I like the way mbrachman interpreted the song for us. My only request is that a source should have been provided so we could see when/where Ian made the connection between the "teacher" and Timothy Leary. My reserve with believing this interpretation, without a source, stems from a book I read called "The Harvard Psychedelic Club" in which Timothy Leary is labeled as the "trickster" and Huston Smith as the "teacher". Because of this, I am more inclined to favor the literal interpretation of mycroft45.
I like the way mbrachman interpreted the song for us. My only request is that a source should have been provided so we could see when/where Ian made the connection between the "teacher" and Timothy Leary. My reserve with believing this interpretation, without a source, stems from a book I read called "The Harvard Psychedelic Club" in which Timothy Leary is labeled as the "trickster" and Huston Smith as the "teacher". Because of this, I am more inclined to favor the literal interpretation of mycroft45.