necropolis
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I would like to take a moment to commemorate the life of Dr. Alexander Theodore Shulgin, known as "Sasha" to his friends. He would have been 95 today. He made an invaluable contribution to the field of psychopharmacology and to psychedelic chemistry, single-handedly inventing hundreds of new drugs and testing all of them on himself before sharing some of the better ones with a small group of trusted friends. Sadly he passed away in 2014 due to complications from a stroke. For anyone unfamiliar with his story, I highly recommend the books PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved) and TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known And Loved), both co-authored with his wife Ann. They provide a fascinating insight into the exploration of the mind and soul using chemical tools.
May his legacy continue on...
May his legacy continue on...