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So much so she had to go to the ladies room and remove her soaking wet 💦 panties all together.

She Rubbed happily ever after

Fever Talks

For this project I have booked a talk with Fever Talks about The Psychology of Raving. This talk will help me analyse the study of the human mind and its function mainly those affecting behaviour within the industry. The talk is based in Hackney-Minus One and the social research is Dr. Beate Peter who is an expert on the subject matter.

The body and the soul are traditionally perceived as separate entities within Western culture; however, dance has the potential to unite them. Drawing on Carl Jung, Dr. Beate Peter will argue that dance allows us to access our collective unconscious and, consequently, a more fully discovered self. In tribal societies and shamanic dances, a demon is thought to speak through a possessed individual; in such a case, the dancer could be seen as expressing an internal voice of the self, rather than an external demonic force. According to research, electronic music facilitates a similar kind of dance-discovery of our inner selves. Its musical features allow the release of emotions, thus allowing the body to become the soul and the individual to become the collective.

The Birth of Raving

Rave culture was introduced in the 1980s, this had a combination of fast-paced, repetitive electronic music with laser shows (depends on the event & venue). Many people argue that the notion of the rave is a subculture, this is because it is not established as an identifiable dress code or set itself apart from the wider culture. People from the commercial world would say that rave as a subculture is nothing more then just music and drugs. However, the rave subculture is much more then that. It is a matrix of lifestyle that blends music, art and social ideals with ritualised behaviour. There are so many spiritual transformation at the rave because everyone is so in touch with themselves and know what they have to change in their lives and love that needs to go in the world. 

Drugs

Of course with rave culture we have to talk about one of the key elements youth cultures use in raves and that is Ecstasy. The psychological use of E is to remove fear. People are not normally conscious of it but fear is the main controlling influence on our behaviour. Fear protects us from being hurt, holding back on our emotions and even manifest out physical behaviour so that we can avoid revealing our vulnerability a useful protector in this harsh and scary world. The sad thing is, is that fearful behaviour prevents us from having meaningful experiences, like for instance, expressing nonsexual love. Thats why a lot of users use Ecstasy because it is called the love drug as love is letting for of fear. 

The drug gives people freedom to give and accept without barriers. As a user you are dancing, living in the music and you contact yourself with other humans, skin to skin which makes you feel very loved and welcomed to every individual in the room. There are different effects with this drug use. This has been used in psychotherapy before, psychologists have found that Ecstasy is likely to release suppressed emotional traumas and their internal dialogue. 

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