Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue: Neuroplasticity 1
4. One. Peyote frontier 13
5. Two. Movies and Mexico 35
6. Three. Boston and the Leary Lure 49
7. Four. Psychedelphic oracle 69
8. Five. Living up to their reputations 85
9. Six. Bearing witness to war 97
10. Seven. From war abroad to oppression at home 113
11. Eight. Toward 1970: “the ever-deepening spiral of politics” 135
12. Nine. The art of disappearance 149
13. Ten. Noir vortex 171
14. Eleven. Secret ceremonies 201
15. Twelve. Last artist of the counterculture 225
16. Notes 250
17. Acknowledgments 266
18. Index 268
19. Illustration and copyright credits 278