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This index lists notable people who have devoted themselves to speaking out about [[psychonautics]], [[psychedelics]], [[entheogens]], and the general expansion of consciousness.
This index lists notable people who have devoted themselves to speaking out (often by writing) about [[psychonautics]], [[psychedelics]], [[entheogens]], and the general expansion of consciousness.


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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:smaller" border="1"
! Name
!Name
! Profession
!Profession
! Known for
!Known for
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman Abbie Hoffman]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman Abbie Hoffman]
| Drug policy reformist
|Drug policy reformist
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ginsberg Alan Ginsberg]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg]
| Poet, Philosopher, Writer
|Poet, philosopher, writer
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts Alan Watts]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts Alan Watts]
| Philosopher, Writer, Lecturer
|Philosopher, writer, lecturer
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann Albert Hofmann]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann Albert Hofmann]
| Chemist
|Chemist
| Discovery of [[LSD]] and [[psilocybin]]
|Discovery of [[LSD]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Discover the Origins of a Psychedelic Drug Synthesized by a Swiss Chemist Who Claimed It ‘Found and Called Me’|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/discover-the-origins-of-a-psychedelic-drug-synthesized-by-a-swiss-chemist-who-claimed-it-found-and-called-me-180985208/}}</ref> and [[psilocybin]]<ref>Hofmann, A. "Psilocybin und Psilocin, zwei psychotrope Wirkstoffe aus mexikanischen Rauschpilzen." Helvetica Chemica Acta 42: 1557–1572 (1959).</ref>
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley Aldous Huxley]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley Aldous Huxley]
| Philosopher, Writer
|Philosopher, writer
| "Brave New World" (1932), "The Doors of Perception" (1954), "Heaven and Hell" (1956)
|"Brave New World" (1932), "The Doors of Perception" (1954), "Heaven and Hell" (1956)
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley Aleister Crowley]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley Aleister Crowley]
|  
|
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Grey Alex Grey] ([https://www.alexgrey.com/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Grey Alex Grey] ([https://www.alexgrey.com/ website])
| Artist
|Artist
| Psychedelic art
|Psychedelic art
|-
|-
| [[Alexander Shulgin]]
|[[Alexander Shulgin]] ([http://shulginresearch.org/ website])
| Chemist
|Chemist
| [[PiHKAL]], [[TiHKAL]], [[2Cx]], [[DOx]], popularized [[MDMA]]
|[[PiHKAL]], [[TiHKAL]], [[2Cx]], [[DOx]], popularized [[MDMA]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulgin_Rating_Scale Shulgin Rating Scale]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Feilding Amanda Feilding]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Feilding Amanda Feilding]
| Drug policy reformer, neuroscience researcher
|Drug policy reformer, neuroscience researcher
| Founder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckley_Foundation Beckley Foundation]
|Founder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckley_Foundation Beckley Foundation]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Feldm%C3%A1r Andrew Feldmar] ([http://www.andrewfeldmar.com/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Feldm%C3%A1r Andrew Feldmar] ([http://www.andrewfeldmar.com/ website])
| Lay therapist
|Lay therapist
| Tryptamines, phenethylamines
|Tryptamines, phenethylamines
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Shulgin Ann Shulgin]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Shulgin Ann Shulgin] ([http://shulginresearch.org/ website])
| Writer
|Writer
| [[PiHKAL]], [[TiHKAL]]
|[[PiHKAL]], [[TiHKAL]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulgin_Rating_Scale Shulgin Rating Scale]
|-
|-
| [http://www.drsessa.com/ Ben Sessa]
|[http://www.drsessa.com/ Ben Sessa]
|  
|
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Shanon Benny Shanon]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Shanon Benny Shanon]
| Psychologist
|Psychologist
| Biblical entheogen hypothesis based on 2,500 [[ayahuasca]] experiences
|Biblical entheogen hypothesis based on 2,500 [[ayahuasca]] experiences<ref>{{Citation|title=Moses Was High on Drugs, Israeli Researcher Says|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4392361}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_William_Hardison Casey William Hardison]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_William_Hardison Casey William Hardison]
| Chemist
|Chemist
| Psychedelic clandestine chemistry
|Psychedelic clandestine chemistry<ref>{{Citation|title=The Psychedelic ‘Drugs Wizard’ Who Ran One of England’s Biggest LSD Labs|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/casey-william-hardison-psychedelic-chemist-254/}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_R%C3%A4tsch Christian Rätsch] ([http://www.christian-raetsch.de/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan Carl Sagan]
| Anthropologist
|Astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, and author.
