A new book, The Occult Timothy Leary: The Tarot, Magical States, and Post-Terrestrial Evolution by Joseph L. Flatley has just been released and is available from the usual bookstore sites, such as Barnes and Noble. (I don't want physical bookstores to perish from the Earth, so I've been emphasizing links to Barnes and Noble lately, but you can find it at "the usual place," too.)
I will read the book soon, but judging from this excellent new interview with Flatley at The Psychedelic Press, I am certain that many of you will find the book interesting. Here is one paragraph from Flatley which I hope will give you a taste:
"My attempt to bring Leary’s ideas more fully into occult practice was an experiment: do Leary and Wilson’s proposed correspondences between classical occult symbolism and Leary’s theories on space migration, personality development, and stages of evolution actually hold water? I’m pleased to report that there’s something to it. I think the seasoned tarot reader can use the practices in the book (tarot spreads and Learian revisions of the cards) to compliment their existing practice."
Read the whole thing, and then go to the comments, where Flatley deals with "Leary was a CIA agent" and "Leary treated all of this as a big joke."
Thank you to Michael Johnson for calling this interview to my attention. Mr. Flatley has agreed to speak to me, too, so look for that before too long.
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