A rising star in the field of clinical psychology in the 1950s, Dr. Timothy Leary published his book, The Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality in 1957. Dubbed the "most important book on psychotherapy of the year" by The Annual Review of Psychology, Leary's research led to the development of Transactional Analysis, popularized by Eric Berne in his 1964 book Games People Play. Behind the scenes, Leary felt a growing dissatisfaction with the routines and predictability of 1950s middle class intellectual life. He had begun teaching at Harvard when a colleague told Tim about his experience with a psychedelic mushroom on a trip to Mexico. In August 1960, Tim traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico, and consumed psilocybin mushrooms for the first time. Leary would later comment  that he had "learned more about his brain and its possibilities, and more about psychology in the five hours after taking these mushrooms than in the preceding 15 years of studying and doing research." He began a psychedelic research program at Harvard with Richard Alpert, but within 3 years, the situation got so out of hand that Harvard terminated Leary and Alpert in 1963. Intrigued by his research, three heirs to the Mellon fortune lent Leary and Alpert their 2300 acre estate in Millbrook NY where they continued their experimentation with psychedelics.    Learn more about our fantastic guest, John Higgs, and his works: https://johnhiggs.com/books/i-have-america-surrounded/ “Tim Leary and His Psychedelic H-Bomb” Realist Interview Hilaritas Podcast produced by host Mike Gathers and engineer Ryan Reeves

Nicholas Murray is a freelance author and journalist based in Wales and London. Born in Liverpool, he is the author of several literary biographies including lives of Franz Kafka, Aldous Huxley, Bruce Chatwin, Andrew Marvell and Matthew Arnold, five collections of poems, and two novels. His biography of Matthew Arnold was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1997, and his biography of Aldous Huxley was shortlisted for the Marsh Biography Prize in 2003. His biography of Franz Kafka has been translated into nine languages. Nicholas Murray's home page   Murray's Huxley biography   Hilaritas Podcast produced by host Mike Gathers and engineer Ryan Reeves

In this episode, we chat with Dan Lowe about the life, work and ideas of Wilhelm Reich. Dan works as a counsellor, therapist and educator in London. He has been studying Reich since discovering him through Robert Anton Wilson over 25 years ago while at university. Dan’s clinical work as therapist is heavily informed by relational therapy and Reich’s somatic therapy.   In this episode, we chat with Dan Lowe about the life, work and ideas of Wilhelm Reich. Dan works as a counsellor, therapist and educator in London. He has been studying Reich since discovering him through Robert Anton Wilson over 25 years ago while at university. Dan’s clinical work as therapist is heavily informed by relational therapy and Reich’s somatic therapy. Reich's Listen Little Man: https://www.vidyaonline.org/dl/listenlittleman.pdf Reichian Therapy YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCziZ5Oc96aEp735kJupZLiA Fury On Earth: A Biography Of Wilhelm Reich: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150920.Fury_On_Earth The Wilhelm Reich Museum:  https://wilhelmreichmuseum.org/ Reich Museum YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/wilhelmreichtrust American College of Orgonomy:  https://www.orgonomy.org/ The Institute for Orgonomic Science:  https://orgonomicscience.org/ Hellenic Institute for Orgonomy: http://wilhelmreich.gr/en/institute/institute-of-orgonomy/ Natural Energy Works (James de Meo): https://www.youtube.com/user/naturalenergyworks • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast:  Host/Producer Mike Gathers  Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves

For our first episode we talk with artist Dom Heffer of the Institute of General Semantics about the life and ideas of Alfred Korzybski and the implications of general semantics on every day life. • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast:  Host/Producer Mike Gathers  Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves