9 definitions by Michael Nelson

A form of modern, relaxed, electronically enhanced lounge music. "Chillout" music is sometimes referred to as acid jazz. It originated in the lounge scenes of major cities such as New York and Paris. First gaining its popularity amongst young, rich, often intellectual urbanites, it has begun to grow in popularity and spread on a wide scale. The genre includes a wide range of electronic interpretations of traditional music types such as jazz, bossanova and easy listening.

The growing popularity of chillout music is slowly widening the influence of lounge scenes across the United States and abroad.

Cybernetic and/or Nanotech enhancements to the human body which provide either increased functionality of current abilities or entirely new capabilities.

To dramatize or overexaggerate. To describe otherwise bland subjects in a horribly depressing and/or dramatic manner. To make dreary or saddenning.

An alternative to stellar. Implies a more spectacular "coolness" to the described entity/event.

A term derived from the Greek 'entheos', directly translated to mean having "God (theos) within" or more loosely translated as "inspired" and 'genesthe' meaning "to generate". 'Entheos' was typically used to describe poets, musicians and other artists who were believed to receive their gifts from the divine. The word entheogen thus exposes itself as meaning "that which generates God/the divine in a person". The term was first coined in 1979 as a replacement for 'psychedelic' and 'hallucinogen' which both carry with them certain denigrating connotations. The cultures of those who use psychoactives that fall within the category of entheogen (or enthnobotanical, a related term which refers specifically to psychoactive plants) and those who use such substances for 'recreational' or secular uses are in some cases, strongly at ends, and in others allied. Entheogen is a term to be used in strict reverence of substances that act as divine sacraments and facilitate transcendent experiences.

Commonly found throughout sections of New York City, a neighborhood/district/burough that looks, as the result of gang activity and structure abandonments, as though it has fallen victim to a US air force 'shock and awe' strike.

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic studies, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Headed by Richard Doblin of Harvard University, MAPS is the largest fund supporting research into the medical and psychiatric uses of Psychedelics and Marijuana in the world. It is also one of the most powerful lobbying influences in the US on issues concerning the War on Drugs. MAPS is currently supporting many extraordinarily promising research projects some of which include an MDMA project for the treatment of PTSD, an Ibogaine project for the termination of physical addiction to opiates (heroin, pain killers). They also a currently involved in a lawsuit against the DEA in regards to their legal ability to grow their own marijuana for medical research ... in some of the latest news regarding this lawsuit, a large group of Christian churches organized a petition that was sent to the DEA in favor of MAPS's efforts.