The Acid Diaries

An exploration of the personal and spiritual truths revealed through LSD.

"Truly The Acid Diaries is a return to form for psychedelic literature, not only is it a beautifully written narrative but it's full of engaging ideas that Gray uses to weave a web of possibility and, ultimately, hope for the future of psychedelics."

“For anyone who thinks the story of LSD was written in the sixties: think again. The Acid Diaries combines a sharp critique of that decade’s psychedelic adventures with a brave and original series of self-experiments in the present day. The result is an instant classic of acid literature.”

“Read this book.”

“A unique account of a courageous psychonaut’s journey into the preternatural depths of human consciousness.”

“ The Acid Diaries is the best insider’s portrait of the psychedelic journey I’ve ever found; the writing is stunningly beautiful in its effervescent candor. The Acid Diaries is an exceptionally honest and unguarded book.”

“Instant enlightenment? Hardly. One has to work for it, as outlined in this book . . . highly recommended . . .”

“Like any strong acid trip, there is both existential angst and cosmic bliss, and many states in between. The Acid Diaries is a contemporary classic of personal psychedelic exploration.”

“All psychonauts will admire and profit from this amazing gift.”

“. . . a rich, dense, philosophical, and psychological trip memoir.”

“If you have any interest at all in acid, then get your hands on this book!”

" . . . extraordinarily insightful..."

“It is Gray’s foundation in spiritual practices that makes The Acid Diaries glow. . . Gray is not some detached scientist. Nor is he some drugged our hippie. He writes with an intelligent, literate and confessional voice that’s casual, yet never sloppy. . . This makes The Acid Diaries an excellent “gateway” book into the genre of psychedelic literature for anyone new to the field.”

Christopher Gray (1942-2009) was well known for his involvement in the 1960s with Situationist International, for his various radical writings, and as Swami Prem Paritosh, disciple of the guru Osho. He translated Raoul Vaneigem’s Banalités de Base (as The Totality for Kids ) and is the author of Leaving the Twentieth Century , the first English- language anthology of Situationist ideas, and the biography Life of Osho .