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This is the first 1,000 characters of 964 words (3.86 pages) in the essay titled Timothy Leary “Turn on, tune in, drop out.” That saying has turned into the slogan of TimothyLeary’s mind-expanding movement. Although a graduate of both West-Point and Berkley, and a Harvard professor, these were not his greatest lifetime achievements. Throughout his publicized life, he became the spokesperson of the psychedelic age. His devotion to the belief that LSD and marijuana were gateways to enlightenment resulted in a new church, numerous prison sentences, and a following of both celebrities and the When people think of Timothy Leary their immediate response is “Turn on, tune in, drop out,” his trademark line, although the meaning of it has often been misinterpreted. Playboy Magazine had thought that his message was advocating, “getting high and dropping out of school,” (Marwick 311). When asked by the magazine to explain the meaning of the phrase he responded, “ ‘Turn on’ means to contact the ancient energies and wisdoms that are built into your nervous system. They provide unspeakable pleasure and revelation. ‘Tune in’ means to harness and communicate these new perspectives in a harmonious dance with the external world. ‘Drop out’ means to detach yourself from the tribal game.” (Marwick 312). This was not the first Leary was first publicly noticed, and criticized by then fellow Harvard professors, for his interest in LSD when he and friend, Robert Alpert, wrote an article for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientist. In the article they described a circumstanc... |
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