First released in 1984, this book became an instant. A guide to the psychedelic experience by two of the original founding members of the brotherhood of eternal love, a group of spiritual hippies that began in the 60s. It doesnt tell the whole story, and gets some facts wrong, but its a brave attempt and adds substantially to the background of the last period when the world seemed about to change. With orange sunshine, schou has crafted a definitive history of the dark side of the 1960s. The brotherhood of eternal love was one part of a much greater movement fascinated by the potential of lsd to improve the quality of mans life. Having read this and orange sunshine by nick schou. How the brotherhood of eternal love became ocs hippie mafia. A psychedelic revolution of love, peace and spiritual discovery. If anything, the story of the brotherhood of eternal love is a story of how a small group of pacifists, mostly vegetarians and idealists, thought they would make the world a better place with their organization, and instead became a magnet for unscrupulous people with no morals. The brotherhood of eternal love are one of the great names of the psychedelic 60s and 70s but relatively little was known about them until this book. Orange sunshine film, bel books, and leary archives. Felix dennis, owner of maxim and the week back to library. The brotherhood of eternal love was an organization of drug users and distributors that operated from the mid1960s through the late 1970s in orange county, california. The brotherhood of eternal love is the classic untold story of the psychedelic underground and an enthralling read.
Most important, schou finally dispels the myth tim leary was the leader of the brotherhood of eternal love. Michael and carol randall integrate sources of ancient and modern sages, their long time friend timothy leary, and their own experiences to provide practical guidance. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world by nicholas schou. Dubbed the hippie mafia, the brotherhood began in the mid1960s as a small. Tendler, may the brotherhood of eternal love panther, 1984 social history of lsd. David solomon drug book author, and founder of british lsd group. A beautiful vision brotherhood founder john griggs dr. This book is more background and over view of the sixties. The brotherhood of eternal love was an organization of drug users and distributors that. Timothy leary in the brotherhood of eternal love religious belief systems and psychedelics are you experienced in the discovery of your infinite self.
The brotherhood of eternal lovefrom flower power to hippie mafia. The lsd cult that transformed america the brotherhood of eternal love emerged from the hippie culture of 60s california but their ambitions were global. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. The brotherhood of eternal love was left to rest in peace. In the beginning, lsd was little more than a promising psychiatric tool which might at the same time also become a potent new weapon in the hands of generals and spymasters. Brotherhoods bible was learys psychedelic prayers, his idiosyncratic translation of the tibetan book of. His book is a rollercoaster ride through many of the brotherhoods biggest smuggling adventures, and also provides hilarious details into daily life in dodge city. The brotherhood of eternal love was one part of a much greater movement. Drug dealers with delusions of grandeur populate this colorful but overwrought history of the brotherhood of eternal love, a 1960sera narcotics ringcumhippie church. They produced and distributed drugs in hopes of starting a psychedelic revolution in the united states. The brotherhood of eternal love a psychedelic guide by. Buy the brotherhood of eternal love a psychedelic guide by michael and carol randall paperback online at lulu. In 2010, nicholas schou published a book called orange sunshine on the brotherhood.