Oracle by Authors (4 results)

Tabloid. Condition: Good. Side folded tabloid format. 15 by 11 ½ inches. Color psychedelic art on the covers, with psychedelic art and decorations in the interior, as well as black and white photos. 24 pp. Seventh issue of this paper that was published for one year. The Oracle of Southern California was inspired by the more famous San Francisco Oracle, publishing work inspired by the psychedelic and hippie trends. This issue with lengthy article on the founding and growth of the Om Foundation "tribe" or commune, as well as the usual psychedelic, hippie inspired articles. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Faint fold crease present. Volume/issue number written in ink and crossed out on the upper front cover.

Tabloid. Condition: Good. Tabloid newsprint journal. Approximately 17 ¼ by 11 1/2 inches. Psychedelic illustrations throughout. Edited by Allen Cohen, The Oracle was known for is psychedelic designs and promotion of the counterculture/hippie lifestyle as experienced through the use of psychedelic drugs and Aquarian philosophy. It was designed at the Psychedelic Shop in Haight Ashbury, and published only 12 issues before ceasing publication, partially due to the belief that hippie culture was connected to mainstream consumer culture (see Heller, Merz to Émigré and Beyond pp. 190-191). This issue primarily devoted to the conception of an imaginary City of God, with ideas on architecture, social concerns, economics and technology infused with psychedelia and hippie ideals. With a piece on Buckminster Fuller. GOOD condition. Very faint center fold line present. Moderate to heavy toning to the paper. Minor creasing, chipping and tearing along the extremities.

Tabloid. Condition: Good. no date, perhaps 1968, based on a copyright date on the front cover illustration. Tabloid paper format, 16 pp. 15 by 11 ½ inches. Color illustrations throughout. Unnumbered issue (former owner numbered this vol. 1, number 2, but we believe this to be the first and only issue) of this underground paper embracing the spiritual, cosmic and psychedelic side of 1960s counterculture. This is not the same as the San Francisco, nor the Southern California Oracle, but perhaps adheres to some unwritten code that California papers be named Oracle. Most of the interior is devoted to spiritual aphorisms, drawing heavily on religious teachings from India. GOOD condition. Issue number in ink on the front cover. Moderate general toning. Heavy offsetting along the spine. Tear present at the lower right corner of the front cover.

Tabloid. Condition: Good. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 15 by 11 ¾ inches. 20 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Tenth issue of this underground newspaper style work published and created by Cleveland poet d.a. levy, continued by others for a few issues after his suicide. levy combined boundary pushing literary tastes with counterculture, radicalism and other influences. This issue with "Buddhist Anarchism," by Gary Snyder; "Coat Puller," by John Sinclair, as well as lengthy musings on Eastern philosophy and mysticism, as well as several pages on tantric sex. GOOD condition. Moderate browning to the paper. A few minor chips and tears along the fore edge. Minor soiling.