Yes, in fact Leary's championing of LSD as an aphrodisiac was a major factor in its becoming so popular in the '60s.
I would say it is. Many times I've taken psychedelics and laid down and then just fucked the entire trip, indeed if you are inexperienced it probably wouldn't work that way, but it does if you know what you're doing.I'm not convinced Leary saying LSD helped sex was a factor in it becoming popular. Obviously anyone taking LSD and then settling down for an evening with their wife as if it was some kind of viagra is in for a bit more than they bargained for.
It can help sex once you're experienced with it I suppose but I've always found psychedelics much more interesting than sex.
I'm not convinced Leary saying LSD helped sex was a factor in it becoming popular. Obviously anyone taking LSD and then settling down for an evening with their wife as if it was some kind of viagra is in for a bit more than they bargained for.
It can help sex once you're experienced with it I suppose but I've always found psychedelics much more interesting than sex.
Sex was a huge part of 60s American counterculture.
Isn't sex a huge part of any culture?
Isn't sex a huge part of any culture?
I would say it is. Many times I've taken psychedelics and laid down and then just fucked the entire trip, indeed if you are inexperienced it probably wouldn't work that way, but it does if you know what you're doing.
To be honest, I think the exact opposite would happen. If the average man read Leary and thought "Wow, me and the wife will take a big dose of acid and fuck all night long hoorah!" and then actually tried it - I imagine both of them would be curled up in a corner weeping and screaming for 10 hours. That's not going to make LSD popular - it would spread it's image as a devil drug very quickly.
After all, Lennon says "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream" not "Take off your clothes and have a go on the missus".