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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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! 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 Allen Ginsberg] | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg] | ||
| Poet, | |Poet, philosopher, writer | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts Alan Watts] | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts Alan Watts] | ||
| Philosopher, | |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, | |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] | ||
| | | | ||
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| [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] | ||
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| [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> | ||
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| [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> | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan 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.<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> | |||
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| [[ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_R%C3%A4tsch Christian Rätsch] ([http://www.christian-raetsch.de/ website]) | ||
| | |Anthropologist | ||
| | |Writer on topics like ethnopharmacology, psychoactive plants and animals | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [ | |[[D. M. Turner]] | ||
| | |Psychonaut | ||
| | |Author, psychedelic researcher | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Siebert_(ethnobotanist) Daniel Siebert] | ||
| | |Ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist | ||
| [[ | |''[[Salvia divinorum]]'' | ||
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| [ | |[[David E. Nichols]] | ||
| | |Pharmacologist and medicinal chemist | ||
| [[ | |[[Escaline]], [[LSZ]], [[6-APB]], [[2C-I-NBOMe]] and other NBOMe variants | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt David Nutt] | ||
| | |Neuropsychopharmacologist | ||
| [[ | |[[MDMA]] controversy, scientific career | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pearce_(philosopher) David Pearce] | ||
| | |Philosopher | ||
| | |[https://www.hedweb.com/ "The Hedonistic Imperative" (1995)], [https://www.biopsychiatry.com/ "The Good Drug Guide"], "Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?" (2017) | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_McKenna Dennis McKenna] | ||
| | |Ethnopharmacologist | ||
| | |[[Psilocybin mushroom]] cultivation | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison George Harrison] | ||
|Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, music and film producer | |||
|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. | |||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Gordon_Wasson Gordon Wasson] | ||
| | |Author, ethnomycologist | ||
| | |Popularized [[psilocybin mushrooms]] and ''[[Salvia divinorum]]'' | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock Graham Hancock] ([https://grahamhancock.com/ website]) | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Morris Hamilton Morris]([https://hamiltonmorris.com/ website]) | ||
| | |Writer, documentarian, psychonaut | ||
| | |Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, and Vice correspondent | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Marks 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 [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. | |||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Osmond Humphry Osmond] | ||
| | |Psychiatrist | ||
| | |[[Psychedelic therapy]], socio-architecture theory, invented the word ''psychedelic'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson Hunter S. Thompson] | ||
| | |Writer, journalist | ||
| | | | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Herer Jack Herer] ([https://jackherer.com/ website]) | ||
| | |Cannabis rights activist | ||
| | |Jack Herer ([[Cannabis]] strain) | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Garcia Jerry Garcia] | ||
| Singer | |Singer-songwriter and guitarist | ||
| Co-founder | |Co-founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist, in the psychedelic rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead Grateful Dead] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[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. | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[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. | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] | ||
| | |Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, activist | ||
| [[ | |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> | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly John Lilly] | ||
| | |Physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer and inventor | ||
| | |[[Ketamine]], [[isolation tank]] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Allegro John M. Allegro] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ott Jonathan Ott] | ||
| | |Ethnobotanist | ||
| | |[[Entheogen]]s | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Babbs Ken Babbs] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey Ken Kesey] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Ring Kenneth Ring] ([http://kenring.org/ website]) | ||
| | |Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Connecticut, author | ||
| [[ | |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)] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Zeff Leo Zeff] | ||
| | |Psychologist and psychotherapist | ||
| | |[[Psychedelic therapy]] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lum%C3%ADr_Ond%C5%99ej_Hanu%C5%A1 Lumir Hanus] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Moore Marcia Moore] | ||
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| [[ | |[[Ketamine]] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pollan Michael Pollan] | ||
| | |Author, journalist, professor | ||
| | |Speaker, author | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Stolaroff Myron Stolaroff] | ||
| | |Author | ||
| | |Underground psychedelic psychotherapy | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Sand Nicholas Sand] | ||
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| [[ | |[[DMT]] and [[LSD]] clandestine chemist | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owsley_Stanley Owsley Stanley] | ||
| | | | ||
