The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. A channel promoting new and experiencedprofessional edm producers, we are uploading new and popular tracks all the time. The first of alexander shulgin s notebooks produced from the 1960s through the 1980s were scanned and made available online in 2007. Ann went back to work as a medical transcriber, and met alexander sasha shulgin in 1978. Chemist alexander shulgin, who inspired psychonauts. Mar, 2016 a copy of dea files on alexander theodore shulgin, who lived from 19252014, and authored pihkal and tihkal.
Hierover schreef hij, samen met zijn echtgenote, een aantal boeken, waaronder. Jun 03, 2014 alexander sasha shulgin, a chemist and psychopharmacologist who introduced the world to the drug mdma later called ecstasy while creating hundreds of other psychedelic drugs that. Sasha shulgin june 17, 1925 june 2, 2014 santa barbara psychedelic conference, 1983. Ann shulgin is a researcher, writer, and beloved elder of the tribe.
Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. This paper reassesses his role in the modern history of this drug. We are a niche publishing house specializing in works on psychopharmacology, psychedelic drug research, and other material relating to psychoactive compounds, society, states of consciousness, and the individual. Over the span of 50 years, he created more new psychedelic drugs than any other known person to date nearly 250 by his own accounts. Alexander sasha theodore shulgin or shura was an american chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. The shulgin index is a comprehensive survey of the known psychedelics, to be published in two volumes. I dont think its being used the way it should, shulgin said.
Alexander sasha shulgin is the scientist behind hundreds of psychedelic compounds such as ecstasy. Jun 03, 2014 alexander sasha shulgin, the pioneering pharmacologist who introduced mdma to psychologists in the 1970s, has died aged 88 after a battle with liver cancer. Jun 18, 2012 documentary examines the rave experience from the technological point of view. Experts caution that much of the contraban sold as ecstasy now is mixed with other dangerous substances. Though his experience with 2ce during this time was far from ideal, he regarded the level of insight gained to be valuable enough to write an entire. Alexander sasha shulgin is a pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer. Dirty pictures follows underground hero and chemist sasha and his wife, ann shulgin, as they travel to festivals and conferences to discuss the psychological qualities of mdma, or better known as ecstasy. Official website of transform press, we are a niche publishing house specializing in works on psychopharmacology, psychedelic drug research, and other material relating to psychoactive compounds, society, states of consciousness, and the individual. American pharmacologist and chemist died on monday june 2nd 2014. It doesnt matter, as there can be nothing but gratitude for even a glimpse of what exists for those who can become open to it. One of technos fastest rising stars brings his strongest ep to date with two huge tracks you will be hearing a lot of this summer. Documentary examines the rave experience from the technological point of view. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and.
Alexander theodore sasha shulgin 17 juin 1925 2 juin 2014 wis an american medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, an writer. The dea raided the grandfather of ecstasy over a high. It had been at the request of a dea scientist that shulgin had and was analyzing the acid. Shulgin discovered many other noteworthy phenethylamines including the 2c family of which 2ct2, 2ct7, 2ci, and 2cb are most well known.
In loving memory of sasha shulgin, wonderful friend and early scientific advisor to the beckley foundation. He is credited with introducing mdma ecstasy, mandy or molly to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use and for the discovery, synthesis and personal bioassay of over 230. He is best kent for introducin mdma an ingredient o ecstasy tae psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical uise. This documentary takes a look into the practices as well as the lifestyle of the infamous underground renegade chemist and his quest to unlock the complexities of the human mind. He is best known for introducing mdma an ingredient of ecstasy to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use shulgin was born in berkeley, california. Alexander theodore sasha shulgin june 17, 1925 june 2, 2014 was an american medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and writer. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
In conjunction with her past work as a lay therapist, she used mdma, 2cb. Synopsis alexander sasha shulgin is the scientist behind more than 200 psychedelic compounds including mdma, more commonly known as ecstasy. Shulgin would have wanted to be remembered that way as he was always uncomfortable with how wildly popular mdma had become. The federal government has just given special permission to a team of marin county therapists to study whether the party drug molly or ecstasyboth street names for the illegal psychoactive drug mdmais able to reduce anxiety in people with lifethreatening illnesses. Alexander theodore shulgin, sasha, american biochemist and pharmacologist born june 17, 1925, berkeley, calif. Laura ann gotlieb was born on march 22nd, 1931, in wellington, new zealand, the child of bernard gotliebamerican consul in wellingtonand his wife, gwen ormiston, new zealander. Alexander sasha shulgin, who has died aged 88, was a pioneering and fearless scientist, but his chosen discipline the design and synthesis of psychedelic drugs was one of the most. We analysed systematically shulgins original publications on mdma, his publications on the history of mdma and his laboratory notebook. Books 6, 1, and 2 demonstrate what the transcribed shulgin lab books will look like, after the process of deciphering, transcribing, and creating a facsimile takes place. Alexander sasha shulgin, perhaps the greatest psychedelic research chemist of all time, passed away on june 2, 2014, just 15 days before his 89th birthday. In a few places, given shulgins handwriting, the age of the documents, and the peculiarities of special characters used in chemistry notation, volunteers were not able to.
He and his wife ann shulgin authored the books pihkal and tihkal. Alexander shulgin documentary movie trailer, sxsw 2010 on youtube. The story continues this is the continuation of the love story from pihkal. Alexander shulgin american pharmacologist and chemist dead.
