Reviews and Impressions from the
2006 LSD Symposium
Basel, Switzerland
Jan 2006
The LSD Symposium "Problem Child and Wonder Drug", held in Basel Switzerland January 13th-15th, 2006 was an enormous success. It was held on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Albert Hofmann, the man who first synthesized and ingested LSD. There were over 2,000 total attendees, dozens of speakers (including Albert Hofmann) and a strong showing from the world press.
Erowid participated in the conference as a patron and media partner. Earth and Fire gave a talk on Saturday titled "Current Views of Acid: What do LSD Users Say?" in which they presented the results of a series of surveys they conducted on the Erowid.org website asking questions about people's use and views of LSD.
We are hoping to provide a space for people to share their experiences from the symposium with those who were unable to attend. If you attended the conference and have photos, recordings, comments, or conference reviews you'd like to share, please consider submitting them here. We will be putting together a public archive of the event from these submissions.
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IMAGES #
REPORTS & EXPERIENCES #
The Spirit of Albert, by Fire & Earth Erowid
He Has Ridden!, by Rak Razam
Heads, by Rak Razam
The Flower Bloomed in Front of My Eyes, by William Rafti
VIDEO #
Scientologist's Protest of the Symposium, by Rev. MeO
Ralph Metzner singing "Bardo Blues", by Rev. MeO
Rolf Verres playing "The Symphony of George W. Bush", by Rev. MeO
TALK TRANSCRIPTIONS #
The Future of Human Consciounsness (booklet form), by Myron Stolaroff
AUDIO #
Hofmann's Final Words During the Closing Ceremony, recorded by Reinhard Goldmann
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
CONFERENCE REPORTS & REVIEWS #
Take a trip to ease your final journey, Feb 10, 2006, Susan Blackmore
Dear Brother David - Luc Sala's Report
The LSD (and Consciousness) Symposium, Jan 21 by whataboutbob
IMAGES #
Green Alien Frog with Attendees, by Maria
MEDIA COVERAGE (English) #
LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug, Wired News
LSD Chemist Wants Drug Ban Eased, CBS News - Jan 11, 2006
Nearly 100, LSD's Father Ponders His 'Problem Child', New York Times - Jan 7, 2006
A Psychedelic Anniversary, The Japan Times - Jan 15, 2006
Father of LSD celebrates 100th birthday, NZZ Online (Switzerland) - Jan 11, 2006
Father of LSD recalls his famous bicycle trip, Independent Online (S. Africa) - Jan 16, 2006
Secret of longevity eggs not LSD, Reuters India - Jan 14, 2006
Swiss chemist hofmann, father of LSD, turns 100, Reuters UK - Jan 11, 2006
Father of LSD, Now 100, and his 'problem child', International Herald Tribune - Jan 9, 2006
Father of Psychedelic Drug Celebrates 100th Birthday, China News - Jan 11, 2006
Psychiatrist Calls for End to LSD Taboo, The Observer UK - Jan 11, 2006
LSD's creator celebrates 100th birthday, TimesUnion.com - Jan 12, 1006
LSD Creator Still Waiting for Drug's Acceptance, Austin Statesman - Jan 22, 2006
Father of LSD Celebrating 100th Birthday, Boston Globe - Jan 10, 2006
LSD Inventor Keeps on Truckin', Globe and Mail - Jan 10, 2006
VIDEO & ANIMATIONS #
Albert Hofmann's Final Speech at the Conference (High Quality), in German with English Subtitles (MP4, Low QT)
Scientology Protest against the conference Omananda.com
The Bicycle Ride - David Normal (cache)
Albert Hofmann Interviewed - WhiteLynx
General Impressions of the Conference - WhiteLynx
Shulgins - WhiteLynx
AUDIO #
Audio Recordings from Conference (Requires free login, navigate to "Repository")
Michael Horowitz's Presentation, Omananda.com
MEDIA COVERAGE (Deutsch) #
Tripping the light fantastic, Feb 3 2006, theage.com.au
Cary Grant sah auf dem Trip Babys, Die Welt
Appetitlicher Eierschaum, Telepolis
Das LSD ist zu mir gekommen, Die Tageszeitung
Die Drogentristesse der Steppenwölfe, Die Tageszeitung
Trip des Geistes - Die Zeit
OTHER NON-ENGLISH CONFERENCE REPORTS #
Respekt.cz's Story about the Conference (in Czech)