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Browsing the Web I Discover the Annotated Bibliography of Timothy Leary on the Open Library

Link for this Post: Read the Annotated Bibliography of Timothy Leary at the Open Library In  April 1995,  I moderated a panel at an event called the Whole Life Expo in San Fransisco, California called “The Future of Consciousness.” Among the panel members was Timothy Leary. There was quite a bit of attention on Dr. Leary that afternoon. Earlier in the day, at his own workshop at the annual expo, Leary had announced to the world that he had untreatable, and most likely terminal Prostate Cancer. I wanted to give Tim a good introduction, so when it was my turn to Read more »

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By Bruce Eisner

Celebrating the 69th Annual Bicycle Day

Sixty-nine years ago, on April 19th, 1943, the late Swiss biochemist Dr. Albert Hofmann took the first planned LSD session. This day has been celebrated by members of the psychedelic culture since the Sixties. In 1983, Dr. Thomas Roberts began calling the day, Bicycle Day and it has been celebrated with increasing enthusiasm ever since. In San Fransisco, the city probably best associated with the sixties counterculture, Bicycle Day is being celebrated by Alex Grey and his Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors crew with a special event which looks like it will be a lot of fun. Presenters at the event include Read more »

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By Bruce Eisner

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MAPS 25th Anniversary Conference Report

I attended the MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Cartographie Psychedelica: Celebrating 25 Years of Research & Education. That bit of a tongue twister is short for the MAPS 25th Anniversary Conference. See the MAPS website for detailed information about the organization. As I mentioned previously, when you get to be my age, time seems to fly by. It is hard to believe that it was 25 years ago that I first met Rick Doblin, when MAPS was still just a twinkle in his eye. He was returning from a workshop he had taken with Stan Grof at Esalen. I had taken Read more »

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By Bruce Eisner

Steve Jobs: Here’s To the Crazy Ones

Steve Jobs did the voice over of the first in a series of commercials that Apple aired in their 1997 Think Different ad campaign. It was just released so I will post the YouTube code below.

I guess I like it because it speaks to me. I may not be a genius but I bit crazy. Hey, that’s one out of two.

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By Bruce Eisner

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