Journey into Consciousness : manuscript

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{"value"=>"Heard, Gerald, 1889-1971", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"Journey into Consciousness : manuscript"}

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{"value"=>"1956", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1956"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"Gerald Heard (1889-1971) was a historian, science writer, educator, and philosopher. His work influenced the consciousness development movement which became popular in Western philosophy in the 1960s, and he was an early proponent of LSD as a tool for exploring consciousness. Present here are two incomplete primary drafts of an unpublished 1956 manuscript co-written by Heard and Dr. Sidney Cohen exploring the therapeutic use of LSD, Journey into Consciousness"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>The manuscript was originally found by Richard Cohen, son of the late Dr. Sidney Cohen, and later sent to John Roger Barrie, son of Heard's long-time editor and manager Jay Michael Barrie.</p>"}

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1956

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1956

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1956

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{"value"=>"Journey into Consciousness : manuscript, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

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.21 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1956

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1956

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