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Remembering Timothy Leary Born 90 Years Ago Today

Timothy Leary, the chaotic attractor of the Twentieth Century was born on October 22, 1920.

Many of those growing up have never heard of him but for those who lived during the four decades in which he broadcast his messages which included

Turn on, Tune in Drop Out

and

Think for Yourself Queston Authority

He was a polarizing figure. Timothy was vilified by the mainstream media and so many read will not understand why I am posting this. But most of those who knew him well will remember him with fondness and feel again the loss on this day which would have Read more »

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By Bruce Eisner

It’s 12 Minutes to Midnight on April 16, 2010

Link for this Post: Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century Conference, San Jose, California It’s ten minutes to midnight on April 16th, 2010.Sixty years ago, on April 16, 1943, Albert Hofmann, who readers of this blog have been introduced to with on numerous occasions, took a small dose of chemical he had synthesized five years earlier while investigating a series of chemicals that could be made starting with lysergic acid, one of many chemicals that made were found in ergot, a mold that grows on certain species of grass including rye. While my description of the late Dr. Hofmann’s act sounds perhaps Read more »

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By Bruce Eisner

New Timothy Leary Documentary on VH! Channel August 13 — Part of Lords of Revolution Series

Link for this Post: New Timothy Leary Documentary on VH! Channel August 13
I

first heard about this documentary a year or so ago when one of the makers of the Leary documentary emailed me to ask persmission to use some pictures I put up on Flickr account which you can see here.

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By Bruce Eisner

Spaced Out Radical Environments of the Psychedelic Sixties— Book and Blog

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Spaced Out: Radical Environments of the Psychedelic Sixties by by Alastair Gordon.

The Spaced Out Blog

Spaced Out Media: A Short Film about the Spaced Out book

While talking with a friend about Ramon Sender, who I was privilaged to have a chance to get to know as the result of this blog, I discovered a new book — Spaced Out: Radical Environments of the Psychedelic Sixties by by Alastair Gordon. Ramon is featured in the blog that is part of the book’s website. 

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By Bruce Eisner