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Timothy Leary (1920–1996) was an American psychologist who was known for his strong advocacy of psychedelics. He and his colleague Richard Alpert (who would later become known as Ram Dass) were both involved in Harvard’s research into psilocybin until they were dismissed from the university, at which point Leary became a well-known figure in the 1960s counterculture movement, also writing and lecturing about transhumanism. His most famous slogan, “Turn on, tune in, drop out,” epitomizes the hippie drug culture of the ‘60s, and he is attributed with pioneering of the importance of “set and setting” in the experience of taking psychedelics.

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The Game of Life

Written in 70s with all the influence of the wild and counterculture rebelliousness of the 60s, The Game of Life reflects the depth of mind of one of the unique human beings of the 20th century.

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Psychedelic Prayers and Other Meditations

Written while Leary was visiting India in 1965 and finished the following year, Psychedelic Prayers is an adaptation of Book 1 of the Tao Te Ching.

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Flashbacks

Dr. Timothy Leary's passion affected an entire culture and influenced modern world history.

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Evolutionary Agents

An encore to Musings on Human Metamorphoses in which Leary delves deeper into his vision of "human future history." He likens human society to that of insect hives and shows how certain evolved evolutionary agents (mutants) are upsetting hive and causing it to evolve.

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Politics of Self-Determination

Visionary Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary became the charismatic leader of the '60s counterculture.

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Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality: A Functional Theory and Methodology for Personality Evaluation

In the decade before he became the highly controversial director of psychedelic drug research at Harvard, Timothy Leary was one of the leading clinical psychologists practicing in the U.S., heading the prestigious Kaiser Foundation Psychological Research Center in Oakland.

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Info-Psychology: A Manual for the Use of the Human Nervous System According to the Instructions of the Manufacturers, and a Navigational Guide for Piloting the Evolution of the Human Individual

Dr. Leary explores the real issues of our time--Space Migration, Intelligence Increase and Life Extension--in this "Manual on the Use of the Human Nervous System according to the Instructions of the Manufacturers.

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The Politics of Ecstasy

Originally published in 1970, this is Leary’s most provocative and influential exploration of human consciousness. It includes his early pronouncements on the psychedelic movement, and his views on the social and political ramifications of the related mystical experience.

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Your Brain Is God

This collection of essays, written by the poster boy of 1960s counterculture, describes the psychological journey Timothy Leary made in the years following his dismissal from Harvard, as his psychedelic research moved from the scientific to the religious arena.

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The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

More than fifty years after the Summer of Love, the promise of the psychoactive ’60s—that deeper self-awareness and greater harmony can be achieved through reality-bending substances and practices—is close to becoming a mainstream phenomenon.

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