Hippism

Many decades ago, our distant predecessors began to look for alternative views on life, on the society and the world around us. Even then, in the middle of the twentieth century, these new forms of worldview began to reach the surface, materializing in whole youth movements. So, perhaps, the most global course among the youth of the middle of the last century was the hippie movement, the fragments of which were reflected in a modern traffic trans. We can say that the Hippie course became the progenitor of many modern psychedelic trends, and of course, we have something to learn from the legendary children of spring.

The origin of the hippie movement had quite deep sociological roots. Materialism, removal from nature due to a high level of industrialization, the lack of satisfaction from work in the mechanized world, the boredom and aimlessness of a rich saturated society, the lack of religious, educational and meaningful philosophical foundations of life - all this caused the emergence of new youth trends in the United States. The Vietnamese war played a huge role in this process, which was accompanied by the death of many people. Hippies became mainly not because of fashion, but because of firm personal beliefs and unwillingness to obey not the fair rules of society.

Of course, it was not just a socio-political trend. There is always something that unites youth, in addition to common views on the universe, and this is something-music. Music, in itself, is a very powerful and at the same time elegant instrument of creation, always accompanied humanity. Then, in the mid-twentieth century, rock and roll became the revolutionary discovery of musical culture. New music as a symbol of a new culture. The beginning of all this madness, which was created in the USA in the 60s, coincided with the exit beyond the medical use of the psychedelic -LSD, and later these two events merged into a single one. That was the beginning of the happy.

The epicenter development of the hippie movement was the American city of San Francisco.San-Francisco in the mid-sixties-it was completely hotel in time and space.

“There was madness everywhere ... Sparks flew everywhere ... There was an absolute fantastic sensation, an universal feeling that what we do is right, that we win. And this is a feeling of an inevitable victory over the forces of evil, not in the military sense, of course, it was not necessary - our energy had to defeat. A wonderful wave ... " - these are the words of Hunter Thompson, a famous journalist of that era who made his contribution to the culture of the hippie.

Perhaps it is difficult to imagine how positive the entire emergency emission was that have accumulated in people over many years of life in an urbanized society. Various musical groups, immediately adapt to the needs of youth, gained immense popularity. Among them are such beginners of psychedelic culture as Jefferson Airplane, Doors, GratEful Dead and others. This music, produced only by living instruments, as well as a blow to the constantly changing intonation of a solo voice, acted very strongly on the psyche of people, and even now, at a time when the music has become high-tech, the creations of these musicians in some parameters even surpass modern psychedelic musicians.

So, young hippies carried peace and love with them, condemning any violence. These were Betniks, many of whom led a wandering lifestyle. They did not need wealth, they did not need a struggle for money and power; These were just the children of the sun and flowers who gave others to the serene smiles. In the sixties in many cities of the United States, constant Hippies parades were held. One of these events was Summer of Love - the summer festival is all in the same San Francisco. Betniks from all over America and even from other countries gathered for this "event" to spend only good in the surroundings of people in the environment of people. Let them laugh at the flowers that we have in our hands. Of course, they did not hide, like you and I, in the clouds. Yes, we hung! We saw death, pain, and poverty. And therefore, the flowers did not stop love, strive in Dali and in each to identify details, special meaning and beauty.

A collage from civil magazines illustrating the essence of hippism.

Hippie is a free person.

Hippies deny society, the foundations of the state.

There are no laws for them.

They have no morality. In principle, they have nothing. Especially they have no money.

They do not understand what the border is and why should it be guarded?

Hippies do not know what war is and do not participate in it.

Hippies against the murder.

They are anti -globalists.

They are vegetarians.

They are individualists. They live in groups in which they show their individuality.

They are creators.

They believe that it is impossible to disfigure nature - hence long hair, naturalness, naturism.

They do not understand what gender, family are.

They are oriented to love.

They do not understand what their child is and what is someone else's child.

They are friendly and friendly, their love for the world is endless.