Hofmann's Elixir

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Strange Attractor Press
29 April 2010

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Series: Hofmann's Elixir

Illustrated throughout with many rare photographs from the Hofmann archives, this book offers a rare glimpse inside a visionary mind of Dr Albert Hofmann-the man who discovered LSD.'Any scientist who is no mystic is no scientist.'-Albert Hofmann

Still lecturing until his death at 102, Dr Albert Hofmann would have been a remarkable man even if he hadn't discovered the chemical compound that changed the course of the 20th century - LSD. Voted the greatest living genius in a 2007 poll, the self-described 'little Swiss chemist' is as much loved and respected for his personal nobility and modesty as he is for his chemical creations, which besides LSD, include chemicals used every day in maternity and geriatric wards the world over.

This unique book collects, for the first time, a number of his more recent essays and lectures. Between them they present a comprehensive overview of Hofmann's relationship to his controversial creation, and reveal his profound mystical outlook, informed both by his own LSD experiences, and by a life lived through one of the most turbulent centuries in human history.

The second section of the book contains essays and memoirs from some of the leading psychedelic thinkers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Huston Smith, Myron Stolaroff, Ralph Metzner, Jonathan Ott, Stanislav Grof and Amanda Feilding.

Edited by: Amanda Feilding, Amanda Feilding
Imprint: Strange Attractor Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 256g
ISBN: 9780954805494
ISBN 10: 0954805496
Series: Hofmann's Elixir
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 29 April 2010
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Amanda Feilding, Countess of Wemyss and March, is an English artist and drug policy reformer. In 1998, she founded the Beckley Foundation, a charitable trust that promotes a rational, evidence-based approach to global drug policy policies, directs and supports pioneering neuroscientific and clinical research into the effects of psychoactive substances on the brain and cognition and facilitates investigations of the new avenues of treatment for mental and physical conditions as well as the enhancement of creativity and well-being.

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