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Omni
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: 0xYg3n]
#8342452 - 04/29/08 03:37 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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email from Rick Doblin of MAPS.org:
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"Albert died at home at 9 AM Basel time from a myocardial infarction, quick and relatively painless. Two caretakers were there with him at the time. The only people who were told were people from Burg, the village where he lived, and Peter and others were surprised the word of his death had gotten out so quickly. It's the age of the internet...
Albert had been increasingly thinking of death these last few months. He had stopped leaving his home, where he said he could feel the spirit of Anita, his wife who died December 20, 2007. He didn't come to the World Psychedelic Forum a month ago, but did entertain some visitors at his home. We spoke on the phone the day after the Basel conference and he was happy and fulfilled. He'd seen the renewal of LSD psychotherapy research with his own eyes, as had Anita. I said that I looked forward to discussing the results of the study with him in about a year and a half and he laughed and said he'd try to help the research however he could, either from this side or "the other side".
Now it even more falls on younger generations to transform LSD into a legal medicine and beyond that into a tool for personal growth legally available to all."
Rick
Edited by Omni (04/29/08 04:03 PM)
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: Omni]
#8342467 - 04/29/08 03:42 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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tRIP St. Albert
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A great rememorable quote.
“ I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be. ” —Albert Hofmann
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Ok Now I believe it. R.I.P. Albert Hofmann You were a great man and left the world a fantastic chemical to grow with. Thank you.
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: Ferris]
#8342512 - 04/29/08 03:57 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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Quote:
Ferris said:
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Chemy said: His page on wikipedia has been locked and theres no DOD on the page.
It's just "semi-protected" meaning you have to have had a registered account for a set period of time to edit.
"have to have had"... damn english
That's why we have the word "needed"
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Quote:
slackophage said: I really hope we see a flood of good, cheap acid soon as a celebration of his life.
I 2nd that one.
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slackophage
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MAPS has a memorial up on their front page now.
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Omni
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That's such an awesome portrait, I've never seen that before.
/Right click, save as.
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: Omni]
#8342574 - 04/29/08 04:15 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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It is, and nice of them to give us such an high-res version of it!
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: jewunit]
#8342600 - 04/29/08 04:21 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: 0xYg3n]
#8342642 - 04/29/08 04:33 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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-------------------- "The Budha Fa is most profound; among all the theories in the world, it is the
most intricate and extraordinary science.
In order to explore this domain, humankind must fundamentally change its conventional thinking. Otherwise, the truth of the universe will forever remain a mystery to humankind, and everyday people will forever crawl within the boundary delimited by their own ignorance."
-- Master Li Hongzhi, from "Lunyu,"
the introduction to Zhuan Falun
* The Buddha Fa--
the universal principles and law;
the way of the universe.
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That's an awesome picture.
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Good Hofmann quote from an obituary:
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He remained convinced that the drug had the potential to counter the psychological problems induced by “materialism, alienation from nature through industrialisation and increasing urbanisation, lack of satisfaction in professional employment in a mechanised, lifeless working world, ennui and purposelessness in wealthy, saturated society, and lack of a religious, nurturing, and meaningful philosophical foundation of life”.
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I put up a request to get his wiki restriction lifted and it passed, so feel free to add some info so that people who will be looking at his page will know the truth!
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: Ferris]
#8342776 - 04/29/08 05:06 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: Ferris]
#8342777 - 04/29/08 05:07 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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RIP.
Edited by wildchild68 (04/29/08 05:07 PM)
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DNKYD
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Thank you Dr. Hoffman, wherever you are. Your life's work touched me and gave me perspectives I never thought possible.
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: 0xYg3n]
#8342792 - 04/29/08 05:13 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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Albert- you gave us the most beautiful accident. Thank you for the many bike rides through the years. You have made a lasting imprint on mankind and will be sorely missed. See you on the other side.
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Wow. This gives me chills.
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Re: Albert Hoffman died [Re: JRayV]
#8342843 - 04/29/08 05:29 PM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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