Consciousness Cafe - Entheogens and Psychedelic Cultural Transmissions

>To all of you whose lives have been profoundly affected by their
>experience with psychedelics, comes this news item. Whether it was LSD,
>psilocybin, peyote or another compound that opened the "doors of
>perception" in your mind, let us not forget the contribution of Dr.
>Albert Hofmann.
>
>Dr. Albert Hofmann will celebrate his 99th birthday on January 11, 2005!
>Dr. Hofmann first synthesized LSD-25 in 1938 while working at Sandoz
>Laboratories in Basle Switzerland. He became the first person to
>discover its psychedelic effects on April 16, 1943.
>
>MAPS is working hard to start FDA-approved research with LSD and
>psilocybin in subjects with cluster headaches so that Dr. Hofmann can
>witness the resumption of LSD research and the beginnings of the
>transformation of his 'problem child' into a 'wonder child'.
>
>Many of us acknowledge the profound contribution his discovery has made
>to our own lives, our sense of self, our values, our relationships with
>others and the larger world, and our hopes for the future of mankind
>itself.
>
>MAPS members wishing to write letters to him expressing their
>appreciation for his contributions should send them to Dr. Hofmann, c/o
>MAPS, 2105 Robinson Avenue, Sarasota, Florida, 34232, and we will
>forward them unopened to Dr. Hofmann. You can see some photos taken at
>Albert's 98th birthday celebration here and listen to Rolf Verres' piano
>performance at the party here.
>
>Good health and godspeed Albert! May your problem child yet fullfill its
>promise as the prodigy we know it to be.