The characteristic property of hallucinogens, to suspend the boundaries between the experiencing self and the outer world in an ecstatic, emotional experience, makes it posible with their help, and after suitable internal and external perparation... to evoke a mystical experience… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share Image
In many instances, LSD actually produced terrifying and deleterious effects instead of beneficial effects, because of misuse, because it was a profanation. — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
Reality became for me a problem after my experience with LSD. Before, I had believed there was only one reality, the reality of everyday… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD. It is just a tool to turn… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
The truth will finally come out and the truth is: If LSD is used in the right way, it is a very important and… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
By observing natural scientific discoveries through a perception deepened by meditation, we can develop a new awareness of reality. This awareness could become the… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
We need a new concept of reality and a new set of values for things to change in a positive direction. LSD could help… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
I believe that if people would learn to use LSD's vision-inducing capability more wisely, under suitable conditions, in medical practice and in conjunction with… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
Psychedelic substances, if they are used in proper ways, are very helpful for mankind. — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
I was completely astonished by the beauty of nature. Our eyes see just a small fraction of the light in the world. It is… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
“Outside is pure energy and colorless substance. All of the rest happens through the mechanism of our senses. Our eyes see just a small… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
LSD was my "wonder child", we had a positive reaction from everywhere in the world. Around two thousand publications about it appeared in scientific… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
Through my LSD experience and my new picture of reality, I became aware of the wonder of creation, the magnificence of nature and of… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
What one commonly takes as 'the reality,' including the reality of one's own individual person, by no means signifies something fixed, but rather something… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share