| Writer on topics like ethnopharmacology, psychoactive plants and animals
|Science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. Sagan penned an essay, ''The piece'', in 1969, in which he described the benefits he felt from using marijuana. Sagan criticized cannabis prohibition in the US.<ref>{{Citation|title=Carl Sagan, Marijuana Advocate, Explains What It's Like To Be High While Carl Sagan|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/carl-sagan-marijuana_n_3367112}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[D. M. Turner]]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_R%C3%A4tsch Christian Rätsch] ([http://www.christian-raetsch.de/ website])
| Psychonaut
|Anthropologist
| Author, Psychedelic researcher
|Writer on topics like ethnopharmacology, psychoactive plants and animals
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Siebert_(ethnobotanist) Daniel Siebert]
|[[D. M. Turner]]
| Ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist
|Psychonaut
| ''[[Salvia divinorum]]''
|Author, psychedelic researcher
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Nichols David E. Nichols]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Siebert_(ethnobotanist) Daniel Siebert]
| Pharmacologist and medicinal chemist
|Ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist
| [[Escaline]], [[LSZ]], [[6-APB]], [[2C-I-NBOMe]] and other NBOMe variants
|''[[Salvia divinorum]]''
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt David Nutt]
|[[David E. Nichols]]
| Neuropsychopharmacologist
|Pharmacologist and medicinal chemist
| [[MDMA]] controversy, scientific career
|[[Escaline]], [[LSZ]], [[6-APB]], [[2C-I-NBOMe]] and other NBOMe variants
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_McKenna Dennis McKenna]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt David Nutt]
| Ethnopharmacologist
|Neuropsychopharmacologist
| [[Psilocybin mushroom]] cultivation
|[[MDMA]] controversy, scientific career
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Gordon_Wasson Gordon Wasson]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pearce_(philosopher) David Pearce]
| Author, ethnomycologist
|Philosopher
| Popularized [[psilocybin mushrooms]] and ''[[Salvia divinorum]]''
|[https://www.hedweb.com/ "The Hedonistic Imperative" (1995)], [https://www.biopsychiatry.com/ "The Good Drug Guide"], "Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?" (2017)
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock Graham Hancock] ([https://grahamhancock.com/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_McKenna Dennis McKenna]
|  
|Ethnopharmacologist
|  
|[[Psilocybin mushroom]] cultivation
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Morris Hamilton Morris]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison George Harrison]
| Writer, documentarian, psychonaut
|Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, music and film producer
| Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, and Vice correspondent
|Co-founder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles], a psychedelic rock band and the best-selling band in history. The Beatles called for [[cannabis]] legalization. Harrison's use of psychedelic drugs encouraged his path to meditation and Hinduism.
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Osmond Humphrey Osmond]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Gordon_Wasson Gordon Wasson]
|  
|Author, ethnomycologist
| [[Psychedelic therapy]], socio-architecture theory, invented the word ''psychedelic''
|Popularized [[psilocybin mushrooms]] and ''[[Salvia divinorum]]''
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson Hunter S. Thompson]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock Graham Hancock] ([https://grahamhancock.com/ website])
|  
|
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Herer Jack Herer] ([https://jackherer.com/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Morris Hamilton Morris]([https://hamiltonmorris.com/ website])
| Cannabis rights activist
|Writer, documentarian, psychonaut
| Jack Herer ([[Cannabis]] strain)
|Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, and Vice correspondent
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Garcia Jerry Garcia]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Marks Howard Marks (aka Mr Nice)]
| Singer-songwriter and guitarist
|Writer, former Welsh drug trafficker, drug policy reformist
| Co-founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist, in the psychedelic rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead Grateful Dead]
|Author of "Mr Nice" served 7 years for cannabis smuggling, associate of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brotherhood_of_Eternal_Love The Brotherhood of Eternal Love], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Intelligence_Service MI6]and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republican_Army the IRA] and others.
