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Defining The Hippie Way Of Life

By: Chris Channing..

The hippie movement was started in the 1960's timeframe. Hippie derived from the terms hipster and hip. Hipster first referred to some beatniks who moved into the Haight-Ashbury region of San Francisco. They set up their own communities, indulged in the sexual revolution, listened to primarily psychedelic rock, and used drugs to expand their mind and conscious.

Hippie Appearances

Hippies felt that by choosing their own ways and finding new meanings to life they were freeing themselves from the restrictions of society. One form of independent expression was dressing differently from the societal norms. Hippies saw the way they dressed as a symbol of respect for individual rights, and it made it easier for them to identify each other.

Hippies, both male and female, were known to wear jeans and have long hair. Hippies generally went around barefoot or wore sandals. Most men had beards and the women didn't wear bras or much makeup, if any. Hippies liked to wear colorful clothing like tie-dyed shirts; they also liked Native American inspired clothing. Hippies preferred to buy their clothes from flea markets and second-hand shops, but some hippies made their own clothes.

Transportation

Hippies primarily traveled by hitchhiking and driving school busses or VW busses. They were known for painting their busses with psychedelic art. Hippies liked to travel in busses because they could take a lot of their friends with them when they traveled. A lot of hippies changed the Volkswagen symbol on VW busses to peace symbols. Some hippies preferred hitchhiking because they saw it as a way to meet new people, plus it was environmentally friendly, and economical.

Hippies indulged in drugs and hallucinogens. They felt that by doing drugs it allowed them to open their mind and spirit. Most hippies smoked cannabis, or marijuana. Before long hippies began taking hallucinogens such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline. Some hippies even took amphetamines and opiates. Most hippies, including the ones that used them, saw amphetamines and opiates as harmful and addictive so they began to scorn them.

Hippies were generally pacifists who believed solely in peace. Lots of hippies took part in non-violent political demonstrations. Their non-violent political demonstrations included civil rights marches, draft card burning, protests, and anti-Vietnam War demonstrations. Some hippies were involved in peace demonstrations while others were more active in anti-authority and street theater demonstrations. Political movements carried out by hippies include the back to land movement, alternative energy, free press movement, cooperative business enterprises, and organic farming.

Even today there are still hippies. People, along with hippies, still hold protests, anti-war parades, and festivals. The Starwood Festival and the Burning Man festival are two major festivals that are still held to this day. Fashions that hippies innovated in the 1960's can still be seen today in the modern world. Genres of music generally listened to and played by hippies are still appearing in today's world also. The hippie lifestyle is still alive today, whether it lives in the life of an older hippie or a hippie from a new generation.

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