Brain Scans Show Psychedelic Drugs Really Do Spark Heightened States of Consciousness

June 19th, 2017

By Carolanne Wright

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

“LSD is a psychedelic drug which occasionally causes psychotic behavior in people who have NOT taken it.” ~Timothy Leary

In 1960, Timothy Leary had a bright future as a 39-year-old psychology lecturer at Harvard. Already, he had made important strides in behavioral psychology research. Then he came across an article in Life Magazine about hallucinogens and, like many others back in the day, he was intrigued.

So he ventured down to Cuernavaca, Mexico with friends, acquired a few psilocybin “magic” mushrooms and was deeply impressed by his experience. It subsequently opened up an entirely new path for exploring the psyche at Harvard. Soon after his return, he was doling out psilocybin to students and colleagues, which lead to the formation of various research projects. Later Leary was also exposed to LSD, which became his primary drug of choice. Eventually, he was booted out of Harvard for his research antics and began a life-long exploration of the effect hallucinogens have on the psyche, as well as on the spirit.

On a more sinister side, the CIA also dabbled with experiments involving LSD — but for entirely different reasons. Recognizing the drug created disorganized mental states (which could possible lead to widespread control of populations), CIA agents underwrote unethical experiments on vulnerable segments of society — like prisoners, addicts and mental patients. Ultimately, the agency wanted to lace the water supplies of countries that were deemed “problematic” for the US. Fortunately, challenging logistics put the brakes on following through with such an appalling agenda and the idea faded into history.

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