Hearts of Space

https://www.hos.com/#program/1067

PGM 1067 : "FLOATATION"
PGM NOTE : a weightless journey in inner space
GENRE(s) :  Ambient/Downtempo, Electronic Space, Non-Seasonal
FIRST BROADCAST : 16-Jan-2015
INTRO : January 2015 would be the 100th birthday of DR. JOHN C. LILLY, one of the true visionaries of 20th-century science. Lilly's life and work at the frontiers of human knowledge embraces the major themes of 20th-century bioscience. In his 86 years, Lilly made significant contributions to psychology, brain research, computer theory, medicine, ethics, dolphinology, and interspecies communication. Of special relevance for this program, Lilly's interest in the nature of human consciousness led him to invent the isolation or floatation tank in the 1950s. Today there are thousands of Floatation Centers around the world. The floatation tank is a large plastic container filled with 10 inches of warm water and 800 pounds of dissolved Epsom salt. This high-density liquid allows the body to float effortlessly, free for once from the burden of gravity. The water and air are both heated to skin temperature, so one soon loses the sense of the boundaries of the body. With no light and virtually no sound, it encourages a "sensory-reduced" state that promotes deep physical and mental relaxation, and ultimately allows the floater to explore "inner space." Hmmm. Does that sound familiar? Floating is one of the most common terms used to describe the effect of Ambient music. Lilly began by investigating what would happen in an environment free of all sensory stimulation, but instead of the brain going to sleep as had been theorized, a whole new world of inner experience opened up. In the early 1960s, Lilly began experiments with LSD, and decided to take the drug in the isolation tank. Through this work, he arrived at a perspective that transcended the conflict between rationality and mysticism, religion and science. On this transmission of Hearts of Space...a weightless journey in inner space, on a program called FLOATATION.
MARCONI UNION   Weightless Part 1 < 00:00->04:38 >   : WEIGHTLESS [AMBIENT TRANSMISSIONS VOL.2] ; Just Music TAO049; 2014   : Info: www.justmusic.co.uk   --segue-- JOHN C LILLY   The Emerging Love of Man & Dolphin (ECCO) < 04:38->06:26 >   : E.C.C.O ; Silent Records SR9452; 1994   : Info: www.silentrecords.us (fan site)   --segue-- MARIO SCHONWALDER   Floating Images < 06:26->13:29 >   : ENTSPANNUNG PUR - PURE RELAXATION ; Manikin MRCD 9002; 2013   : Info: www.manikin.de STEVE ROACH   This Life < 13:29->21:06 >   : FLOATATION [compilation] ; Interchill ICHILL CD 012; 2001   : Info: www.interchill.com DIRK SERRIES   Radiant Down < 21:06->30:29 >   : THE ORIGIN REVERSAL ; Projekt PRO309; 2014   : Info: www.projekt.com ALEX THEORY   Molecule 6 < 30:29->35:27 >   : WATER ; Sounds True M1229D; 2008   : Info: www.soundstrue.com GULAN   Aqua-2 < 35:27->46:08 >   : ANTIGRAVITATION ; Gulan Music 2005   : Info: www.gulanmusic.com   --segue-- LIQUID MIND   In Fields of Peace Ocean Mix < 46:08->54:25 >   : RELAXING RAIN & OCEAN MIXES ; Real Music RM6456; 2014   : Info: www.realmusic.com   --segue-- ALEX THEORY   Molecule 10 < 54:25->58:59 >   : WATER ; Sounds True M1229D; 2008   : Info: www.soundstrue.com
PRODUCED BY : Steve Davis and Stephen Hill, based on a program suggestion by Richard Bonk
BAY AREA WEATHER : refogerated
RELATED LINKS :   John C. Lilly Official Site www.johnclilly.com "Float Nation" movie site www.floatnationmovie.com "Float Nation" movie http://youtu.be/nHnbKjQGhHw Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation_tank Isolation tank directory http://floatationlocations.com U.S. Floatation Centers www.where-to-float.com Richard Bonk site www.richardbonk.com