Psychedelic Pillows
Description: A psychonaut is an individual who is deeply interested in exploring and expanding their own consciousness through various means. This could include practices such as meditation, lucid dreaming, psychoactive substances, or other spiritual and mystical experiences. They strive to gain a greater understanding of the self and the universe, often seeking to push the boundaries of human perception and experience. Psychonauts may view altered states of consciousness as a tool for personal growth, healing, and transformation, and may approach their explorations with a sense of curiosity, respect, and reverence.
Description: The skull is one of the most universally recognized symbols in existence. From the Jolly Roger to tombstones and hazard labels, it’s an easy way to represent the concepts of danger and death. Medieval Europe had an entire genre for cranial imagery: memento mori (Latin for “remember that you die”). These artworks — The DanseMacabre skeletons, the vanitas still lifes — were meant to remind the viewers of their mortality. Centuries passed, trends came and went, but the memento mori stayed alive. In the late 19th century, Charles Allan Gilbert created a landmark visual pun titled All is Vanity. Look at the illustration, and you see a skull. Blink, and it transforms into a young woman admiring herself in a vanity.
