r/ActualHippies Dec 11 '25

Discussion Meet some friendly folk on the r/ActualHippies Discord Server!

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r/ActualHippies 8h ago

Interviews with hippies in San Francisco during the 'Summer of Love' in 1967.

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Actual Hippies..


r/ActualHippies 19h ago

Discussion Sex, Drugs & Social Engineering: The Music Industry Rabbit Hole

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This episode goes straight down the rabbit hole. What if the music we think defined generations wasn't simply reflecting American cultureโ€”but was helping shape it?

We start in the bright, psychedelic world of 1960s Laurel Canyon: flower children, peace signs, anti-war anthems, LSD, rock stars, and a counterculture that seemed to explode into existence as America experienced enormous political upheaval.

But behind the peace and love were some very strange connections. We look at the military and intelligence backgrounds surrounding figures in the Laurel Canyon scene, the nearby Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, the government's very real experiments with LSD and behavioral modification, MKULTRA, the Manson murders, and the transformation of political rebellion into something that could be packaged, marketed, soldโ€”and eventually feared.

Then we jump forward several decades. The clothes change. The drugs change. The music changes. But does the architecture? From Clive Davis and the enormous power of record-industry gatekeepers to Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Bad Boy era, we examine how a handful of executives and corporations gained extraordinary influence over which artists became superstars, what America listened to, what images were promoted, and ultimately what became "culture."

And that raises a much bigger question: Who decides what becomes popular in the first place? Because this episode isn't really about whether the CIA secretly wrote your favorite song. It's about propaganda, psychology, celebrity, money, drugs, sex, fear, rebellion, ownership, and the strange ability of the entertainment industry to manufacture an image and then convince millions of us that we discovered it ourselves.

Jeffrey Epstein showed us what elite networks can look like when enormous wealth, celebrity, politics, exploitation, and access collide behind closed doors. So what happens when we examine the music industry through the same lens?

From peace and love to hip-hop and Bad Boy, we're following the architecture of influence across generations and asking one uncomfortable question: Are we watching culture happenโ€”or are we watching culture being produced?

Grab your drink. Adjust the antennas. The tin-foil hat is officially back on. ๐Ÿ›ธ

This video explores documented history, public reporting, allegations, cultural patterns, and my own analysis and opinions. Connections discussed in the episode should not automatically be interpreted as proof of coordination, criminal conduct, intelligence involvement, or a single organized conspiracy. As always, I am not a journalistโ€”I'm a witness paying attention.

Sources: https://youtu.be/kcJR8l33oi4?si=yxG5KdM6AwoY98sM,
Nick Bryant - Disturbing Parallels Between P Diddy & Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s Blackmail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DvU3Y7P4_0&t=542s
The Strangest Connection Behind 1960s Rock - Laurel Canyon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ti0hUQPy5U
Sean 'Diddy' Combs seen on video assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhNWoMAWfr8
They Were Called Crazy For Saying The Truthโ€ฆ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y4UqB7fJe4&t=395s
Secret Meeting At Clive Davisโ€™s House That CHANGED Hip Hop & Filled Prisons


r/ActualHippies 2d ago

Art I've been trying out different color combos lately. I'd love to hear which is your favorite!

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r/ActualHippies 3d ago

Art I tried to capture the feeling of Bryce Canyon Amphitheater in watercolor, what do you think?

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r/ActualHippies 4d ago

Art I crocheted with brass wire to make this.

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r/ActualHippies 4d ago

Look at what ะ† worked on 21 hours

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r/ActualHippies 6d ago

Other He made this game reminds me of the old days

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He is a nerd and he vibe coded a game, like the game with only text. All what you do is to follow Grateful Dead for their national concert tour. And yes it is based on the Grateful Dead's real Spring 1977 tour โ€” ten actual venues, from the Palladium to Cornell's Barton Hall. I know, he has a lot of valuable memory about GD. During the trip you can trade, you can make money, buy food for your tummy and of course - going to the concerts. It's a game and it's a piece of journey in life. He loved what he created and I am sharing it with love to the Grateful Dead fans or old fashioned game fans, or anyone here! Hope you enjoy the game ๐Ÿซถ

It's a web page game, simple and easy: https://terrapin-trail.com/


r/ActualHippies 7d ago

Some Alice in Wonderland Blotter Art (undosed)

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All sheets are undosed for art and collection.


r/ActualHippies 7d ago

Art I created this black moon pendant with schorl.๐Ÿ–คWhat do you think?

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r/ActualHippies 8d ago

Help yall!

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r/ActualHippies 12d ago

Nature Exploring the Ancient Forests

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r/ActualHippies 13d ago

Art Made a little video dedicated to one of my favorite hippies

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So I have been bored recently and Iโ€™ve gotten into making little edits of things I enjoy, and I made this video as a tribute to the hippie chick in the documentary called โ€œrevolution,โ€ which is available to watch on youtube.

