Dr. Timothy Leary has been a part of pop culture since the 60s. From being mentioned in the widely acclaimed musical "Hair" to influencing artists such as John Lennon, Devo and Ash Ra Tempel, dr. Timothy Leary is more than meets the eye. To some he is a guru of post-modern enlightenment, while to others he is the Antichrist corrupting youths everywhere with his devious theories on LSD. The man and myth are always two separate things, but what I would like to emphasize is dr. Leary's neurological studies and metaprogramming of the mind.
Hear him speak in the audio reception linked to below of how one can operate the brain in order to free oneself from socio-moral chains and implemented patterns one has grown up with. Robert Anton Wilson has developed further on his circuit theory and I highly recommend his "Prometheus Rising" book. However at the same time we must not forget the pioneers of free thinking that have promulgated similar ideas throughout history. Is dr. Leary a pioneer? Not in the traditional sense and besides the question is irrelevant. Other magicians, shamans, philosophers and physicians before him have spoken of the same things he has, but he took these ideas out of the world of academia and religion and gave them to the people; from occultism to pop culture. This is much in the same fashion Aleister Crowley made magick available to a wider audience and disregarded the idea of elitism. That is because "every man and woman is a star" and within everyone lies great potential. Enjoy the audio file and for further studies check up introductory books to neuropsychology/neurology.
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