Mad Hatter blotter paper sheet of LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide.
LSD is a very interesting psychedelic drug that has been the subject of numerous recreational activities among countless individuals as well as creative sessions and experiments by doctors, universities, and governments. LSD can be absorbed by any part of the body, although it is usually ingested orally.
LSD has inspired some amazing works of classic Americana as well as international classics including but limited to the Greatful Dead, The Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, etc.
As a side note, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were said to sometimes put their acid in between their bandannas and heads so they could trip while performing. I cannot verify that, it's just a rumor.... probably a pretty solid one.
It has been proven that when people are tripping they can hear colors and see sounds. As if that wasn't interesting enough on it's own, it's more interesting when you think about Jimmy Hendrix who is a musician that is embedded in American culture as a truly unique and classic artist. Jimmy never learned how to read music traditionally, he in fact devised his own way to write and read music based on colors.... coincidental? I'm not sure, I'm just throwing that out there.
There are many forms of acid an LSD and numerous varieties or forms including liquid to the classic magic mushroom (psilocybin mushrooms), peyote cactus, to frogs that you can lick and many many other forms.
The point of this post is not to teach you about all the various ways to trip but rather the focus is on what I deem to be a series of very cool experiments that took place more than 50 years ago. I didn't want to write a term paper so I stuck to one experiment that involved four main factors which I outlined below:
- time
- scientists/doctors
- an artist
- LSD
Here is the scenario: more than 50 years ago and unnamed artist was given two 50-microgram doses of LSD which he took but not at the same time. He took the first dose and then the second dose was ingested 65 minutes after the first. This artist was in a room and had access to "an activity box full of crayons and pencils". The artist was to create or draw art throughout different periods of his trip over time and the subject was the assisting Dr. who administered the drug. In other words, this artist was going to and did create drawings of this Dr. overtime while he began to trip and as the tripping progressed. The interesting part is the art.
During the sketches the artist did report how he felt the acid was effecting him as he was drawing each sketch.
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Observations: After 20 minutes of the first dose the artist chooses to draw with charcoal the Dr.
Artists comment: " Condition normal... no effect from the drug yet"
The rest, the other 8 pictures as the tripping progresses is below, click "Keep Reading"... you won't regret it! Very interesting.