Description
Book SynopsisIn 1960 Timothy Leary was not yet famous—or infamous—and Allen Ginsberg was both. Leary, eager to expand his experiments at the Harvard Psilocybin Project to include accomplished artists and writers, knew that Ginsberg held the key to bohemia''s elite. Ginsberg, fresh from his first experience with hallucinogenic mushrooms in Mexico, was eager to promote the spiritual possibilities of psychedelic use. Thus, America''s most conspicuous beatnik was recruited as Ambassador of Psilocybin under the auspices of an Ivy League professor, and together they launched the psychedelic revolution and turned on the hippie generation.
White Hand Society weaves a fascinating and entertaining tale of the life, times and friendship of these two larger-than-life figures and the incredible impact their relationship had on America. Peter Conners has gathered hundreds of pages of letters, documents, studies, FBI files and other primary resources that shed new light on their rela
Trade Review
"A full account of the two 1960s icons who made it their cause to launch the psychedelic age...an entertaining overview of an era whose echoes still ring."-Kirkus
Table of Contents
Section I: Turn On Chapter 1: Blake Vision in Harlem Chapter 2: A New Game Chapter 3: The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost Chapter 4: Immovable if not Immortal Chapter 5: St. Anthony’s Fire Chapter 6: The Road to November Chapter 7: Ambassador of Psilocybin Section II: Tune In Chapter 8: Dear Mr. Monk Chapter 9: El Hombre Invisible Chapter 10: Applied Mysticism Chapter 11: Fallout at the Crimson Chapter 12: Allen Abroad Chapter 13: Enter LSD, Exit Harvard Section III: Drop Out Chapter 14: “Superheroes wanted for real life movie work.” Chapter 15: The King of May Chapter 16: Human Be-In Chapter 17: Rib & Soul Chapter 18: “America I’ve given you all and now I’m nothing.” Chapter 19: Om Ah Hum Notes Thanks and Appreciations Bibliography About the Author