Alexander theodore shulgin american biochemist and. A chemical love story with a blend of travel, botanical facts, scientific speculation, psychological and political commentary. View latest articles, news and information about what happened to alexander shulgin, american pharmacologist and chemist, that died on monday june 2nd 2014at age 88. The main title is an acronym that stands for phenethylamines i have known and loved the book consists of two parts. Shulgin discovered many other noteworthy phenethylamines including the 2c family of which 2ct2, 2ct7, 2ci, and 2cb are most well. However, on the date of the october 1994 raid, he was found in possession of an assortment of drugs, as well as peyote plants, and his deaassigned dea registration number, which allowed him to possess controlled substances, was soon revoked. Watch the legendary author and psychedelic therapist ann shulgin speak about the shadow at the 2019 womens visionary congress in. The shulgin documentary dirty pictures 06052010 2 comments. This page was dedicated to the insights and discoveries of, and inspired by alexander shulgin. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Alexander shulgin american pharmacologist and chemist dead at. Ann and sasha shulgin describe the shulgin scale youtube. Alexander sasha theodore shulgin 2 born june 17, 1925 is an american pharmacologist, chemist, artist, and drug developer shulgin is credited with the popularization of mdma, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder.
From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia alexander sasha shulgin is a pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer. Vasily shulgin, 1910 vasily vitalyevich shulgin russian. Jun 23, 2016 it had been at the request of a dea scientist that shulgin had and was analyzing the acid. Jeroen verheij alias secret cinema, whose attention was drawn to egbert via, invited him on the spur of the moment to his parties and his studio in the last years.
Pt2 of sasha shulgin, ann shulgin, and others in dirty pictures, answering questions after the sxsw world premiere in austin, march, 2010. Classic rock greatest hits 60s,70s,80s top 100 best classic rock of all time duration. Sasha, who went to harvard at the age of 15, has spent his life trying to figure out all of the different aspects of ecstasy. Alexander sasha shulgin, the pioneering pharmacologist who introduced mdma to psychologists in the 1970s, has died aged 88 after a battle with liver cancer. He was nearly 70 by the time he became known as the godfather of ecstasy, a title that made it sound like he had invented mdma, which he hadnt. Considered to be one of the greatest chemists of the 20th century, sasha s vast array of discoveries have had a profound impact in the field of psychedelic research, making him a subject of fascination and controversy among fellow scientists and a folk. During the 1970s and early 1980s, however, both he and his wife were strong advocates of the use of mdma in therapeutic settings and mdma has since. Proefschrift research explorer universiteit van amsterdam. A copy of dea files on alexander theodore shulgin, who lived from 19252014, and authored pihkal and tihkal. Go banging about with a psychedelic drug for a saturday night turnon, and you can get into a really bad place, psychologically. He is best kent for introducin mdma an ingredient o ecstasy tae psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical uise shulgin wis born in berkeley, california. Jun 03, 2014 alexander sasha shulgin, who has died aged 88, was a pioneering and fearless scientist, but his chosen discipline the design and synthesis of psychedelic drugs was one of the most. Alexander theodore shulgin june 17, 1925 june 2, 2014 was an american medicinal. We analysed systematically shulgin s original publications on mdma, his publications on the history of mdma and his laboratory notebook.
The shulgin documentary dirty pictures blog azarius. Psychedelic phenethylamines and related compounds a structureoriented survey of psychedelic phenethylamines, amphetamines, phenylpiperazines, and other similar compounds. Alexander theodore shulgin june 17, 1925 june 2, 2014 was an american medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. The student learned the way to perfection and worked on the way for egbert into the dutch techno scene. Shulgin took 2ce during a very troubling time in his life according to his account in pihkal. Ive seen so many would be chemists in it for how to drug production, but this man really put it into a perspective i love and respect. Jun 04, 2014 shulgin would have wanted to be remembered that way as he was always uncomfortable with how wildly popular mdma had become. The chemistry continues describes in detail a wealth of tryptamines in the same format as book ii of pihkal, plus appendices presenting topics such as cactus alkaloids, natural. The shulgin index the 126 main entry compounds table main entry compounds unsubstituted monosubstituted disubstituted trisubstituted tetrasubstituted pentasubstituted aryl cyclicamines benzylamines homophenylethylamines go.
Alexander sasha shulgin, a chemist and psychopharmacologist who introduced the world to the drug mdma later called ecstasy while creating hundreds of other psychedelic drugs that. Discover the meaning of the shulga name on ancestry. How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas. The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine chemical derivatives, notably those that act as psychedelics andor empathogenentactogens. Alexander shulgin simple english wikipedia, the free. The analyst is constantly carried out and forecasts are given regarding the development of sectors or subjects on request. How did alexander shulgin become known as the godfather of. This called upon a background of psychedelic drug invention and. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. Chemist alexander shulgin, popularizer of the drug ecstasy. Jun 02, 2014 media in category alexander shulgin the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Our company was founded in 1991 by renowned biochemist alexander sasha shulgin and his wife ann shulgin to publish their now cult classic, pihkal. Alexander sasha shulgin aka the godfather of psychedelics most popularly known for synthesizing and popularizing mdma. The fact that he underwent a powerful psychedelic experience at a time when most would caution against speaks volumes about this man.
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