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Osmond Humphry Osmond]
| Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, activist
|Psychiatrist
| Co-founder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles], a psychedelic rock band and the best-selling band in history. Solo artist. The Beatles called for [[cannabis]] legalization. Lennon used a lot of [[LSD]].
|[[Psychedelic therapy]], socio-architecture theory, invented the word ''psychedelic''
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly John Lilly]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson Hunter S. Thompson]
| Physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer and inventor
|Writer, journalist
| [[Ketamine]], [[isolation tank]]
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Allegro John M. Allegro]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Herer Jack Herer] ([https://jackherer.com/ website])
|  
|Cannabis rights activist
|  
|Jack Herer ([[Cannabis]] strain)
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ott Jonathan Ott]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Garcia Jerry Garcia]
| Ethnobotanist
|Singer-songwriter and guitarist
| [[Entheogen]]s
|Co-founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist, in the psychedelic rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead Grateful Dead]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Babbs Ken Babbs]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison Jim Morrison]
|  
|Singer-songwriter, poet, filmmaker, director, actor
|  
|Lead vocalist of the rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors the Doors]. Morrison used [[LSD]] frequently.
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey Ken Kesey]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix]
|  
|Guitarist, vocalist
|  
|A psychedelic rock solo artist who regularly used [[cannabis]], [[LSD]] and [[amphetamine]]s, particularly while touring.
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Ring Kenneth Ring] ([http://kenring.org/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon]
| Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Connecticut, author
|Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, activist
| Founded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Near-Death_Studies Journal of Near-Death Studies], and co-founded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_for_Near-Death_Studies International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)]
|Co-founder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles], a psychedelic rock band and the best-selling band in history. Solo artist. The Beatles called for [[cannabis]] legalization.<ref>{{Citation|title=Fifty-Four Years Ago Today—The Beatles Insisted the UK Legalize Weed in Newspaper Ad|url=https://hightimes.com/news/the-beatles-insisted-the-uk-legalize-weed/}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=When the Beatles Argued for Legalization of Marijuana in the U.K.|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-legalize-marijuana/}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Beatles call for the legalisation of marijuana|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/07/24/the-beatles-call-for-the-legalisation-of-marijuana/}}</ref> Lennon was a [[LSD]] user.<ref>Gould, J. (2008). Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America, page 71. United States: Crown.</ref>
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Zeff Leo Zeff]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly John Lilly]
| Psychologist and psychotherapist
|Physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer and inventor
| [[Psychedelic therapy]]
|[[Ketamine]], [[isolation tank]]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lum%C3%ADr_Ond%C5%99ej_Hanu%C5%A1 Lumir Hanus]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Allegro John M. Allegro]
|  
|
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Moore Marcia Moore]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ott Jonathan Ott]
|  
|Ethnobotanist
| [[Ketamine]]
|[[Entheogen]]s
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pollan Michael Pollan]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Babbs Ken Babbs]
| Author, journalist, professor
|
| Speaker, author
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Stolaroff Myron Stolaroff]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey Ken Kesey]
| Author
|
| Underground psychedelic psychotherapy
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sand Nicholas Sand]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Ring Kenneth Ring] ([http://kenring.org/ website])
|  
|Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Connecticut, author
| [[DMT]] and [[LSD]] clandestine chemist
|Founded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Near-Death_Studies Journal of Near-Death Studies], and co-founded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_for_Near-Death_Studies International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owsley_Stanley Owsley Stanley]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Zeff Leo Zeff]
|  
|Psychologist and psychotherapist
| [[LSD]] clandestine chemist
|[[Psychedelic therapy]]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stamets Paul Stamets]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lum%C3%ADr_Ond%C5%99ej_Hanu%C5%A1 Lumir Hanus]
| Mycologist
|
| [[Psilocybin mushroom]]
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ram_(musician) Raja Ram]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Moore Marcia Moore]
| Musician
|
| Considered as one of the pioneers of psytrance, psybient, and psychill. Co-founded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1200_Micrograms 1200 Micrograms], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shpongle Shpongle].
