The articles in Start Your Own Religion , written at the height of the psychedelic era, embody Timothy Leary's core philosophy -- unlimited personal freedom. Encouraging the youth of the 1960s to return to the temple of God -- their own bodies -- and live consciously in the here-and-now, Leary's ideas, including urging people to turn on, tune in, drop out, brought him legions of devoted followers and a host of enemies in the American government. Irreverent yet thought provoking, the ideas that revolutionized an earlier ...
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The articles in Start Your Own Religion , written at the height of the psychedelic era, embody Timothy Leary's core philosophy -- unlimited personal freedom. Encouraging the youth of the 1960s to return to the temple of God -- their own bodies -- and live consciously in the here-and-now, Leary's ideas, including urging people to turn on, tune in, drop out, brought him legions of devoted followers and a host of enemies in the American government. Irreverent yet thought provoking, the ideas that revolutionized an earlier generation remain motivational principles.
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Publisher:
League for Spiritual Discovery (Kriya Press of the Sri Ram Ashrama)
Published:
1967
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15311513400
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Very Good. First edition, first printing. 27 pp. Bound in publisher's original stapled wraps; illustrated with black and white photographs. Very Good, with light toning and light soiling to wraps, rubbing to spine fold at top, corners bent. Leary's pamphlet encouraging people to start their own religions, in other words, find their best selves by finding the highest version of themselves, and experience expansive personal freedom. Approximately 500-1, 000 copies were originally printed, sold by mail order and distributed at head shops.