The Psychedelic Reader: Classic Selections from the Psychedelic Review- The Revolutionary 1960s Forum of Psychopharmacological Substances

ISBN 10: 0806514515 / ISBN 13: 9780806514512

Published by Citadel, 2007

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Synopsis:

This anthology examines the mind-expanding potential of both natural and synthesized psychedelics. The writers include Timothy Leary, Alan Watts, and Sir Julian Huxley.

About the Author: Timothy Leary was one of the most famous countercultural icons of the 1960's. In 1957, the Harvard psychologist experienced a "profound transcendent experience" while taking hallucinogens in Mexico. No longer content with his work in personality assessment, Leary began advocating the psychotherapeutic and spiritual benefits of LSD. His "experiments" with LSD often involved students and wild "tripping" parties, which eventually led to his dismissal from Harvard. With patronage from heirs of the Mellon fortune, Leary continued his experiments and prolific writing career at a rambling estate in upstate New York known as Millbrook. In 1967, Leary spoke at a San Francisco "Be-In," where he coined the phrase "Turn on, tune in, and drop out." Labeled as "The Most Dangerous Man in America," Leary had many run-ins with the law and served several prison sentences. He died of prostate cancer in 1996; the following year seven grams of his ashes were launched into space aboard a Pegasus rocket.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Psychedelic Reader: Classic Selections ...
Publisher: Citadel
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good