The Ecstatic States of America: A Manifesto for a New Country of the Mind

By Jason Silva

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality

Jason Silva's 2026 manifesto describes a "country of the mind" whose citizens are bound not by borders but by attention, ritual and a capacity for wonder. Drawing on psychedelic traditions, futurism and American countercultural history, Silva argues that wonder is a public good and that expanded states of consciousness need stewardship rather than excess, and he invites readers to join the project.