Hasheesh
The Herb Dangerous
High Writings of Aleister Crowley and Other Celebrated Haschischins of the Early Twentieth Century
High Writings of Aleister Crowley and Other Celebrated Haschischins of the Early Twentieth Century
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Editor(s) :
David Hoye
Pages :
-
Pub Date :
1974
Edition(s) at Erowid :
1974(pb,1st ed,g-)
Publisher :
Level Press
ISBN :
n/a
FROM THE EROWID REVIEW #
- Review by Erik Davis, 2011 Jan 12
This fascinating and illuminating essay was one of four articles devoted to "The Herb Dangerous" that ran in the first volume of The Equinox, a review devoted to "Scientific Illuminism" that was edited by the notorious Aleister Crowley early in the 20th century. Arguing that hashish helps "roll away the stone" from the deeper dimensions of both ceremonial magic and Buddhist meditation, Crowley identifies three main effects of the drug.. . . (more)
BACK COVER #
A volume of "the Hasheesh Papers". A collection compiled by level press of the best historical writings on hashish, adventures of early and modern underground entrepreneurs, modern alchemical developments of hashmaking and the cultural evolution of the use and love of hashish.