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LSD: My Problem Child – Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism and Science

Albert Hofmann,

Stanislav Grof (Foreword)

Start date: July 12, 2011

Finish date: July 26, 2011

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Dec 25, 2014 Chrissie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mind-consciousness, youth, entheogens, altered-states, psycholysis, hot, psychedelic

Seit 2015, 2016 schenkten die Medien LSD wieder vermehrt Aufmerksamkeit. Eine „psychedelische Renaissance“ ortete etwa das bekannte „RollingStone“ im Oktober. Im Trend sei „Microdosing“, wissen Berichte über Silicon Valley, und in sozialen Medien outen sich Menschen als Konsumenten.

Der 2008 verstorbene Chemiker und Entdecker des LSD, Dr. Albert Hofmann, beschreibt in „LSD - mein Sorgenkind“ nicht nur, wie er die Wirkung der Substanz 1943 zufällig entdeckte und was er dabei erlebte, auch einen a ...more

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Nov 11, 2019 DropOfOcean rated it really liked it

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Liked this one quite a bit. Yes, there were bit dry parts at times as chemistry does not interest me much but it was very refreshing to read about a scientist who explored mysticism as well. It’s rather rare to see those two approaches combined but Hofmann was a rare breed and just the right guy to become the father of the LSD. Interesting trip descriptions and stuff about other psychedelics as well. It’s a shame that war against drugs gave LSD such a bad reputation that even nowadays average pe ...more

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