Interview With Dr. Timothy Leary

Dr. Timothy Leary, LSD’s prophet in the 1960’s had strong opinions on the uses of LSD. In an interview done at Millbrook mansion Leary spoke about the true uses of LSD. He emphasized that rather then taking LSD to feel relaxed, like a barbiturate drug, or to feel awake, such as an amphetamine drug, LSD should be used to expand consciousness. Leary felt that a person’s bad experience on LSD was a result of their lack of knowledge, or lack of preparedness to take the chemical. To further develop this point Leary used this example; if a drunk is given a car and keys he will do damage on the road. Likewise, if you take LSD and your mind is not prepared you are likely to become subject to a bad experience.
Throughout the interview Leary also compared LSD to a microscope. He stressed that like a microscope, LSD is an instrument to examine ones self. He said that with a microscope you could see things that appeared as though they did not exist before. The same happened with LSD; you weren’t experiencing something out of this world and crazy, just something that seemed as if it was invisible before. And, as a result of this new information, LSD would give the user a new perspective on life.
I felt that the most interesting part of the interview was when Leary spoke about whom he felt should use LSD. In contrast to popular belief, Leary did not think every person on the planet should be popping LSD like vitamins. Leary frequently warned that only trained responsible adults should use LSD as an instrument to better themselves. Leary knew the harm LSD could cause on the unprepared mind and did not view LSD as a drug in the way some others did. He was convinced that when used properly LSD could help people around the world.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8knnO38JAw