Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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DESCENDING THE MOUNTAIN takes us on a journey of mystical revelations, experienced through meditation and psilocybin. To understand how psychedelics reveal the nature of consciousness, psychiatrist Franz and Zen master Vanja guide experienced meditators – who have never used psychedelics before – through a ground-breaking scientific experiment on the majestic Swiss Mount Rigi.
This film blends visual art, spiritual understanding, and scientific research. Fairylike animation and A.I. art visualise the mystical experience that reminds us of how much our consciousness and the nature that surrounds us, are interconnected.

Maartje Nevejan | Switzerland, The Netherlands 2021 | 78 min | English, German

Festivals (selection)
Insight, Germany (2021)
InScience Film Festival Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2021)
International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF), USA (2021)
Psychedelic Music and Film Festival, USA (2021)

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Stream (rent/buy) the movie here: vimeo.com/ondemand/descendingthemountain