Episode 367: High Weirding (Part 1)

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Apr 4, 2024

Join scholar Erik Davis as he discusses California's ideological supremacy, history of LSD, and forthcoming book. Explore acid trips, blotter art, Grateful Dead's link to LSD culture, rise of ketamine clinics, and emergence of Santa Muerta cult.

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ANECDOTE

Eric Davis’s Acid Trip Stories

Eric Davis shares his first acid trip involved a goofy search for a guy named the Getty in a small town.
His last acid experience was in a cultural expedition in San Francisco with the blotter art legend Mark McCloud.

INSIGHT

LSD Blotter as Art and Medium

LSD blotter is a uniquely efficient medium due to LSD's potency at tiny doses.
The artwork on blotter paper forms a cultural language blending sacred and profane elements.

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LSD's Unique Mystical Power

LSD induces unique mystical and profane experiences unlike other drugs.
Its mind-altering effects challenged attempts at being used for mind control due to unpredictability.

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