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An Obituary
by Dieter A. Hagenbach and
Lucius Wertmüller
At the age of 102 years, Albert Hofmann died peacefully last Tuesday morning, 29th April, in his home near Basel, Switzerland. Just last weekend we talked to him, and he expressed his great joy about the blooming plants and the fresh green of the meadows and trees around his house. His vitality and his open mind stayed with him until his last breath. |
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by Richard K. Moore
The author draws our attention to the need for a satisfying "grand story of humanity" which will include what is scientifically known about the origin and history of our species - so that we know our place in the natural world - but which will not be limited to what natural scientists tell us - a story without much meaning - and which will not be formulated so as to serve the purposes of organized religion - a story justifying the exploitation of the many by a few. |
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by Alex Grey
Twenty-five years ago I took my first dose of LSD. The experience was so rich and profound, coupled as it was with the meeting of my future wife, Allyson, that there seemed nothing more important than this revelation of infinite love and unity. Being an artist, I felt that this was the only subject worthy of my time and attention. Spiritual and visionary consciousness assumed primary importance as the focal point of my life and art. My creative process was transformed by my experience with entheogens.
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By Myron J. Stolaroff
Transcript of Myron Stolaroff ’s presentation at the International Symposium "LSD - Problem Child and Wonder Drug", held in Basel in January 2006 on the occasion of Dr. Albert Hofmann’s 100th birthday. |
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by Drake Bennett
Alexander Shulgin, Sasha to his friends, lives with his wife, Ann, 30 minutes inland from the San Francisco Bay on a hillside dotted with valley oak, Monterey pine and hallucinogenic cactus. At 79, he stoops a little, but he is still well over six feet tall, with a mane of white hair, a matching beard and a wardrobe that runs toward sandals, slacks and short-sleeved shirts with vaguely ethnic patterns. He lives modestly, drawing income from a small stock portfolio supplemented by his Social Security and the rent that two phone companies pay him to put cell towers on his land. In many respects he might pass for a typical Contra Costa County retiree.
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by Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D.
Over the last few decades Ayahuasca has become one of the most thoroughly studied of the traditional shamanic plant hallucinogens. In his excellent and most important article, famous ethnopharmacologist Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D., comes to the conclusion that Ayahuasca has the same message for us now that it has always had, since the beginning of its symbiotic relationship with humanity. And finally rises the crucial question: Are we willing to listen?
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By Simon G. Powell
If one opens up a modern computer, the tangle of wires, chips and circuits inside are incontrovertible evidence that the system was brought into being by the action of intelligence. Indeed, the exact configuration of parts, their systematic organisation and embodied functionality reflect human ingenuity in its most advanced form. There can be little doubt of this especially with the advent of smaller and faster computers as well as their networking into powerful parallel architectures. Its seems nothing can stop this creative outpouring of intelligent design. |
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by Timothy Leary, Ph.D.
When in the course of organic evolution it becomes obvious that a mutational process is inevitably dissolving the physical and neurological bonds which connect the members of one generation to the past and inevitably directing them to assume among the species of Earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature's God entitle them, a decent concern for the harmony of species requires that the causes of the mutation should be declared.
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by Silvia Polivoy
The human being shows a remarkable disposition to seek spiritual transcendence. Since the irrational cannot be erased from the human mind, the harder we try to deny it, the greater the power it will exert upon us. The spiritual experiences are associated to the occurrence of altered states of consciousness. |
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by Martin A. Lee
Wander long enough through the bustling passageways of any crowded village marketplace in the Northwest Amazon and you’ll come upon herbalist stands with dried plants, hanging animal parts, and lots of bottled medicines. Among the local offerings you’ll inevitably find «ayahuasca» a fearsome, foul-tasting, jungle brew sold by the liter. |
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On God
by Peter Meyer
There are two fundamental errors which are often made in thinking about God. The first (and worse error) is that God is «out there». The second (and better error) is that God is «within». |
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