| | |[[LSD]] clandestine chemist | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney] | ||
| | |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. | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stamets Paul Stamets] | ||
| | |Mycologist | ||
| | |[[Psilocybin mushroom]] | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Ram_(musician) Raja Ram] | ||
| | |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]. | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Metzner Ralph Metzner] | ||
| | |Psychologist | ||
| | |Psychedelics, yoga, meditation and shamanism | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass Ram Dass] ([https://www.ramdass.org/ website]) | ||
| | |Spiritual teacher | ||
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| | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Doblin Rick Doblin] | ||
| | | | ||
| | |[[Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies]] (MAPS) | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Strassman Rick Strassman] ([https://www.rickstrassman.com/ website]) | ||
| | |Medical doctor | ||
| The | |Research on [[DMT]], "DMT: The Spirit Molecule" book | ||
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| | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson Robert Anton Wilson] | ||
| | |Writers | ||
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| [ | |Robert McPherson (aka Psylocybe Fanaticus) ([http://www.fanaticus.com/ website]) | ||
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| | |Pioneered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF_Tek PF Tek] | ||
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| | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Monroe Robert Monroe] | ||
| | |Author, radio broadcaster, researcher | ||
| | |The Monroe Institute (TMI) | ||
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| | |Robin Carhart-Harris ([http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.carhart-harris website]) | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_R._Griffiths Roland Griffiths] ([http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/1311852/roland-griffiths website]) | ||
|Psychopharmacologist | |||
|Psychedelic researcher | |||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[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. | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_LaBerge Stephen LaBerge] | ||
| | |Psychophysiologist | ||
| | |Oneirology, lucid dreaming | ||
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| [ | |[[Terence McKenna]] | ||
| | |Ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author | ||
| | |Lectures and books on the use of psychedelic compounds | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scully Tim Scully] | ||
| | |Chemists | ||
| Psychedelic | |Psychedelic clandestine chemistry. Companion with Owsley Stanley | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[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> | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |[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] | |||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Pickard William Leonard Pickard] | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Fester_(author) Uncle Fester] ([http://www.unclefesterbooks.com/ website]) | ||
| Author, formerly American drug trafficker | |Author | ||
| Convicted in the largest [[LSD]] manufacturing case in history with Clyde Apperson | |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> | ||
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|[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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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychedelic_drug_advocates Psychedelic drug advocates (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychedelic_drug_advocates Psychedelic drug advocates (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychedelic_drug_researchers Psychedelic drug researchers (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychedelic_drug_researchers Psychedelic drug researchers (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemists List of chemists (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemists List of chemists (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnobotanists List of ethnobotanists (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnobotanists List of ethnobotanists (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_psychologists List of psychologists (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://erowid.org/culture/characters/ Erowid Character Vaults] | *[https://erowid.org/culture/characters/ Erowid Character Vaults] | ||
*[https://erowid.org/culture/characters/characters_drug_use.shtml Erowid Character Vaults : Famous People and Their Drug Use] | *[https://erowid.org/culture/characters/characters_drug_use.shtml Erowid Character Vaults : Famous People and Their Drug Use] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:02, 12 July 2025
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
- Visionary artists
- Psychonautics
- Subjective effect index
- Psychonaut book index
- Psychoactive substance index
External links
- Psychedelic drug advocates (Wikipedia)
- Psychedelic drug researchers (Wikipedia)
- List of chemists (Wikipedia)
- List of ethnobotanists (Wikipedia)
- List of psychologists (Wikipedia)
- Erowid Character Vaults
- Erowid Character Vaults : Famous People and Their Drug Use
References
- ↑ Discover the Origins of a Psychedelic Drug Synthesized by a Swiss Chemist Who Claimed It ‘Found and Called Me’
- ↑ Hofmann, A. "Psilocybin und Psilocin, zwei psychotrope Wirkstoffe aus mexikanischen Rauschpilzen." Helvetica Chemica Acta 42: 1557–1572 (1959).
- ↑ Moses Was High on Drugs, Israeli Researcher Says
- ↑ The Psychedelic ‘Drugs Wizard’ Who Ran One of England’s Biggest LSD Labs
- ↑ Carl Sagan, Marijuana Advocate, Explains What It's Like To Be High While Carl Sagan
- ↑ Fifty-Four Years Ago Today—The Beatles Insisted the UK Legalize Weed in Newspaper Ad
- ↑ When the Beatles Argued for Legalization of Marijuana in the U.K.
- ↑ The Beatles call for the legalisation of marijuana
- ↑ Gould, J. (2008). Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America, page 71. United States: Crown.
- ↑ Timothy Leary
- ↑ Uncle Fester, notorious DIY drug manual author, faces major drug charges in Wisconsin raid
- ↑ Preisler Criminal Complaint
- ↑ Acid King: Inside Story of LSD Chemist William Leonard Pickard