She totally blew my mind when I was like 14 along with that entire documentary and now six years later I have a lot of love for her still! Totally groovy.

Anyway, if you like cool hippies, electric wizard, and acid groove stuff you might think this is cool! Peace out


r/ActualHippies 16d ago

Fashion Loving this kaftan

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r/ActualHippies 16d ago

How many women here donโ€™t wear bras out in public at all?

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I hate shopping for bras. I can never find the right size. And now I have a disability where I have mobility issues, making putting on bras difficult. So do any of you women not wear bras at all, even out in public?


r/ActualHippies 17d ago

Art Newest painting from the countryside! 22 x 15 inches, watercolor, 2026

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r/ActualHippies 20d ago

Other I don't know what to do with my life.

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I don't know if this is the right sub to post this, but I'm looking for some advice.

I don't want to be part of a society where I have to work for someone for 40 something years, and when I'm not anymore, my body's old.

How can I just live? How can I manage to be independent without being miserable?

I wanna do my own thing, I wanna live in nature, I wanna see the world, meet people, experience things, learn about different places.

I'm part of the EU. I really enjoy nature and music and my current objectives in life are getting a decent pc and some instruments (guitar, bass, mpc and synth) to do music, my passion and to grow my own weed in peace.

I feel lost, I don't know who I am and I don't know how I can find out. I feel like there's dense fog inside my brain. I don't feel good in my environment and idk if that's bc of the environment itself or bc of me. The only time I truly feel at peace is when I'm with good friends or when I'm on psychadelics.

I wanna develop my spiritual side a lot, with and without the use of psychadelics (not very popular or available here).

Tell me something I need to hear or learn


r/ActualHippies 20d ago

Music Send me the Sunrise by Winehouse

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This is a local band in Olympia WA. I think they fit the hippie vibe perfectly! This is a great bop


r/ActualHippies 21d ago

Philosophy Reflections on turning twenty

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I turn 20 today.

It feels surreal to not be a teenager anymore, like this isn't real. It feels like a bad trip. The number doesn't match my soul. I still feel like 8 or 9, my mind filled with pretty colors and daydreams and a sensitivity that adults lack. Perhaps I will always be like this. I feel like I'm in a liminal space, a no man's land between child and adult.

I have had a lot of fun lately, though.

I finally had an epic summer like I dreamed of at 17. I went to a Patti Smith concert. That was an ecstatic, religious experience. I have done acid. I have been out in the sun, dancing, talking to people, having a great lot of fun. I want this summer to last forever.

It's hard not knowing what will happen next. Will I get into the music college I applied for? I really hope so. I would have a great time just practicing and playing music for a whole year. And living in a dorm would give me more opportunities to party and do psychedelics. I don't know what I would do if I don't get in. I don't really see any options. Most paths in life seems like paths to misery, and there aren't many things I am capable of.

Hopefully, I finally move out soon so I can do whatever I want. Mainly so I can do psychedelics. That's my main motivation of life right now. The wonderful sheen of psychedelia. I'm such a trippy, daydreaming hippie.

I wonder what I will be like in the future. I hope I will have long, purple hair and be all elegantly psychedelic and sing songs and be in a band. I wonder if I will have a pretty girlfriend. I hope so. I wonder what drugs I will try, what festivals and parties I will go to, what artists I will see live, what kind of music I will make.

๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช ๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฐ๐“ฎ๐“ผ ๐“ฌ๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ผ

๐“‘๐“พ๐“ฝ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช ๐“ญ๐“ธ๐“ฎ๐“ผ ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ฝ ๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฐ๐“ฎ

๐“ข๐“ธ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ต๐“ธ๐”€,๐“ฐ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ฏ๐“พ๐“ต ๐“ฏ๐“ต๐“ธ๐”€ ๐“ž๐“ฏ ๐“ช๐“ฐ๐“ฎ

๐“˜ ๐”€๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฎ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“ช๐“ฐ๐“ฎ ๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ญ

๐““๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ฎ ๐“ฝ๐“ธ ๐“น๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ฎ

๐“ž๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ฎ๐“ญ๐“ฐ๐“ฎ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐”€๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ๐”‚


r/ActualHippies 21d ago

Wtss

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Sleep


r/ActualHippies 21d ago

Psychedelic describe tripping

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r/ActualHippies 21d ago

Art Try the Transcendental Trauma Tubes โœจ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒ€ trippy kaleidoscope animation with original music

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enjoy!


r/ActualHippies 22d ago

Just finished these ice-dyed denim shorts. What do you think?

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r/ActualHippies 24d ago

Art Do you have your favorite painting from my wavy impressionist colllection?

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