that goes back through history to elusives and the sufis and the vedic hindus a different side of lsd was now being specifically amplified not as a weapon or even a therapeutic medicine but as a sacrament to many who are working with lsd in this way it sat right beside the wheel fire manipulation and toilet paper in the annals of great human achievements many saw it as a vital epoch in civilization and so artists mathematicians homemakers professors and scientists all took lsd hoping to find the natural triggers of human evolution this of course raised questions about the nature of god and the meaning of life and so clergymen started participating in lsd sessions blessing their psychedelic congregants and offering spiritual advice during the peak an lsd using bible study group even formed in palo alto california all of this was eclipsed by the tumultuous NUMBER_TOKENs when media manipulation fear and irresponsible use by unprepared explorers unfairly cast lsd into disrepute lsd was eventually criminalized in the late NUMBER_TOKENs but its influence did not die instead it went underground planting the seeds that would one day blossom into the kind of culture that would accept it now this is where we come in the secret history of lsd teaches us that lsd is not a magic bullet that guarantees love and enlightenment its awesome powers can be used just as easily for evil but this comes with a bonus by acknowledging our own shadow side we can be more forgiving of others and build a more tolerant less polarized world our culture is fractured but perhaps there is an opportunity here we are being given a chance to once again demonstrate the value of lsd and bring that secret history to light as more and more cities states and countries decriminalize all psychedelic medicines we have the ability to direct the fate of this non-specific amplifier that is the magic we all have within us so let's close our eyes and just imagine what we could amplify thank you for tuning in to this episode of after school i'm psychedelic historian thomas hatzis if you enjoyed the info presented in this video and you'd like to take a deeper dive into these topics then please consider checking out my latest book lsd the wonder child the golden age of psychedelic research in the NUMBER_TOKENs right now you can visit URL_TOKEN after school or text after school to NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN and start listening to my audiobooks all of which are narrated by me so if you're interested in the secret history of psychedelia from ancient pagan mystery ceremonies to medieval witches renaissance magicians and the modern psychedelic renaissance you can start listening now with a free NUMBER_TOKEN-day trial from audible and get access to thousands and thousands of all you can listen to audio books podcasts and original entertainment included in the plus catalog visit URL_TOKEN or text after school to NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN. thank you so much for listening viva la psychedelic renaissance
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