LSD Church
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LSD Church is an informal name for the League for Spiritual Discovery, a 1960s-era psychedelic spiritual organization associated with Timothy Leary and the use of LSD as a sacrament.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychedelic spiritual organization
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religious organization ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | League for Spiritual Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| aimsTo | integrate psychedelic experience with religious practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard psychedelic research legacy
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Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification |
new religious movement
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psychedelic religion ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
LSD can facilitate spiritual enlightenment
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psychedelic experience can be a religious sacrament ⓘ |
| corePractice | use of psychedelic drugs in spiritual context ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | LSD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept | set and setting in spiritual use of LSD ⓘ |
| hasInformalName | League for Spiritual Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Harvard period of Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American counterculture
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Eastern mysticism ⓘ psychedelic research of early 1960s ⓘ |
| movement |
counterculture of the 1960s
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psychedelic movement ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
U.S. drug authorities
NERFINISHED
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mainstream religious institutions ⓘ |
| promotedBy | Timothy Leary’s public lectures ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
New Age spirituality
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psychedelic spirituality ⓘ |
| religiousUseOf | LSD ⓘ |
| status | defunct organization ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
expanded consciousness
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mystical experience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| treatsAsSacrament | LSD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSubstance | lysergic acid diethylamide ⓘ |
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