LSD, my problem child
by: Albert Hofmann
LSD, my problem child
By Albert Hofmann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 209
Publication Date: 1980
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0070293252
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780070293250
Product Description:
This is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist Albert Hofmann. He traces LSD’s path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition.
We follow Dr. Hofmann’s trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD, and listen in as he corresponds with other notable figures about his remarkable discovery.
Underlying it all is Dr. Hofmann’s powerful conclusion that mystical experience may be our planet’s best hope for survival. Whether induced by LSD, meditation, or arising spontaneously, such experiences help us to comprehend "the wonder, the mystery of the divine‹in the microcosm of the atom, in the macrocosm of the spiral nebula, in the seeds of plants, in the body and soul of people."
More than sixty years after the birth of Albert Hofmann’s problem child, his vision of its true potential is more relevant, and more needed, than ever.
Summary: Enlightening but not Riveting
Rating: 3
While this book does share some of the background on the development of LSD and investigations into other natural physchedelics by Hofmann et.al., the book is as eloquent as you would expect a translated book originally written by a German chemist. Hofmann also shares his and many other peoples’ personal trials with LSD, and delves into the spiritual mysticism of the drug. I would recommend it for the more science-minded individuals.
Summary: a third way through book. fascinating. RIP Albert
Rating: 5
Clears up a lot of the misconceptions. Got book through drug legalization lobby I give money to. What a Brilliant guy!!
Summary: The Ultimate Perscription
Rating: 5
There are a few books in the world that are touchstones for our psyches. This is one of them. It should be read by all young people coming of age, regardless of their position on the use of mind altering substances. It should be re-read every 10 years or so as they mature and their world view evolves. For those experienced with exploring internal frontiers it should be checked in with every 10 years or so as well. In just 209 pages of straight forward text some of the fundamental first principles of reality, and our relationship to it, are spilled out onto us without the need for preaching, screeching, moralizing, or deciphering obscure philosophical and scientific texts.
It should be read by every political leader in the world, and you won’t find too many people who’d disagree with that!
Summary: Who Better?
Rating: 5
I first read this book when it was first published, maybe 25 years ago. The book still holds up well all these years later, as it is a calm, rational history from the Center of the Cyclone (if I might borrow the title from Dr. John Lilly). Clearly, Dr. Hoffman was no stranger to realms of what many these days call entheogens, often experimenting himself with other "new" substances he discovered in other organic plants that found their way to him as a result of his monumental inadvertant destiny in "discovering" LSD. While some of the other substances he writes on were very new at the time, and therefore might read a little dated, on the whole, there is no one better qualified or in a better position to tackle such a significant topic.
Summary: problem children can do great things
Rating: 5
an elegant and substantive discourse on the curious ways in which science has coalesced with spirituality through the last several decades. This man’s mind is truly unique and his monumental discoveries, combined with his spectacular longevity and health, command respect.
Publish a great book and give all the proceeds to a worthwhile cause: you cannot go wrong here.
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