Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was ultimately known for his ventures, or trips if you will, into the altered states of consciousness presented by psychedelic drugs. Of course, being the propaganda presented by drugs, and the fear of them within reason, most of his thoughts in the field of psychology seem to be left out of the books and overlooked. In my opinion, yes Dr. Leary, "The God of Acid Trips", was quite a bit out of his mind. But, if people were to look beyond the surface, I believe there to be much truth and insight presented. Leary's intellectual fascination with hallucinogenics transformed him into a counterculture hero during the 1960s and 1970s. Oddly enough, this is when drugs were at their peak, and everyone was "happy". But government authorities and some other groups viewed his advocacy of drug experimentation as immoral and dangerous. With the preceding findings that such drugs were in fact detrimental, the Government's allegations were completely within reason. In fact Dr. Leary spent quite a bit in time in jail. Leary was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After high school he enrolled at College of the Holy Cross. He transferred to the United States Military Academy at West Point, then to the University
volunteer Harvard graduate students, and volunteers from the prison population as subjects. Later he began to experiment with LSD, a psychedelic drug whose mind-altering effects are more powerful. This was his favorite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the early 1980s, Leary became interested in computers and in technology's vast power to influence communication. He viewed the Internet as a medium, like drugs, that could empower ordinary people. He continued to lecture throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Leary's highly publicized endorsement of drugs attracted the attention of antidrug forces in the government, and President Richard Nixon once called him "the most dangerous man in America." In 1965, while attempting to cross the border to Mexico, Leary's daughter was discovered with marijuana, for which Leary took responsibility. He was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $30,000 fine, but he avoided prison while the case was appealed. The Supreme Court of the United States overturned the conviction in 1969. In 1970 Leary was convicted again for possession of marijuana and sentenced to ten years in a California minimum-security prison. He escaped and, wi
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