The Beyond Within: The L.S.D. Story
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- Canonical title*
- L.S.D. 25
- Original title
- The beyond within the L.S.D. story
- Alternate titles*
- LSD 25
- Original publication date
- xxxx; 1966-01-01 (1e traduction et édition française ∙ Témoins ∙ Gallimard) (1e traduction et édition française ∙ Témoins ∙ Gallimard)
- Dedication
- Dedicated to Dr. Albert Hofmann
Synthesizer of LSD and discoverer of its mental action
Discoverer and synthesizer of psilocybin and psilocin
in the Mexican magic mushroom.
Discoverer of the hallucinoge... (show all)nic compounds in
ololiuqui, the tropical American morning glory - First words
- [Foreword] In this age of chemistry as the “central science” around which are ordered the worlds of the living and of the nonliving, there are many breakthroughs which startle even the most sophisticated.
[Introduction] This is a book about a controversial, even taboo, subject. It deals with a group of drugs which affect the mind and affect it profoundly.
[Chapter 1] “What is it really like? What happens to ordinary people when they take a drug like LSD?” - Quotations
- In Western cities the marginally adjusted smoke marihuana either for “kicks” or to work up enough courage to commit a felony.
We can delay the acquisition of such knowledge in two ways. One is by being completely closed to the probability that new concepts will supplant our current beliefs. The second is by being to precipitate in grasping every new... (show all) and untested idea that arises.
When it came to the question “Do I have any deep, unacknowledged fear?” the answer was, “Yes, you are afraid to let go.” Then I asked, “What should be my relation to Ultimate Reality, to God?” “Endure not to kno... (show all)w.” That was the hardest to accept.
It is unnecessary to pass final judgement upon these states now. Their value to the individual may be open to question, but the importance of investigating the condition itself is obvious. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The hallucinogens are a fragment of the current predicament. They represent an escape from frustrating existence for some. Others are sustained by the crystaline look at themselves and their world seen during that endless moment. And a few marvel at the vastness within.
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