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In his essay on the importance of Hermann Hesse’s literary works, titled “The Poet of The Interior Journey,” Timothy Leary observed that whenever a society finds itself in times of trouble, such as war (in the USA in the 1960s, it was the War in Vietnam) or social upheaval (i.e., the Civil Rights Movement), people are invariably shaken out of their routines and their complacency. Many embark upon a spiritual quest, or a reconsideration of personal values, or a search for meaning and purpose in life. (For Hesse and his generation, such a journey was begun in response to World War I, and the social and political upheavals that followed.)
Pop Psychology from Abba to Zappa #10 explores the paths of enlightenment pursued in the USA in the 1960s. One of those paths included, for the first time in human history, an easily synthesized, readily available, inexpensive and highly effective chemical “entheogen” – the preferred academic term for an “artificial religious experience inducer” – chemically named lysergic acid di-ethyl-amide, but better known by its initials: LSD.
Here you’ll find everything you need to know about that (except for how to make some in your basement), along with the defining characteristics of a mystical religious experience, the basics of meditation and meditation options, drugs vs. meditation, quantum mechanics vs. meditation, and yes, even sex vs. meditation, all served up with a megadose of pop culture context: key influencers and helpful books (including one by Hesse) are discussed, and of course, the music that reflected and accompanied the 1960s-era pursuit of enlightenment.
Prepare to be entertained… and inspired!
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ASIN : B0CLL159L1
Publication date : November 6, 2023
Language : English
File size : 383 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 39 pages
