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Did psychedelics fuel the space race? Counter culture, the occult, and mind-altering before LSD

Did psychedelics fuel the space race? Counter culture, the occult, and mind-altering before LSD

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The discovery of LSD and the subsequent psychedelic renaissance of the mid-20th century hold ample space in history books, but Albert Hofmann didn’t discover the first mind-altering chemical. At the turn of the 20th century, natural psychedelics’ ancient power crossed continents to shape both cultural and technological development.

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Did psychedelics fuel the space race? Counter culture, the occult, and mind-altering before LSD

Did psychedelics fuel the space race? Counter culture, the occult, and mind-altering before LSD

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Did psychedelics fuel the space race? Counter culture, the occult, and mind-altering before LSD

Did psychedelics fuel the space race? Counter culture, the occult, and mind-altering before LSD