Oliver Sacks on inducing the perception of a color that may or may not exist:
“I had been reading about the color indigo, how it had been introduced into the spectrum by [Isaac] Newton rather late, and it seemed no two people quite agreed as to what indigo was, and I thought I would like to have an experience of indigo. And I built up a sort of pharmacological launchpad with amphetamines and LSD, and a little cannabis on top of that, and when I was really stoned I said, ‘I want to see indigo now.’ And as if thrown by a paintbrush, a huge pear-shaped blob of the purest indigo appeared on the wall.
“Again it had this luminous, numinous quality; I leaped toward it in a sort of ecstasy. I thought, ‘This is the color of heaven.’ … I thought maybe this is not a color which actually exists on the Earth, or maybe it used to exist or no longer exists. All this went through my mind in 4 or 5 seconds, and then the blob disappeared, giving me a strong sense of loss and heartbrokenness, and I was haunted a little bit when I came down, wondering whether indigo did exist in the real world.
“I would turn over little stones. I once went to a museum to look at azurite, a copper mineral which is maybe the nearest [to] indigo, but that was disappointing. I did in fact have that experience again, but when I had it the second time, it was not with a drug, it was with music — and I think music can take one to the heights in a way comparable with drugs.”
He later said he had an experience of seeing and understanding the color indigo… while scuba diving under the influence of LSD. [Or maybe snorkeling on psilocybin. I forget.]
Ida No almost 4 years ago
Yay! Blorange is my new favorite color too! Do it again! Do it again!
catmom1360 almost 4 years ago
This strip makes me live birds. The artwork is fabulous.
ikini Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Thank you, bird. I think.
gopher gofer almost 4 years ago
♩alazarin crimson…
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 4 years ago
That looked painful; hope it wasn’t.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Oliver Sacks on inducing the perception of a color that may or may not exist:
“I had been reading about the color indigo, how it had been introduced into the spectrum by [Isaac] Newton rather late, and it seemed no two people quite agreed as to what indigo was, and I thought I would like to have an experience of indigo. And I built up a sort of pharmacological launchpad with amphetamines and LSD, and a little cannabis on top of that, and when I was really stoned I said, ‘I want to see indigo now.’ And as if thrown by a paintbrush, a huge pear-shaped blob of the purest indigo appeared on the wall.
“Again it had this luminous, numinous quality; I leaped toward it in a sort of ecstasy. I thought, ‘This is the color of heaven.’ … I thought maybe this is not a color which actually exists on the Earth, or maybe it used to exist or no longer exists. All this went through my mind in 4 or 5 seconds, and then the blob disappeared, giving me a strong sense of loss and heartbrokenness, and I was haunted a little bit when I came down, wondering whether indigo did exist in the real world.
“I would turn over little stones. I once went to a museum to look at azurite, a copper mineral which is maybe the nearest [to] indigo, but that was disappointing. I did in fact have that experience again, but when I had it the second time, it was not with a drug, it was with music — and I think music can take one to the heights in a way comparable with drugs.”
He later said he had an experience of seeing and understanding the color indigo… while scuba diving under the influence of LSD. [Or maybe snorkeling on psilocybin. I forget.]
Fred almost 4 years ago
fantastic!
Willywise52 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
And welcome back,Joshua.Nice entrance.Awesome!
Ontman almost 4 years ago
Oh to be a bird!
Nyckname almost 4 years ago
https://youtu.be/6bmruh9tKxM
prrdh almost 4 years ago
https://www.sciencealert.com/birds-can-see-uv-light-now-scientists-can-show-us-what-that-looks-like
verticallychallenged Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“Gamboge” – I will have to look up that color.
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I love birds ♡!
rikkiTikki Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Love the artwork yet again.
larwood Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Gorgeous!!
Thehag almost 4 years ago
Perhaps that bird has been eating pyracantha berries. They can ferment in their systems then it crazy.
NWdryad almost 4 years ago
Check out the Wikipedia entry for gamboge. Super interesting.
alikgator almost 4 years ago
This gave me chills of awsome! Crazy little bird!
BiggusDikkus almost 4 years ago
So is Josh on the “one strip/month” program?
catmom1360 almost 4 years ago
I want more False Knees on go comics.