" Concerned by an increasing use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs, in 1966 Baba stated that they did not convey real benefits.

The primary focus for followers is living a life Meher Baba would approve of, for example, refraining from the use of psychedelic drugs, including marijuana, and trying to remember God with love.

The other is Mimosa tenuiflora, which is best known for its use in shamanic ayahuasca brews due to the psychedelic drug DMT found in its root bark.

As a musical style psychedelic rock attempted to replicate the effects and enhance the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs, incorporating new electronic and record effects, extended solo's and improvisation and was particularly influenced by eastern mysticism, reflected in use of exotic instrumentation, particularly from Indian music or the incorporation of elements of eastern music.

The first musical use of the term psychedelic is thought to have been by the New York-based folk group The Holy Modal Rounders on their version of Lead Belly's " Hesitation Blues " in 1964.

The term was first used in print in the Austin American Statesman in an article about the band titled " Unique Elevators shine with psychedelic rock ", dated 10 February 1966, and theirs was the first album to use the term as part of its title, in The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, released in August that year.

The terms psychedelic rock and acid rock are often used interchangeably, but some commentators have distinguished the former, which generally evoked the effects of psychedelic drugs, and acid rock, which can be seen as a more extreme sub-genre that focused more directly on LSD, was often louder, made greater use of distortion and often consisted of long, improvised jams.

Drug use and attempts at psychedelic music moved out of acoustic folk-based music towards rock soon after The Byrds " plugged in " to produce a chart topping version of Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man in the summer of 1965, which became a folk rock standard.

For instance, Kane's entrance graphics employ heavy use of fire-themed visuals, John Morrison's entrance would feature use of multicoloured psychedelic style patterns, The Miz has in the past incorporated inflatable lettering spelling out the word " AWESOME " into his entrance, and Montel Vontavious Porter frequently used an inflatable entrance tunnel during his WWE tenure.

The use of psychedelic drugs was a major element of the 1960s counterculture, where it became associated with various social movements and a general atmosphere of rebellion and strife between generations.

* May 31 – Timothy Leary, American writer, psychologist, and advocate of psychedelic drug research and use ( b. 1920 )

Psychedelia is a name given to the subculture of people who use psychedelic drugs.

Psychedelic states may be elicited by various techniques, such as meditation, sensory stimulation or deprivation, and most commonly by the use of psychedelic substances.

The use of psychedelic drugs became widespread in the modern West in the mid-1960s.

The impact of psychedelic drugs on western culture in the 1960s led to semantic drift in the use of the word " psychedelic ", and it is now frequently used to describe anything with abstract decoration of multiple bright colours, similar to those seen in drug-induced hallucinations.

Hippies rejected established institutions, criticized middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War, embraced aspects of Eastern philosophy, championed sexual liberation, were often vegetarian and eco-friendly, promoted the use of psychedelic drugs which they believed expanded one's consciousness, and created intentional communities or communes.

Hippie exploitation films are 1960s exploitation films about the hippie counterculture with stereotypical situations associated with the movement such as marihuana and LSD use, sex and wild psychedelic parties.

Recently, the term entheogenic has come into use to denote the use of psychedelic drugs in a positive and non-recreational context.

* Scholarly bibliography on psychedelic drug use in the history of psychology

Some species contain ergoline alkaloids that are likely responsible for the use of these species as ingredients in psychedelic drugs ( e. g. ololiuhqui ).

It has been frequently re-screened and is notable for its pioneering use of the Chroma key process to simulate the Airplane's psychedelic light show.

What they have objected to is the attempt of the Russians to make use of the tragedy of Dag Hammarskjold's death to turn the entire U.N. staff from the Secretary down into political agents of the respective countries from which they come.

Some may suggest that it is probably advisable to use mouthwash at least an hour after brushing with toothpaste when the toothpaste contains sodium lauryl sulfate, since the anionic compounds in the SLS toothpaste can deactivate cationic agents present in the mouthrinse.

Simple alcohols, in particular, ethanol and methanol, possess denaturing and inert rendering properties, leading to their use as anti-microbial agents in medicine, pharmacy, and industry.

The emergence of antibacterial resistance has prompted restrictions on antibacterial use in the UK in 1970 ( Swann report 1969 ), and the EU has banned the use of antibacterials as growth-promotional agents since 2003.

Biological warfare ( also known as germ warfare ) is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war.

The use of agents that do not cause harm to humans but disrupt the economy have been discussed.

It provides that the Parties undertake not to develop, produce, stockpile, acquire or retain biological agents or toxins, of types and in quantities that have no justification for peaceful purposes, as well as weapons, equipment and means of delivery designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict.

The CDC categorizes these agents ( A, B or C ) and administers the Select Agent Program, which regulates the laboratories which may possess, use, or transfer select agents within the United States.

Methods for predicting the use of biological agents in urban areas as well as assessing the area for the hazards associated with a biological attack are being established in major cities.

The increased use of antineoplastic agents in veterinary oncology also puts these workers at risk for exposure to these drugs.

Call centres are beginning to address this by using Agent-assisted Automation to standardise the process all agents use.

For instance, Mail transfer agents use DNS to find out where to deliver e-mail for a particular address.

It may be mixed with other psychoactive agents, such as the San Pedro cactus in its traditional use in South America.

The approach of computational modeling and the use of robotic agents grounded in real life is claimed to be theory independent.

Another use of gene therapy is the introduction of enzymes into these cells that make them susceptible to particular chemotherapy agents ; studies with introducing thymidine kinase in gliomas, making them susceptible to aciclovir, are in their experimental stage.

A common use for Erlang C is modeling and dimensioning call center agents in a call center environment.

Chanakya's student Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Maurya Empire in India, made use of assassinations, spies and secret agents, which are described in Chanakya's Arthasastra.

A master criminal, Fu Manchu's murderous plots are marked by the extensive use of arcane methods ; he disdains guns or explosives, preferring dacoits, Thuggee, and members of other secret societies as his agents armed with knives, or using " pythons and cobras ... fungi and my tiny allies, the bacilli ... my black spiders " and other peculiar animals or natural chemical weapons.

; Flour treatment agents: Flour treatment agents are added to flour to improve its color or its use in baking.

Creative measures must also be used, including the use of double agents, or even bogus " liberation " or sympathizer groups that help reveal insurgent personnel or operations.

Although there is no record to establish when plants were first used for medicinal purposes ( herbalism ), the use of plants as healing agents is an ancient practice.