Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, and Ralph Metzner wrote a book called "The Psychedelic Experiance" based on the "Tibetan Book Of The Dead". It's bascially an instruction manual for use during a psychedelic experience. John Lennon even used its text in the song "Tomorrow Never Knows". The Moody Blues, especially Michael Pinder & John Lodge knew what was going on. On their album "Caught Live Plus Five" Ray Thomas introduces the song by saying "This song is about a friend of ours who has been terribly victimized in America". LSD was legal at first but became illeagle after the powers that be made that decision. That turned Leary into an outlaw and he wound up in prison. He escaped prision with the help of the Weather Underground but that's another story.
Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, and Ralph Metzner wrote a book called "The Psychedelic Experiance" based on the "Tibetan Book Of The Dead". It's bascially an instruction manual for use during a psychedelic experience. John Lennon even used its text in the song "Tomorrow Never Knows". The Moody Blues, especially Michael Pinder & John Lodge knew what was going on. On their album "Caught Live Plus Five" Ray Thomas introduces the song by saying "This song is about a friend of ours who has been terribly victimized in America". LSD was legal at first but became illeagle after the powers that be made that decision. That turned Leary into an outlaw and he wound up in prison. He escaped prision with the help of the Weather Underground but that's another story.