The hippie-imaginary is rich, influenced as it is by psychedelics, and a wide variety of modern ideas, literature and film, understood counterculturally.
From Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" to Rock & Roll to the hippie trail and travel all over the globe, hippies explored and created ways of thinking and being that saw things differently. This could involve transforming crazy situations into beneficial ones, through shifts in thinking.
The hippie-imaginary drew on Beat poetry and literature, Victoriana in the San Francisco Bay Area, science fiction, the earth, as well as back to the land movements, and a variety of ways of expanding minds. The anti-war movement {make love, not war}, flower children, power to the people, and utopianism all arose in new forms. And the Rainbow Gathering - here's the intro to the Rainbow Gathering's web page today:
"Rainbow Family of Living Light Unofficial Home Page
welcomehome.org/
Some say we're the largest non-organization of non-members in the world. We have no leaders, and no organization. To be honest, the Rainbow Family means different things to different people. I think it's safe to say we're into intentional community building, nonviolence, and alternative lifestyles. We also believe that Peace and Love are a great thing, and there isn't enough of that in this world. Many of our traditions are based on Native American traditions, and we have a strong orientation to take care of the the Earth. We gather in the National Forests yearly to pray for peace on this planet."
Monday, October 6, 2008
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