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The history of LSD to date amply demonstrates the catastrophic consequences that can ensue when its profound effect is misjudged and the substance is mistaken for a pleasure drug.

— Albert Hofmann LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

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Mystical experiences, like those that marked my childhood, are apparently far from rare.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

Reality is inconceivable without an experiencing subject, without an ego.

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There are experiences that most of us are hesitant to speak about, because they do not conform to everyday reality and defy rational explanation.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

As a path to the perception of a deeper, comprehensive reality, in which the experiencing individual is also sheltered, meditation, in its different forms, occupies a prominent place today.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

Deliberate provocation of mystical experience, particularly by LSD and related hallucinogens, in contrast to spontaneous visionary experiences, entails dangers that must not be underestimated.

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