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Descending the Mountain (2021)

Overview

What happens if you give magic mushrooms (psilocibine) to experienced Zen practitioners who have never used drugs? What does that teach us about the mystical experience of oneness with nature? Based on these questions, psychiatrist Franz Vollenweider and Zen master Vanja Palmers set up a legal science experiment in a monastery at the top of Mount Rigi in Switzerland. Exactly 50 years after the magic mushrooms were officially banned, a new story begins in what is now called the “psychedelic renaissance”. While in 2021 most studies with psychedelics mainly focus on their promising medical applications, Frans and Vanja are already going a step further. Can the combination of meditation and psilocibin help humanity get out of the mess we have created on ourselves and the planet with our neo-liberal society?
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Maartje Nevejan profile
Maartje Nevejan

Director

Cast

Vanja Palmers profile
Vanja Palmers

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Franz Vollenweider profile
Franz Vollenweider

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Sister Theresia  Raberger profile
Sister Theresia Raberger

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Dr. Peter Gasser profile
Dr. Peter Gasser

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Vanja Palmers profile
Vanja Palmers

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Franz Vollenweider profile
Franz Vollenweider

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Sister Theresia  Raberger profile
Sister Theresia Raberger

Herself

Dr. Peter Gasser profile
Dr. Peter Gasser

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Release Date

November 11, 2021

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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