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Back in print after 20 years, this text from the earliest days of psychedelia chronicles the experiences on 16 acid trips taken before LSD was illegal. The trip guides or "high priests" included Aldous Huxley, Ram Dass, Ralph Meltzner, Huston Smith and a junkie from New York City named Willy. It tells of the goings-on and freaking out at the Millbrook mansion in New York State that became the Mecca of psychedelia during the 1960s, and of the many luminaries who made their pilgrimage there to trip with Leary and his group. Chapters include an I Ching reading and a chronicle of what happened during those "spacewalks" of the mind.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Tim Leary's Wisdom, May 19 2003

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Tyler C. (West Des Moines, IA USA) - See all my reviews

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The ideal audience for this book really has a large range; it is ideal for anyone wanting to experience a "trip" from a hallucinogenic drug without the actual drug. High Priest is an excellent piece of art, it is an encyclopedia of Leary's 16 most life changing "trips" when under various forms of hallucinogens. It is filled with strong imagery to support Leary's want to tell the world about the wonderful hallucinogenic "trip". His style is very unique in that especially in a series of short stories, he can in essence connect them, just as he does in his life with situations. He uses a very intense tone, and style becomes rapid as he submerges into a hallucinogenic state, almost as if you where there with him. Then as he's coming out of it his style loosens and becomes slower, and drowsy. Its almost as if there were two extremes one is cold and gray, and the other is vibrant and full of life. This book will definitely stir your interest about psychedelic drugs and the life behind it. Leary's intense flavor and swirling style can sometimes almost be frightening especially when he discusses his inner emotions about death, and his chilling way of expressing his views on the "life changing trips". I think this book is very educational depending on your view of education, and can teach people, things about other cultures that may not be their own, a counterculture if you will. I recommend High Priest to anyone with a thirst for knowledge and an open mind.

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5.0 out of 5 stars High Times, July 3 2011

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H_rry H_dler - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Priest: Second Edition (Paperback)

Received the book in less than a week. In perfect condition.

Excellent piece of litterature.
A very underrated man, Mr Leary is.
In spite of the title, not a preachy book at all. Very honest and instructive.
An advised read, psychonaute or not. Just to be properly informed on subjects that one is commonly not informed (or even ill-informed) about.
"The universe is non-simultaneously apprehended" as Bucky would put it !
This book is not a waste of time.

Enjoy, if you dare ! ;)

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5.0 out of 5 stars true freedom, Sep 15 2002

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Author Brian Wallace (Mind Transmission, Inc.) - See all my reviews

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essential reading for the humanist, the individualist, the psychedelicist and the lover of freedom.

Tim Leary reminds us what it means to be American.

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