|[[Ketamine]]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Metzner Ralph Metzner]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pollan Michael Pollan]
| Psychologist
|Author, journalist, professor
| Psychedelics, yoga, meditation and shamanism
|Speaker, author
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass Ram Dass] ([https://www.ramdass.org/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Stolaroff Myron Stolaroff]
| Spiritual teacher
|Author
|  
|Underground psychedelic psychotherapy
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Doblin Rick Doblin]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sand Nicholas Sand]
|  
|
| [[Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies]] (MAPS)
|[[DMT]] and [[LSD]] clandestine chemist
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Strassman Rick Strassman] ([https://www.rickstrassman.com/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owsley_Stanley Owsley Stanley]
| Medical doctor
|
| Research on [[DMT]], "DMT: The Spirit Molecule" book
|[[LSD]] clandestine chemist
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson Robert Anton Wilson]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney]
| Writers
|Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, cannabis activist
|  
|Co-founder of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles], a psychedelic rock band and the best-selling band in history. The Beatles called for [[cannabis]] legalization. McCartney was a habitual [[cannabis]] user.
|-
|-
| Robert McPherson (aka Psylocybe Fanaticus) ([http://www.fanaticus.com/ website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stamets Paul Stamets]
|  
|Mycologist
| Pioneered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF_Tek PF Tek]
|[[Psilocybin mushroom]]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Monroe Robert Monroe]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ram_(musician) Raja Ram]
| Author, radio broadcaster, researcher
|Musician
| The Monroe Institute (TMI)
|Considered as one of the pioneers of psytrance, psybient, and psychill. Co-founded [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1200_Micrograms 1200 Micrograms], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shpongle Shpongle].
|-
|-
| Robin Carhart-Harris ([http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.carhart-harris website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Metzner Ralph Metzner]
|  
|Psychologist
|  
|Psychedelics, yoga, meditation and shamanism
|-
|-
| Roland Griffiths ([http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/1311852/roland-griffiths website])
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass Ram Dass] ([https://www.ramdass.org/ website])
|  
|Spiritual teacher
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_LaBerge Stephen LaBerge]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Doblin Rick Doblin]
| Psychophysiologist
|
| Oneirology, lucid dreaming
|[[Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies]] (MAPS)
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna Terence McKenna]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Strassman Rick Strassman] ([https://www.rickstrassman.com/ website])
| Ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author
|Medical doctor
| Lectures and books on the use of psychedelic compounds
|Research on [[DMT]], "DMT: The Spirit Molecule" book
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scully Tim Scully]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson Robert Anton Wilson]
| Chemists
|Writers
| Psychedelic clandestine chemistry. Companion with Owsley Stanley
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary Timothy Leary]
|Robert McPherson (aka Psylocybe Fanaticus) ([http://www.fanaticus.com/ website])
| Psychologist
|
| Psychedelic advocate
|Pioneered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF_Tek PF Tek]
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wolfe Tom Wolfe]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Monroe Robert Monroe]
| Author
|Author, radio broadcaster, researcher
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Test The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test]
|The Monroe Institute (TMI)
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Fester_(author) Uncle Fester] ([http://www.unclefesterbooks.com/ website])
|Robin Carhart-Harris ([http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.carhart-harris website])
| Author
|
| Clandestine chemistry
|
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Pickard William Leonard Pickard]
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_R._Griffiths Roland Griffiths] ([http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/1311852/roland-griffiths website])
| Author, formerly American drug trafficker
|Psychopharmacologist
| Convicted in the largest [[LSD]] manufacturing case in history with Clyde Apperson
|Psychedelic researcher
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Brand Russell Brand] ([https://www.russellbrand.com/ website], [https://www.youtube.com/user/russellbrand/ YouTube])
|Comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist.
|Celebrity. Psychedelic drug advocate.
