geometric constructions of incredible intricacy build up from multidimensional mosaic into living fireballs like the mandalas of Eastern mysticism or resolve momentarily into apparently individual images and powerfully dramatic scenes like brightly colored dreams. - William S. Burroughs

You could achieve the same "alpha state" after learning and practicing meditation, or by training yourself with bio-feedback machines, however the dreamachine offers you a fantastic light show and relatively quick alpha-wave production. People find that dreamachine therapy and other alpha-wave related therapy lead to decreased anxiety, overall calmness, increases IQ scores, increases in brain hemisphere coordination and overall intellectual function. All this without drugs!

wiki -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamachine

it is possible to make one of these yourself, using a bulb, cardboard and a 78rpm record player -

this guy has written instructions
http://www.danpetley.co.uk/dream%20m...structions.htm

you can also buy them in america or from here in the uk from a website that i can't find the link to - they are about 40quid in the uk. the american guy featured in the nyt article sells them from $500 up to $3000
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link to online dream machine

don't use it if you are epileptic, sit in the dark close to the screen with your eyes closed - it seriously works, it took me 3 tries but stick with it and make sure you are relaxed properly and breathing deeply.http://www.netliberty.net/dreamachine.html
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED!

so remember if you are epileptic DON'T USE IT!
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documentary on the dream machine with burroughs and iggy -
: The dream machine looks simple enough: A 100-watt light bulb,
a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Just sit in front
of it, close your eyes, and wait for the visions to come. The
dream machine offers a drugless high that its creator - poet,
artist, calligrapher and mystic Brion Gysin - believed would
revolutionize human consciousness. He wasn’t alone. Kurt Cobain
had a dream machine. And William S. Burroughs thought it could
be used to “storm the citadels of enlightenment.” With a
custom-made dream machine in tow, director Nik Sheehan takes
us on a journey into the life of Brion Gysin - his art, his
complex ideas, and his friendships with some of the 20th
Century’s key counterculture figures. Taking the dream machine
as the basis of its explorations, FLicKeR asks crucial
questions about the nature of art and consciousness, and
imagines a humanity liberated to explore its creativity in
complete freedom. http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4837...Rip.XviD-FiCO.
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some more youtube stuff on dream machines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&h...&v=fe57yuW4hFo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0rVU...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH_T6...eature=related

there are dream machines available on youtube but they are nowhere near as good as the one in the link i posted.
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now hopefully with all that you can all dream and trip and hallucinate as much as you want in the safety of your own home. these things don't have any of the brain damaging health ruining self destructive aspects of certain drugs - and they are free so they don't run out. i've been using the online dream machine all night and it is amazing! it's not just for dreaming and getting freaky, i found it very relaxing and calming - they should use it in therapies.

02.26.2010, 04:06 PM	#2
ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	________________________ http://legendsmagazine.net/105/brion.htm A dreamachine is little more than a perforated tube of paper placed on a spinning platter with a light bulb positioned in the tube. Holes are cut from the tube according to a specific pattern. You sit in front of the dreamachine at eye-level with the bulb, with your eyes closed. If constructed correctly the dreamachine should emit a pulse of light between 8-13 Hz, which is the precise rhythm of alpha-waves in the brain. Alpha-waves are dominant during the "alpha state," which occurs during deep meditation or the early stages of sleep. Alpha-waves are associated with a healthy mind and a stress-free life. For those of us with mentally taxing jobs and stressful lives, the dreamachine can restore order and relaxation, with the bonus of some interesting visual effects. The first dreamachine was imagined and constructed by Brion Gysin sometime in the early 1960's with the aid of mathematician Ian Sommerville. Gysin, an occultist, artist and writer living in Paris, was a close friend of William S. Burroughs (who often receives credit for the invention). Burroughs and Gysin experimented with the dreamachine extensively. Both men were familiar with British neuroscientist W. Gray Walter's discovery that flashing lights quickly altered brain activity and not only the visual cortex, but the whole mind. Aside from relaxation and increased mental abilities, dreamachine users report seeing otherworldly colors, swirling intricate patterns and dream-like images. Subjects report dazzling lights of unearthly brilliance and color. ...Elaborate geometric constructions of incredible intricacy build up from multidimensional mosaic into living fireballs like the mandalas of Eastern mysticism or resolve momentarily into apparently individual images and powerfully dramatic scenes like brightly colored dreams. - William S. Burroughs You could achieve the same "alpha state" after learning and practicing meditation, or by training yourself with bio-feedback machines, however the dreamachine offers you a fantastic light show and relatively quick alpha-wave production. People find that dreamachine therapy and other alpha-wave related therapy lead to decreased anxiety, overall calmness, increases IQ scores, increases in brain hemisphere coordination and overall intellectual function. All this without drugs! wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamachine it is possible to make one of these yourself, using a bulb, cardboard and a 78rpm record player - this guy has written instructions http://www.danpetley.co.uk/dream%20m...structions.htm you can also buy them in america or from here in the uk from a website that i can't find the link to - they are about 40quid in the uk. the american guy featured in the nyt article sells them from $500 up to $3000 __________________________________________________ ____ link to online dream machine don't use it if you are epileptic, sit in the dark close to the screen with your eyes closed - it seriously works, it took me 3 tries but stick with it and make sure you are relaxed properly and breathing deeply.http://www.netliberty.net/dreamachine.html REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED! so remember if you are epileptic DON'T USE IT! __________________________________________________ ___ documentary on the dream machine with burroughs and iggy - : The dream machine looks simple enough: A 100-watt light bulb, a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Just sit in front of it, close your eyes, and wait for the visions to come. The dream machine offers a drugless high that its creator - poet, artist, calligrapher and mystic Brion Gysin - believed would revolutionize human consciousness. He wasn’t alone. Kurt Cobain had a dream machine. And William S. Burroughs thought it could be used to “storm the citadels of enlightenment.” With a custom-made dream machine in tow, director Nik Sheehan takes us on a journey into the life of Brion Gysin - his art, his complex ideas, and his friendships with some of the 20th Century’s key counterculture figures. Taking the dream machine as the basis of its explorations, FLicKeR asks crucial questions about the nature of art and consciousness, and imagines a humanity liberated to explore its creativity in complete freedom. http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4837...Rip.XviD-FiCO. __________________________________________________ __________ some more youtube stuff on dream machines http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&h...&v=fe57yuW4hFo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0rVU...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH_T6...eature=related there are dream machines available on youtube but they are nowhere near as good as the one in the link i posted. __________________________________________________ ___________ now hopefully with all that you can all dream and trip and hallucinate as much as you want in the safety of your own home. these things don't have any of the brain damaging health ruining self destructive aspects of certain drugs - and they are free so they don't run out. i've been using the online dream machine all night and it is amazing! it's not just for dreaming and getting freaky, i found it very relaxing and calming - they should use it in therapies.
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