The Huffington Post published a previously-unseen letter from LSD creator Albert Hofmann to Steve Jobs, who has in the past praised LSD’s influence on his creative thinking.
The letter itself isn’t too illuminating; Hofmann was an incredible 101 years old at the time of writing, and merely mentions that he knew Jobs had mentioned LSD in a positive light in the press. Hofmann asks whether Jobs would like to contribute to an LSD-assisted psychotherapy study, and colorfully asks for Jobs’s assistance in turning his “problem child” (Hofmann’s pet name for LSD) into a “wonder child.”
But the story around the letter, and Jobs’s affiliation with the hallucinogen, are pretty interesting. Check out the original text (Hofmann’s got great handwriting for a guy 101 years old) and background over at HuffPo, and read our exhaustive summary of the life of Steve Jobs here. [Huffington Post, thanks Caitlin!]
David Scott
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 3:09 AMMy parents were very into LSD and I was exposed to it at an early age. I think more studies should be done on the long term psychological and sociological effects of the drug.
I believe it can help people to tap into a universal cosmic wisdom that is embedded into our genetic memory. Check out my LSD/Counterculture stories here: http://dryotamrcnhppkd.blogspot.com/2009/01/1963-venice-beach-ca.html
brenno
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 5:01 PMLSD helped me quit drugs.
Tripatourium
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 3:49 PMSince you didn’t offer any copyright credits, I guess I’ll mention that the Vanity LSD Blotter Art image used in this article is entitled “Little Strange Dots” by Trevor Brown and published by the Tripatourium