WHITE HAND SOCIETY: THE PSYCHEDELIC PARTNERSHIP OF TIMOTHY LEARY AND ALLEN GINSBERG

Abstract

Overview: In 1960 Timothy Leary was not yet famous-or infamous-and Allen Ginsberg was both. Leary, eager to expand his psychedelic experiments at Harvard to include accomplished artists and writers, knew that Ginsberg held the key to bohemia's elite. "America's most conspicuous beatnik" was recruited as Ambassador of Psilocybin under the auspices of an Ivy League professor, and together they launched the psychedelic revolution and turned on the hippie generation. A who's who of artists, pop culture, and political figures people this story of the life, times, and friendship of two of the most famous, charismatic, and controversial members of America's counterculture. Turn on -- Blakean vision in Harlem -- A new game -- The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost -- Immovable if not immortal -- The road to November -- Ambassador of psilocybin -- Tune in -- Dear Mr. Monk -- Applied mysticism : from Tangier to Copenhagen -- Fallout at Harvard -- Allen abroad -- Enter LSD, exit Harvard -- Drop out -- "Superheroes wanted for real life movie work" -- The king of May -- Human be-in -- Shoot to live. Aim for life -- "America I've given you all and now I'm nothing" -- Om ah hum -- Final trips -- Notes -- Houseboat summit transcript -- Bibliography -- Thanks and appreciations -- About the author.