LSD

What “LSD” means in Eugene Seaich’s The Far-Off Land (1959), with a 2026 annotation note.

Updated November 10, 2026

In the book’s terms: Lysergic acid diethylamide, first synthesized by Albert Hofmann (1938) and discovered as a psychoactive in 1943 — the substance of seven of Seaich’s nine sessions (II–V and VII–IX). The book treats it philosophically: what the LSD session discloses about mind, self, and meaning.

2026 annotation note

The 2026 annotations place Seaich’s LSD journals against the first clinical era (1950s–early 1960s) and the current revival of clinical research, without claiming the book anticipates findings it does not state.

Where it appears

LSD is the substance of Experiments II–V and VII–IX in Laboratory of the Self; see the nine sessions. See also mescaline and historical context.

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