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Albert hoffman has passed away .
“I believe that if people would learn to use LSD’s vision-inducing capability more wisely, under suitable conditions, in medical practice and in conjunction with meditation, then in the future this problem child could become a wonderchild.” — Albert Hofmann (1906-2008)
Link: Obituary: Albert Hofmann, LSD inventor
The small, barefoot man in black T-shirt and blue jeans barely rates a second glance from the other Starbucks patrons in downtown San Rafael, although he is one of the men who virtually made the 60s. Because Augustus Owsley Stanley III has spent his life avoiding photographs, few people would know what he looks like.
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Short Interview with Timothy Leary in Prison. He is talking about LSD and his arrest
Link: Timothy Leary Interview
Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips. Intrigued by the stimulating effects on his perception, Hofmann decided further exploration was warranted. Three days later he ingested 250 milligrams of LSD, embarking on the first full-fledged acid trip.
Link: April 16, […]
There were many acid tests happening in the 1950s and 1960s. Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters dosed sometimes-unsuspecting proto-hippies. The CIA was dosing unsuspecting mainstreamers. Leary dosed fully cognizant artists, therapists and students. But meanwhile, over at Army Chemical Center at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, psychiatrist James S. Ketchum was testing LSD, BZ and […]
Take this clip as a warning to all the cat lovers out their who ever had the idea of giving the furball a hit of LSD .
Turns out he might not enjoy it as much as you do ….
Great article on wired about LSD , Albert Hoffmans birthday , technologists and how LSD can be useful in cases where problem solving skills are required and scientific goals are to be met.
When Kevin Herbert has a particularly intractable programming problem, or finds himself pondering a big career decision, he deploys a powerful mind expanding […]
This interesting article goes to show the effects of LSD on an artist as he attempts to draw a portrait .
These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD — part […]