Sixty years ago today, Ken Kesey faked his own suicide and fled to Mexico—marking one of the most mythic turning points of the psychedelic era.
Facing drug charges tied to LSD, the One Flew Over the ... View MoreSixty years ago today, Ken Kesey faked his own suicide and fled to Mexico—marking one of the most mythic turning points of the psychedelic era.
Facing drug charges tied to LSD, the One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest author and Merry Pranksters staged a dramatic disappearance, leaving behind a truck near the California coast and a note suggesting he’d taken his life. Instead, Kesey crossed the border, cementing his status as both countercultural hero and outlaw.
The move symbolized the end of the wide-open, playful phase of the psychedelic underground—and the beginning of a more cautious, criminalized era. The Acid Tests were over. The culture was changing.
But the ripple effects of that moment still echo today.
Dying of laryngeal cancer and unable to speak, Aldous Huxley requested, by note, that his wife inject him with LSD; she administered two doses an hour apart, and he died that day.In 1960, Huxley was d... View MoreDying of laryngeal cancer and unable to speak, Aldous Huxley requested, by note, that his wife inject him with LSD; she administered two doses an hour apart, and he died that day.In 1960, Huxley was diagnosed with oral cancer and over the next three years, his health dramatically declined. Huxley himself was never the picture of health, having famously struggled with his eyesight for nearly his entire life. However, by 1963, Huxley was fully bedridden and, what’s more, unable to talk. What happened over the last few days of his life was written out by his wife, Laura, in a letter to Julian, and to this day is still a moving remembrance that speaks to their loving relationship.Laura begins by saying that the last thing that Aldous Huxley wanted to do was stop working. Despite his decreased mobility and ability to communicate, his faculties never left him, and the two of them read and wrote together in the weeks leading up to his passing. On November 22nd, the very night that John F Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Huxley made a written request for “LSD, 100 μg, intramuscular.” Laura administered the shot, and in the letter, Laura elaborated on what happened next.She wrote, “After half an hour, the expression on his face began to change a little, and I asked him if he felt the effect of LSD, and he indicated no. Yet, I think that something had taken place already. This was one of Aldous’ characteristics. He would always delay acknowledging the effect of any medicine, even when the effect was quite certainly there, unless the effect was very, very strong, he would say no. Now, the expression of his face was beginning to look as it did every time that he had the moksha medicine, when this immense expression of complete bliss and love would come over him.”From then on, it’s clear that Huxley’s time was up and that he would pass away on this trip. Laura was with him every step of the way, encouraging him to “let go, darling; forward and up. You are going forward and up; you are going towards the light.” Within a few more hours, Aldous Huxley peacefully and serenely breathed his last, his love by his side, on a trip that will remain entirely his own.
Good read for anyone wanting to need out over the topic of creating your own smallish scale closed loop system. These books go for 300+ used for a paperback now a days. Used to be $20 bucks lol i did ... View MoreGood read for anyone wanting to need out over the topic of creating your own smallish scale closed loop system. These books go for 300+ used for a paperback now a days. Used to be $20 bucks lol i did scan and digitize it to be able to download as a pdf form anyone interested (not free but definitely better than buying your own copy)
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