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_LaBerge Stephen LaBerge]
|Psychophysiologist
|Oneirology, lucid dreaming
|-
|[[Terence McKenna]]
|Ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author
|Lectures and books on the use of psychedelic compounds
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scully Tim Scully]
|Chemists
|Psychedelic clandestine chemistry. Companion with Owsley Stanley
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary Timothy Leary]
|Psychologist
|Psychedelic therapist, and advocate<ref>{{Citation|title=Timothy Leary|url=https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/timothy-leary}}</ref>
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wolfe Tom Wolfe]
|Author
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Test The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test]
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Fester_(author) Uncle Fester] ([http://www.unclefesterbooks.com/ website])
|Author
|Clandestine chemistry. Convicted for possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possessing methamphetamine precursors, and maintaining a drug trafficking complaint.<ref>{{Citation|title=Uncle Fester, notorious DIY drug manual author, faces major drug charges in Wisconsin raid|url=https://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/uncle-fester-stephen-preisler-facing-drug-charges-after-raid-of-his-home-green-bay-wisconsin-cocaine-methamphetamine-lsd-amphetamine}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Preisler Criminal Complaint|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/659602405/Preisler-criminal-complaint}}</ref>
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Pickard William Leonard Pickard]
|Author, formerly American drug trafficker
|Convicted in the largest [[LSD]] manufacturing case in history with Clyde Apperson<ref>{{Citation|title=Acid King: Inside Story of LSD Chemist William Leonard Pickard|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/acid-lsd-king-william-leonard-pickard-prison-pete-wilkinson-184390/}}</ref>
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Template:Visionary_artists|Visionary artists]]
*[[Template:Visionary_artists|Visionary artists]]
*[[Psychonautics]]
*[[Psychonautics]]
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For authors exclusively, see psychonaut media index.


This index lists notable people who have devoted themselves to speaking out (often by writing) about psychonautics, psychedelics, entheogens, and the general expansion of consciousness.

Name Profession Known for
Abbie Hoffman Drug policy reformist
Allen Ginsberg Poet, philosopher, writer
Alan Watts Philosopher, writer, lecturer
Albert Hofmann Chemist Discovery of LSD[1] and psilocybin[2]
Aldous Huxley Philosopher, writer "Brave New World" (1932), "The Doors of Perception" (1954), "Heaven and Hell" (1956)
Aleister Crowley
Alex Grey (website) Artist Psychedelic art
Alexander Shulgin (website) Chemist PiHKAL, TiHKAL, 2Cx, DOx, popularized MDMA, Shulgin Rating Scale
Amanda Feilding Drug policy reformer, neuroscience researcher Founder of Beckley Foundation
Andrew Feldmar (website) Lay therapist Tryptamines, phenethylamines
Ann Shulgin (website) Writer PiHKAL, TiHKAL, Shulgin Rating Scale
Ben Sessa
Benny Shanon Psychologist Biblical entheogen hypothesis based on 2,500 ayahuasca experiences[3]
Casey William Hardison Chemist Psychedelic clandestine chemistry[4]
Carl Sagan Astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, and author. Science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. Sagan penned an essay, The piece, in 1969, in which he described the benefits he felt from using marijuana. Sagan criticized cannabis prohibition in the US.[5]
Christian Rätsch (website) Anthropologist Writer on topics like ethnopharmacology, psychoactive plants and animals
D. M. Turner Psychonaut Author, psychedelic researcher
Daniel Siebert Ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist Salvia divinorum
David E. Nichols Pharmacologist and medicinal chemist Escaline, LSZ, 6-APB, 2C-I-NBOMe and other NBOMe variants
David Nutt Neuropsychopharmacologist MDMA controversy, scientific career
David Pearce Philosopher "The Hedonistic Imperative" (1995), "The Good Drug Guide", "Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?" (2017)
Dennis McKenna Ethnopharmacologist Psilocybin mushroom cultivation
George Harrison Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, music and film producer Co-founder of The Beatles, a psychedelic rock band and the best-selling band in history. The Beatles called for cannabis legalization. Harrison's use of psychedelic drugs encouraged his path to meditation and Hinduism.
Gordon Wasson Author, ethnomycologist Popularized psilocybin mushrooms and Salvia divinorum
Graham Hancock (website)
Hamilton Morris(website) Writer, documentarian, psychonaut Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, and Vice correspondent
Howard Marks (aka Mr Nice) Writer, former Welsh drug trafficker, drug policy reformist Author of "Mr Nice" served 7 years for cannabis smuggling, associate of The Brotherhood of Eternal Love, MI6and the IRA and others.
Humphry Osmond Psychiatrist Psychedelic therapy, socio-architecture theory, invented the word psychedelic
Hunter S. Thompson Writer, journalist
Jack Herer (website) Cannabis rights activist Jack Herer (Cannabis strain)
Jerry Garcia Singer-songwriter and guitarist Co-founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist, in the psychedelic rock band Grateful Dead
Jim Morrison Singer-songwriter, poet, filmmaker, director, actor Lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Morrison used LSD frequently.
