Post #32. The Psychedelic Temple: Magic, Drugs, and Rock and Roll in 1960s London
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Buy Now (Click Link) The 1960s were a decade of explosive cultural and spiritual revolution, and London was at its epicentre. "Swinging London" was a vibrant, chaotic, and psychedelic city, a place where the old social order was being challenged and a new, counter-cultural consciousness was being born. This was the age of rock and roll, of sexual liberation, and of a new and widespread interest in all things mystical and magical. The black magic temple of London was not just being rediscovered; it was being rewired, its ancient energies amplified and distorted by the new and powerful technologies of psychedelic drugs and electronic music. The Psychedelic Revolution: A New Door to Perception The key to this new magical revival was the discovery and popularisation of psychedelic drugs, particularly LSD. For the latest generation of spiritual seekers, LSD was a chemical key, a sacrament that could unlock the doors of perception and provide direct, personal experience of the di...