The Shulgin's Pioneering Psychedelic Research
Session One in the Celebration Of The Pioneering Legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin
Host: Peter Maravelis, introduction to event and reflections on City Lights relationship to consciousness studies
Moderator: Bob Jesse - researcher, engineer, convener of the Council on Spiritual Practices (CSP.org)
Dr. Brigitte and Stanislav Grof - world's leading researcher in psychedelic therapy, breathwork, and the exploration of non-ordinary states of consciousness, with wife and psychotherapist, Brigitte
Dr. David Nichols - co-founder Heffter Institute, Chair in Pharmacology at the Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Dr. Paul Daley - Chief Science Officer and Chemist, Alexander Shulgin Research Institute
Ann Shulgin
Wendy Tucker - Publisher, Transform Press, daughter of Ann Shulgin
Connie Littlefield - filmmaker, producer "Better Living Through Chemistry," documentary
Earth and Fire Erowid - cofounders of the non-profit Erowid Center, largest and most visited collection of information about psychoactives on the web
Presented by City Lights in conjunction with Synergetic Press and Transform Press
Special thanks go out to our community partners California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Usona Institute, Beckley Foundation, Psychedelic Seminars, San Francisco Psychedelic Society, Psychedelics Today, Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines, Lucid News, Fireside Project, McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, The Psychedelic Society UK, Tam Integration, Erowid Center, and Psychedelic Sangha.
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers join Synergetic Press and Transform Press for a free two day virtual symposium on June 26 and 27 celebrating the pioneering legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin for the first Shulgin book since 2011, The Nature Of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact.
Bold explorers of the frontiers of neurochemistry, Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, master psychopharmacologist, along with his wife Ann, during their lifetimes, helped usher into being a major paradigm shift in the way we view the exploration of human consciousness. Through a series of sessions comprising lectures and panel discussions, we will explore the many aspects of the legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin and pay tribute to a man known to many as one of the great pioneers of the exploration of human consciousness.
Confirmed speakers include Ann Shulgin, Brigitte and Dr. Stanislav Grof, Michael Pollan, Dr. Mariavittoria Mangini, Dr. Dennis McKenna, Dr. David E. Nichols, Dr. Rick Doblin, Dr. Erika Dyck, Dr. David Presti, Bob Jesse, Hamilton Morris, Dr. Janis Phelps, Dr. Bill Richards, Dr. Kile Ortigo, Mike Margolies, Leonard Pickard, and Dr. Paul Daley among many others. All talks are free but require registration.
Session One in the Celebration Of The Pioneering Legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin
Host: Peter Maravelis, introduction to event and reflections on City Lights relationship to consciousness studies
Moderator: Bob Jesse - researcher, engineer, convener of the Council on Spiritual Practices (CSP.org)
Dr. Brigitte and Stanislav Grof - world's leading researcher in psychedelic therapy, breathwork, and the exploration of non-ordinary states of consciousness, with wife and psychotherapist, Brigitte
Dr. David Nichols - co-founder Heffter Institute, Chair in Pharmacology at the Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Dr. Paul Daley - Chief Science Officer and Chemist, Alexander Shulgin Research Institute
Ann Shulgin
Wendy Tucker - Publisher, Transform Press, daughter of Ann Shulgin
Connie Littlefield - filmmaker, producer "Better Living Through Chemistry," documentary
Earth and Fire Erowid - cofounders of the non-profit Erowid Center, largest and most visited collection of information about psychoactives on the web
Presented by City Lights in conjunction with Synergetic Press and Transform Press
Special thanks go out to our community partners California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Usona Institute, Beckley Foundation, Psychedelic Seminars, San Francisco Psychedelic Society, Psychedelics Today, Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines, Lucid News, Fireside Project, McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, The Psychedelic Society UK, Tam Integration, Erowid Center, and Psychedelic Sangha.
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers join Synergetic Press and Transform Press for a free two day virtual symposium on June 26 and 27 celebrating the pioneering legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin for the first Shulgin book since 2011, The Nature Of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact.
Bold explorers of the frontiers of neurochemistry, Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, master psychopharmacologist, along with his wife Ann, during their lifetimes, helped usher into being a major paradigm shift in the way we view the exploration of human consciousness. Through a series of sessions comprising lectures and panel discussions, we will explore the many aspects of the legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin and pay tribute to a man known to many as one of the great pioneers of the exploration of human consciousness.
Confirmed speakers include Ann Shulgin, Brigitte and Dr. Stanislav Grof, Michael Pollan, Dr. Mariavittoria Mangini, Dr. Dennis McKenna, Dr. David E. Nichols, Dr. Rick Doblin, Dr. Erika Dyck, Dr. David Presti, Bob Jesse, Hamilton Morris, Dr. Janis Phelps, Dr. Bill Richards, Dr. Kile Ortigo, Mike Margolies, Leonard Pickard, and Dr. Paul Daley among many others. All talks are free but require registration.