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Bibliography and sources
Everything the annotations stand on. Primary sources first, then the secondary literature researchers can verify.
Updated
Primary sources
- Seaich, John Eugene. The Far-Off Land: An attempt at a philosophical evaluation of the hallucinogenic drug-experience. Original typescript, dated 1959 in the family papers and the edition’s apparatus. Journals I–IX: August 1959–October 22, 1960. Family papers.
- Seaich, John Eugene. The Far-Off Land. Rough self-published edition. Eric Hendrickson, 2012. Superseded by the 2026 Annotated Edition.
- Facsimile pages of the original typescript, reproduced in the 2026 edition. About the restored text →
Secondary sources cited in the apparatus
- Huxley, Aldous. The Doors of Perception. 1954.
- Huxley, Aldous. Heaven and Hell. 1956.
- Osmond, Humphry. Coined “psychedelic” in a 1956 letter to Huxley; introduced the word publicly in 1957.
- Heine, Heinrich. “Die Lorelei” (1824) — epigraph on the typescript title page.
- Krippner, Stanley — advance praise for the 2026 Annotated Edition.
- Douvris, George — advance praise for the 2026 Annotated Edition.
Current research cited on this site
- Lyons et al., Nature Communications 17, 3977 (2026), published May 5, 2026 — single-dose (25 mg) psilocybin study in 28 psychedelic-naive adults. DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-71962-3. Study brief →
- Compass Pathways, COMP360 psilocybin treatment: rolling FDA review and a Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher, April 2026; not approved as of November 2026. Company announcement.
How to cite this edition
MLA
Seaich, Eugene. The Far-Off Land: LSD, Mescaline, and a Lost 1959 Classic of Psychedelic Research, Memory, and Consciousness. Edited by Eric Hendrickson, Annotated ed., Seaich Legacy Publications, 2026.
APA
Seaich, E. (2026). The far-off land: LSD, mescaline, and a lost 1959 classic of psychedelic research, memory, and consciousness (E. Hendrickson, Ed.; Complete annotated ed.). Seaich Legacy Publications. (Original work written 1959)
Chicago
Seaich, Eugene. The Far-Off Land: LSD, Mescaline, and a Lost 1959 Classic of Psychedelic Research, Memory, and Consciousness. Edited by Eric Hendrickson. Annotated Edition. Salt Lake City: Seaich Legacy Publications, 2026.
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