THE PSYCHEDELIC REVIEW. Vol. I, No. 1. June, 1963 [Periodical]
- 116pp
- [Cambridge, MA]: The Psychedelic Review, 1963
[Cambridge, MA]: The Psychedelic Review, 1963. First edition of the premiere issue of this periodical. 116pp. Cream printed wrappers. Owner's contemporary ink name on front cover, and neat ink underlining and scoring on a few leaves of text. Spine is evenly tanned, few light brown soil marks to white wrappers, else a very good copy. First edition of the premiere issue of this periodical. 116pp. The uncommon premiere issue of this controversial periodical.
Contains "The Individual as Man/World" by Alan W. Watts, "Annihilating Illumination" (a poem) by George Andrews, "Can This Drug Enlarge Man's Mind" by Gerald Heard, "The Pharmacology of Psychedelic Drugs I: Chemical and Biochemical Aspects" by Ralph Metzner (which includes a detailed meta-analysis of the scientific literature about L.S.D.), "The Hallucinogenic Fungi of Mexico: An Inquiry Into the Origins of the Religious Idea Among Primitive Peoples" by R. Gordon Wasson, "The Subjective After-Effects of Psychedelic Experiences" by The Editors (based on four recent questionnaire studies"), and contributions by Gottfried Benn and Plato ("A Touchstone of Courage").
Contains "The Individual as Man/World" by Alan W. Watts, "Annihilating Illumination" (a poem) by George Andrews, "Can This Drug Enlarge Man's Mind" by Gerald Heard, "The Pharmacology of Psychedelic Drugs I: Chemical and Biochemical Aspects" by Ralph Metzner (which includes a detailed meta-analysis of the scientific literature about L.S.D.), "The Hallucinogenic Fungi of Mexico: An Inquiry Into the Origins of the Religious Idea Among Primitive Peoples" by R. Gordon Wasson, "The Subjective After-Effects of Psychedelic Experiences" by The Editors (based on four recent questionnaire studies"), and contributions by Gottfried Benn and Plato ("A Touchstone of Courage").