"The counterculture shaman of the hippie generation."
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Newsweek "Inner-space pioneer. Outer-space advocate. Computer enthusiast. Writer. Humorist. A West Point man. An ex-Harvard professor. A former political prisoner. A provocateur extraordinaire. A high cat with Cary Grant style and grace."
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William S. Burroughs
referred to
Timothy Leary as "a true visionary of the potential of the human mind
and spirit." Allen Ginsberg has proclaimed him "a hero of American
consciousness." Tom Robbins says that Leary is "the Galileo of
our age." And, according to Mondo 2000 magazine, Leary is the "MVP
(Most Valuable Philosopher) of the 20th Century." Clearly, Dr. Leary's
influence has spanned generations and cultures. In his 27 books and
monographs, 250
articles, and more than 100 printed interviews published since the
early
l950s, Leary has helped define the Humanistic Revolution which has had
a huge impact on world culture. His books and papers as a psychologist
in the l950s helped launch the emerging "Humanistic Psychology"
movement with an emphasis on interpersonal relationships, multilevel
personality
assessments, group therapy, body/mind interaction, and a libertarian
redefinition
of the doctor-patient relationship. During the l960s, Timothy
Leary's published
research and social activism helped trigger the psychopharmacological
and
counterculture revolution known as the Psychedelic Movement. During the
l970s (in which he spent nearly eight years in prison and exile as a
political
dissident) Leary's work helped expose the mass mind control police
totalitarianism
of the Nixon/Reagan/Bush regimes. During the l970s Leary also wrote
about
space colonization, intelligence increase, and longevity research.
During
the l980s Leary's autobiography, as well as over 40 essays in various
magazines
and numerous interviews were published. Leary's best writing during
the '80s
and early '90s are brought together inChaos & Cyber Culture, a strikingly graphical cyberpulp book/zine published by Ronin in 1994. Timothy Leary's most important book,
High Priest, redefined the psychedelic experience as an empowering spiritual development and thereby spawned the enduring New Age movement. High Priest is now available again for the first time in 25 years in a beautiful new edition from Ronin Publishing.
