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The Museum Dose: 12 Experiments in Pharmacologically Mediated Aesthetics Paperback – July 1, 2015

by Daniel Tumbleweed (Author), J P Harpignies (Editor)
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Daniel, during the stage of his life described herein, is a young, discrete, mild-mannered bookkeeper by day but an intrepid explorer of consciousness by night and on weekends. He also possesses a highly refined sensibility and an abiding passion for art and music. In this collection of true tales, akin to prose poems, he recounts a series of experiments he undertook over a two-year period that combined his aesthetic and consciousness-modulation interests: twelve psychedelically mediated visits to a range of New York museums, galleries and concert halls to encounter specific collections, shows, installations, and musical performances. Drawing from his substantial knowledge of the cutting edge of the contemporary underground mind-altering pharmacopeia, he carefully selected a different molecular compound and the ideal dosage (the "museum dose") to heighten each of these experiences. This text is riveting because Daniel's open-hearted temperament combined with the drug-induced raw emotional states and heightened perceptions permitted him to let the art he encountered trigger deeply visceral soul searching and some extraordinary transcendental moments, all of which he describes beautifully. He also vividly captures the flows and paradoxes of life in New York City, a major protagonist throughout, and he is a keen observer of contemporary mores. This book is in many ways profoundly unfashionable: there is no hint of irony here. This is a young man sincerely wrestling with the deepest questions, seeking to open his mind and his heart and find his way in life, and if you open your mind and heart to this young new writer's exciting debut, you will be moved and transported, whatever your feelings about his admittedly unconventional method.
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    142 pages
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    English
  3. Publisher
    Phoropter Press
  4. Publication date
    July 1, 2015
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.33 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0692446443
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0692446447
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phoropter Press (July 1, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 142 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0692446443
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0692446447
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.33 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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leannsj
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, must read for psychedelic lovers.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2019
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Daniel Tumbleweed is a fantastic writer! I am not, so this review is short.
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Victor Kovalkov
5.0 out of 5 stars ... of irony or posturing" really makes you fall in love with the author
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015
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Delightfully "unfashionable lack of irony or posturing" really makes you fall in love with the author.
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Charley Wininger
5.0 out of 5 stars What A Concept!
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2015
Art is supposed to alter the observer. But what happens when the observer fine-tunes his or her brain chemistry to alter the observation? Tumbleweed, in this inspired book, finds a way to interactively encounter some of the best artistic expressions New York City has to offer. By participating in such a way with these various creations, he single-handedly turns the city into a kind of Burning Man environment. I dare say he's not the first to go to a museum in this town high. But he may be the first to intentionally alter his brain to turn it into its own canvass, thereby turning the concept of exactly who is the artist on its head. His writing is lucid and, at his best, luminous. An unique and intriguing effort.
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Lorenzo Hagerty
5.0 out of 5 stars I was pleasantly surprised to find myself turning page after page in this very cool little book
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
Although I have heard and read more "trip reports" than I care to think about, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself turning page after page in this very cool little book. To begin with, I LOVE the title and wish that I'd thought of it myself. While the Net and book stores are full of trip reports about the so-called heroic doses, the subject of the museum dose has been largely overlooked. As someone who has enjoyed more than one art gallery and museum under the influence of a small dose of psychedelics, I can heartily recommend this fine book.
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Erik
5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of personal aesthetic experiences
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2015
A great collection of personal aesthetic experiences. While the pharmacology provides the frame, Tumbleweed focuses on his own inner states and sensory experiences while engaging with the art. New York City, that strange and wonderful hyper-artificial world of its own, serves as more than just the setting (for 10 of the 12 essays) as Tumbleweed winds his way through its buildings, transportation, people and weather. For the uninitiated, The Museum Dose offers just enough background information on the chemical compounds involved without overwhelming the reader. A beautiful book!
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Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars A profound work of seeking and creativity.
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2015
This work is transportive, a total emersion into the state of exploration. Tumbleweed unpacks the universal need for understanding of both self and surroundings on the enthralling stage of New York City's creative offerings. Both fluent in a widely misunderstood subculture and instinctively accessible to us all, this work inspires questions applicable to the life of anyone with ten fingers and ten toes.
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A. Roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars Fancy a trip to the museum?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2015
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Subtitled ’12 experiments in pharmacologically mediated aesthetics’ The Museum Dose is, to my mind, a creative and innovative way of using and writing about psychedelics.
It’s often said that other people’s tripping stories are boring. I’ve never been of that opinion, but there is very, very little good quality writing about the psychedelic experience and, while countless numbers of words about legalisation, medicalisation and so on has its place, the real thing is the psychedelic experience itself and how it affects an individual. In an age when taking psychedelics often just means getting high on an unknown dose of an unknown substance and then just listening to music, or hanging out with friends, The Museum Dose takes a new angle and opens up endless possibilities for the jaded or self-limiting psychonaut.
We’ve all been there, I’m sure. You notice a particular, potentially significant, gig, event, exhibition, location, experience or other display of sonic or visual wonder- the weirder the better- and think, ‘Hmmm, what would that be like if I experienced it under such and such a drug’? Sometimes you can make it happen and sometimes you are lucky enough to stumble into such an experience - the experience, often mind boggling, becoming a story to relate to friends before it vanishes into the rear view mirror of your memory, embedded forever as *that* day.
But what if, what if, you decided to plan ahead, intentionally choose the location/event/drug and really take notice of your perceptions during the experience before finally writing about it when you are back at base line?
That’s exactly what Daniel Tumbleweed - possibly not his real name ;-) did. Over a two year period Daniel went to twelve galleries, museums and musical performances in New York, each time under the influence of a different psychedelic at the ‘museum dose’ level, as he termed it.
I’d heard of most of these substances but the actual experience of all but one was unfamiliar to me. Nevertheless any psychedelic veteran will nod sagely at DT’s description of how he integrated himself into the various events and his descriptions are some of the best pieces of trip-lit I’ve read for quite some time, there's no doubt about their authenticity. There’s none of the usual, childish trip report narratives like, ‘Dropped at 2pm, by 3.30 was totally schpongled so had a bowl and watched The Matrix again- wow!’ – who needs that nonsense? No, Daniel Tumbleweed is a seasoned tripper with an astonishing array of psychedelics to choose from. I tried to find a representative sample of prose but it’s all of equally high quality and deserves to be read fresh by *you*. Trust me!
When set among the plethora of psychedelic books being currently published, The Museum Dose stands out as being different, and thus worthy of your time and a vital addition to anyone’s psychedelic library!
Now, did I ever tell you about that time I rode Dr Hofmann’s bike over Crib Coch….?
Andy Roberts- author of Albion Dreaming: a popular history of LSD in Britain
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