The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, formally titled “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism,” was first published in 1939. Written primarily by AA co-founder Bill Wilson, with input from early members,
Kiyoshi Izumi, a groundbreaking Canadian architect, is celebrated for his innovative approach to the design of psychiatric wards in the mid-20th century. Central to his work was his collaboration with Dr. Humphrey Osmond, a British psychiatrist who was instrumental in
Carl Jung’s views on psychedelics, particularly in relation to their use in spiritual or therapeutic contexts, have been a subject of much discussion. Jung’s caution regarding psychedelics is rooted in his broader concerns about the dangers of direct encounters with
The Pioneering LSD Trials of Sven Jensen in Saskatchewan: A Forgotten Chapter in Psychedelic Science The 1950s and 1960s were a time of groundbreaking research in the field of psychedelic science, with much of the early work focused on the
It’s important to note that at the time of the belladonna treatment the word “psychedelic” didn’t exist. It wouldn’t be coined until 1956, which is, perhaps coincidentally, the year that Bill Wilson first experimented with LSD. Researcher Dr. Humphrey Osmond,
It was studies like these that eventually led to the first experimentation of LSD by Bill Wilson. During the 1940s, Bill Wilson, a bit of a spiritual seeker who was interested in everything from Spiritualism to Jungian therapy, to Jesuit
Within a few months of this first session with LSD, Bill Wilson now does his first group LSD experience where everyone participating took lower doses of LSD. Present is Bill Wilson, Tom Powers, Dr. Betty Eisner (therapist) and Dr. Sidney
And as Bill continued to experiment with “something that could make a big difference to the lives of many who still suffered” other AA members were not so optimistic. If they were not happy with Bill seeking help from a
In the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous, there is a moment, later referred to as the “White light experience” when Bill Wilson, now detoxing in the Townes Hospital has his first spiritual experience in decades. The year is 1934 and