cyberpunk psychedelic special
A NEW VISION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM EXPLORATION BY TEGEDAO
Silicon Shrooms: How Psilocybin Sparked a Cyberpunk Renaissance in Psyberpunk Valley
This trilogy of articles explores the radical transformation of Silicon Valley into a psychedelic, cyberpunk utopia where technology, spirituality, and consciousness merge. Silicon Shrooms, From Garage Startups to Holographic Temples and CEOs as Shamans. Together, the articles maps a surreal future where the American Dream is rewritten through neon light, fungi, and transcendental code.
Lewis & Clark and the The Uploading of America
This story reimagines the Lewis and Clark expedition as a psychedelic journey beyond time, where the explorers, after ingesting sacred peyote with a Native American tribe in the Rocky Mountains, are transported into a futuristic, multiverse version of America. There, they witness a civilization shaped by solarpunk, cyberpunk, and elfpunk ideals—harmonious, mythic, and technologically advanced. Guided by the spirit of Terence McKenna, they glimpse a holographic, spiritual version of the American Dream rooted in consciousness and possibility. Upon returning to their own time, they are forever changed—haunted by a vision of what America could become.
Psychedelic Futuristic America
This article explores a futuristic, neon-drenched America where the traditional American Dream has evolved into a pursuit of digital transcendence, self-reinvention, and consciousness hacking. In this psychedelic cyberpunk world, hustlers, spiritual coders, and rogue mind-dealers trade in ego-death experiences, synthetic enlightenment, and custom realities—blurring the lines between commerce, mysticism, and identity in a fully immersive soul economy. 1980s Miami as a psychedelic, neon-lit precursor to the cyberpunk future. The article explores how the era’s excess, drug culture, and synthetic aesthetics transformed the American Dream into a surreal, spiritual performance—where identity, desire, and reality were hacked in real time. Vice City becomes a mythic simulation, a glamorized gateway to self-transcendence through chaos, spectacle, and altered states.
Echoes of the American Dream : From Vegas to Vice
This fan fiction story chronicles the psychedelic adventures of Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo from the world of the book/movie Fear and Loathing Las Vegas - as they traverse the surreal landscapes of Las Vegas and Vice City. After stumbling upon a mysterious portal in their hotel room, they're transported into the digital world of Vice City, where they join the Cocaine Cowboys and navigate a series of drug-fueled escapades. Throughout their journey, they grapple with the nature of reality, exploring the holographic interconnections of existence through their psychedelic experiences. The narrative blurs the lines between reality and hallucination, questioning the very fabric of their adventures and leaving them to ponder if their experiences were real or a mere drug-induced fantasy.