The Yage Letters
by William S. Burroughs · first published 1963
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…when I was about 13 and for many years I reread at least once per year; "Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" (Robert M. Pirsig) "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea" (Yukio Mishima) "The Yage Letters" (William Burroughs) "The Old Ways" (Gary Snyder) "Life and Death (Elementary Go Series #4)", by James Davies. Really - I studied that one very seriously. Note: I answered just the "What book had a…
on “Ask HN: What book had a big impact on you as a child or teenager?” ↗…repeat. Finally stopped tripping later that day, and was exhausted for another day. Found out later from the genius that the dose was roughly equivalent to 350-500 mcg of LSD (i.e., a lot). Read The Yage Letters shortly after that. Haven't tripped since. Occasionally consider it since I've done a lot more reading and work in the 37 years since that experience, but now it's a hipster thing so it's embarrassing…
on “The Drug of Choice for the Age of Kale” ↗