The story of women has often been written by men; The Goddess Combo offers a different version, ‘herstory.’ Discover the revolutionary work of Marija Gimbutas, the “female Joseph Campbell” of archaeology and mythology, in the bio documentary Signs Out of Time paired with Donna Read’s genre-defining Women & Spirituality: The Goddess Trilogy. The Goddess Combo pack provides a comprehensive alternative to history that emphasizes eco spirituality, matriarchy and equality. Discover a different story about our past and learn about alternative possibilities for our future.

The Altered Consciousness Collection (Hofmann’s Potion, FLicKeR, Hippie Masala) box set of award-winning documentaries explores the frontiers of human consciousness and the iconic pioneers who opened the doors of perception. From early LSD research and hypnotic “dream machines” to the transformational powers of Eastern spirituality, The Altered Consciousness Collection reveals the sub-culture of enlightenment seekers who influenced a generation.
 

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Hofmann’s Potion
Long before Timothy Leary urged a generation to “tune in, turn on and drop out,” lysergic acid diethylamide (or LSD) was being used by researchers committed to understanding the workings of the human mind. Discovered in 1943 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, LSD was hailed as a powerful tool for the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction and to provide a window into schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. Much of that pioneering research was done by the team of Humphry Osmond, Abram Hoffer and Duncan Blewett, all working in Saskatchewan. While researchers were establishing the medical benefits of LSD, others—like the friend of Humphry Osmond, author Aldous Huxley—promoted the drug as a powerful tool for mental exploration and self-understanding. At Harvard, Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Ram Dass became popular heroes after the university cancelled their research into psychedelics. With thoughtful interviews, beautiful music and stunning cinematography, Hofmann’s Potion is an invitation to look at LSD with a more open, compassionate mind.

FLicKeR
In 1960, poet, artist, and beatnik Brion Gysin invented the Dreammachine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations. The Dreammachine enthralled mystics and freethinkers everywhere, with William S. Burroughs claiming that it could “storm the citadels of enlightenment.” With interviews from some of the counterculture’s most eccentric icons - from Iggy Pop to singer Marianne Faithfull - FLicKeR is a riveting documentary that explores the life of Brion Gysin and his quest to transform human consciousness.

Hippie Masala
In the 1960s and 1970s thousands of hippies journeyed East in the search for enlightenment, free drugs or a ‘pure’ life. Indian peasants assumed that a severe drought in the West was the reason for their migration. India’s holy men saw it, more accurately, as a search for spirituality. Most moved back to their home countries after a few months or years. Some stayed for good. Hippie Masala shows aging flower children who, after fleeing Western civilization, found a new home in India.

 


 


 

When tragedy strikes, the immediate response is sadness, anger, depression, blame, self-recrimination, guilt. But often these emotions are also a catalyst for journeys beyond tragedy. The Hope Combo features two insightful films that chronicle individuals who have moved beyond grief.

Beyond Belief is a documentary about two ordinary women, Susan Retik and Patti Quigley, who both lose their husbands in the tragedy of September 11th. Rather than turn inward, grief compelled these women to make the courageous journey from their comfortable neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages where they meet their counterparts half a world away. Forgiveness: Stories for Our Time focuses on four individuals who have lived through events so painful and horrific they are unimaginable to most of us. These are the stories of men and women as they absorb, cope with and attempt to move beyond brutal events in their lives.

In a world wracked by increasing violence and horror, The Hope Combo shows that there are other possibilities beyond blind revenge – and that in forgiving others we can set ourselves free.

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This 2-DVD set includes KIKI & HERB: Live at the Knitting Factory, the only live performance on DVD from the worldwide smash punk rebel entertainers, cabaret outsiders, and subversive pop stars: KIKI & HERB, and The Kinsey Sicks: I Wanna Be A Republican, America’s premier gay musical sextet.

• Visit the KIKI & HERB:Live at the Knitting Factory Film Info Page
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The separation of church and state is the bedrock upon which American government is founded. The Secular Combo includes The Atheism Tapes, featuring in-depth interviews with Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Colin McGinn, Steven Weinberg, Denys Turner and Arthur Miller discussing with Jonathan Miller why they are non theists and why they believe religion is pernicious. Also included is the critically acclaimed documentary Pledge of Allegiance Blues, about Michael Newdow’s battle to remove “One Nation Under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, which he took all the way to the Supreme Court.

The Secular Combo provides a comprehensive overview of the issues faced by secular democracies in an age of increasing popular religiosity and political perversion by some of today’s leading thinkers.

• Visit The Atheism Tapes film info page
• Visit the Pledge of Allegiance Blues film info page
  

This 2-DVD set includes the first-ever concert KIKI & HERB documentary and indie festival favorite PROTAGONIST, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

A combo pack of 3 KIKI & HERB Live at the Knitting Factory DVDs priced at a $10 discount.

Perfect for gift giving!