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Michael Hollingshead, a pivotal yet enigmatic figure in psychedelic history, introduced Timothy Leary to LSD in 1962, significantly influencing Leary's work at Harvard and Millbrook. He played a crucial role in London's early LSD scene and established the World Psychedelic Centre in Chelsea. After a prison stint for dosing a KGB spy, Hollingshead engaged with the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, founded a psychedelic commune, and created an electronic I Ching installation. His adventurous life ended mysteriously in Bolivia during the 1980s.
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Divine Rascal: On the Trail of LSD's Cosmic Courier, Michael Hollingshead, Andy Roberts
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- Title
- Divine Rascal: On the Trail of LSD's Cosmic Courier, Michael Hollingshead
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Andy Roberts
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN13
- 9781907222788
- Category
- History, World history, Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- Michael Hollingshead, a pivotal yet enigmatic figure in psychedelic history, introduced Timothy Leary to LSD in 1962, significantly influencing Leary's work at Harvard and Millbrook. He played a crucial role in London's early LSD scene and established the World Psychedelic Centre in Chelsea. After a prison stint for dosing a KGB spy, Hollingshead engaged with the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, founded a psychedelic commune, and created an electronic I Ching installation. His adventurous life ended mysteriously in Bolivia during the 1980s.