Jimi Hendrix Guitarist, vocalist A psychedelic rock solo artist who regularly used cannabis, LSD and amphetamines, particularly while touring.
John Lennon Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, activist Co-founder of The Beatles, a psychedelic rock band and the best-selling band in history. Solo artist. The Beatles called for cannabis legalization.[6][7][8] Lennon was a LSD user.[9]
John Lilly Physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer and inventor Ketamine, isolation tank
John M. Allegro
Jonathan Ott Ethnobotanist Entheogens
Ken Babbs
Ken Kesey
Kenneth Ring (website) Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Connecticut, author Founded Journal of Near-Death Studies, and co-founded International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
Leo Zeff Psychologist and psychotherapist Psychedelic therapy
Lumir Hanus
Marcia Moore Ketamine
Michael Pollan Author, journalist, professor Speaker, author
Myron Stolaroff Author Underground psychedelic psychotherapy
Nicholas Sand DMT and LSD clandestine chemist
Owsley Stanley LSD clandestine chemist
Paul McCartney Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, cannabis activist Co-founder of The Beatles, a psychedelic rock band and the best-selling band in history. The Beatles called for cannabis legalization. McCartney was a habitual cannabis user.
Paul Stamets Mycologist Psilocybin mushroom
Raja Ram Musician Considered as one of the pioneers of psytrance, psybient, and psychill. Co-founded 1200 Micrograms, and Shpongle.
Ralph Metzner Psychologist Psychedelics, yoga, meditation and shamanism
Ram Dass (website) Spiritual teacher
Rick Doblin Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
Rick Strassman (website) Medical doctor Research on DMT, "DMT: The Spirit Molecule" book
Robert Anton Wilson Writers
Robert McPherson (aka Psylocybe Fanaticus) (website) Pioneered PF Tek
Robert Monroe Author, radio broadcaster, researcher The Monroe Institute (TMI)
Robin Carhart-Harris (website)
Roland Griffiths (website) Psychopharmacologist Psychedelic researcher
Russell Brand (website, YouTube) Comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist. Celebrity. Psychedelic drug advocate.
Stephen LaBerge Psychophysiologist Oneirology, lucid dreaming
Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author Lectures and books on the use of psychedelic compounds
Tim Scully Chemists Psychedelic clandestine chemistry. Companion with Owsley Stanley
Timothy Leary Psychologist Psychedelic therapist, and advocate[10]
Tom Wolfe Author The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Uncle Fester (website) Author Clandestine chemistry. Convicted for possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possessing methamphetamine precursors, and maintaining a drug trafficking complaint.[11][12]
William Leonard Pickard Author, formerly American drug trafficker Convicted in the largest LSD manufacturing case in history with Clyde Apperson[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Discover the Origins of a Psychedelic Drug Synthesized by a Swiss Chemist Who Claimed It ‘Found and Called Me’ 
  2. ↑ Hofmann, A. "Psilocybin und Psilocin, zwei psychotrope Wirkstoffe aus mexikanischen Rauschpilzen." Helvetica Chemica Acta 42: 1557–1572 (1959).
  3. ↑ Moses Was High on Drugs, Israeli Researcher Says 
  4. ↑ The Psychedelic ‘Drugs Wizard’ Who Ran One of England’s Biggest LSD Labs 
  5. ↑ Carl Sagan, Marijuana Advocate, Explains What It's Like To Be High While Carl Sagan 
  6. ↑ Fifty-Four Years Ago Today—The Beatles Insisted the UK Legalize Weed in Newspaper Ad 
  7. ↑ When the Beatles Argued for Legalization of Marijuana in the U.K. 
  8. ↑ The Beatles call for the legalisation of marijuana 
  9. ↑ Gould, J. (2008). Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America, page 71. United States: Crown.
  10. ↑ Timothy Leary 
  11. ↑ Uncle Fester, notorious DIY drug manual author, faces major drug charges in Wisconsin raid 
  12. ↑ Preisler Criminal Complaint 
  13. ↑ Acid King: Inside Story of LSD Chemist William Leonard Pickard 
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