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lsd symposium: consciousness researchers

"LSD is the closest, the most dense, the most mysterious link between the material and the spiritual world. A hardly visible trace of LSD matter is capable of evoking heaven or hell in the spiritual world, i.e. in human consciousness." Albert Hofmann

On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Dr. Albert Hofmann on 11 January 2006, the Gaia Media Foundation stages an International Symposium on the most widely known and most controversial discovery of this outstanding scientist.

LSD - three letters that changed the world. Since 19 April 1943, the day Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann discovered this psychoactive substance, millions of people all over the world have experienced a higher reality with profound and psychological insights and spiritual renewal; created innovative social transformation, music, art, and fashion; were healed from addiction and depression; experienced enlightened insights into the human consciousness.

Some 60 years after Dr. Hofmann’s far-reaching discovery more than 80 renowned experts from all over the world will examine the LSD phenomenon from every angle, in an effort to put up facts against prejudice. On Friday, 13 January, the drug’s history is in the foreground of discussions ("From the Plants of the Gods to LSD"). On Saturday, 14 January, a look will be taken at "The Ecstatic Adventure". On Sunday, 15 January, it will be about "New Dimensions of Consciousness". For that, the international consciousness research’s elite will come: from the USA, among others, Rick Doblin, Alexander Shulgin and Ralph Metzner; from Europe Guenter Amendt, Christian Raetsch and Franz Vollenweider. Moreover prominent artists and witnesses of the times like Alex Grey, Ulrich Holbein and Barry Miles will travel to Basel in order to give detailed accounts of their personal experiences with LSD and its influence on the arts and culture. >from *Consciousness Researchers in Basel. LSD – Problem Child and Wonder Drug* January 13th - 15th, 2006

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