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- Creator
- Heard, Gerald, 1889-1971
- Call number
- MssCol 19055
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Journey into Consciousness : manuscript, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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 Present here are two incomplete primary drafts of an unpublished 1956 manuscript co-written by Heard and Dr.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
Administrative information
Custodial history
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.
Key terms
Names
Subjects
- Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use
- Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience
- LSD (Drug) -- Physiological effect
- LSD (Drug) -- Therapeutic use
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328