Birth of a Psychedelic Culture
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Birth of a Psychedelic Culture is a book exploring the early history, experiments, and cultural impact of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
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| Birth of a Psychedelic Culture canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Birth of a Psychedelic Culture Context triple: [Ralph Metzner, authorOf, Birth of a Psychedelic Culture]
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A.
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience is a 1964 guidebook to using psychedelic drugs for spiritual and psychological exploration, inspired by and structured around the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
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B.
Psychédélices
Psychédélices is the second studio album by French pop singer Alizée, showcasing a more mature, electro-pop sound that marked her artistic evolution after her early success.
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C.
Psychedelic Shack
Psychedelic Shack is a 1970 studio album by The Temptations that showcases their shift into psychedelic soul with experimental production and socially conscious themes.
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D.
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Siren Song of the Counter Culture is a politically charged punk rock album by Rise Against that helped bring the band mainstream recognition.
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E.
Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd
Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd is a visual art book showcasing the iconic album covers and imagery of the band Pink Floyd, created and compiled by their longtime designer Storm Thorgerson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birth of a Psychedelic Culture Target entity description: Birth of a Psychedelic Culture is a book exploring the early history, experiments, and cultural impact of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
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A.
The Psychedelic Experience
The Psychedelic Experience is a 1964 guidebook to using psychedelic drugs for spiritual and psychological exploration, inspired by and structured around the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
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B.
Psychédélices
Psychédélices is the second studio album by French pop singer Alizée, showcasing a more mature, electro-pop sound that marked her artistic evolution after her early success.
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C.
Psychedelic Shack
Psychedelic Shack is a 1970 studio album by The Temptations that showcases their shift into psychedelic soul with experimental production and socially conscious themes.
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D.
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Siren Song of the Counter Culture is a politically charged punk rock album by Rise Against that helped bring the band mainstream recognition.
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E.
Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd
Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd is a visual art book showcasing the iconic album covers and imagery of the band Pink Floyd, created and compiled by their longtime designer Storm Thorgerson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
1960s counterculture movement
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countercultural movements in the United States ⓘ cultural impact of psychedelic drugs ⓘ early psychedelic experiments ⓘ political context of psychedelic use ⓘ psychological effects of psychedelics ⓘ social change in the 1960s ⓘ spiritual use of psychedelics ⓘ underground psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversTheme |
challenge to mainstream culture
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conflict with legal authorities ⓘ experimentation with consciousness ⓘ search for spiritual enlightenment ⓘ transformation of social values ⓘ |
| discusses |
experiential accounts of psychedelic use
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impact of psychedelics on art ⓘ impact of psychedelics on music ⓘ impact of psychedelics on social norms ⓘ impact of psychedelics on spirituality ⓘ relationship between psychedelics and political activism ⓘ underground psychedelic communities ⓘ |
| documentType |
analytical work
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narrative history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
countercultural activists
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early psychedelic researchers ⓘ experiments with LSD and other psychedelics ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural history
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history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
cultural
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historical ⓘ social ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in 1960s counterculture
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readers interested in psychedelic history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1960s counterculture
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LSD NERFINISHED ⓘ history of psychedelics ⓘ psychedelic drugs ⓘ psychedelic research ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
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