The Timothy Leary Project: Inside the Great Counterculture Experiment

This collection of Timothy Leary’s (1920–1996) selected papers and correspondence offers insights into the ideas that inspired the 1960s counterculture and the enduring fascination with LSD. Leary, known for coining the phrase “turn on, tune in, drop out,” explored various interests, including hallucinogen experimentation, social change, legal reform, mysticism, and spirituality, driven by a quest to transcend consciousness. The collection features key figures like Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Ken Kesey, Marshall McLuhan, Aldous Huxley, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono, along with Carl Sagan. Author Jennifer Ulrich organizes this rich material into an annotated narrative of Leary’s adventurous life, which profoundly impacted American culture.

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