Podcast 609 – “The Rose Garden – Introduction”

Guest speakers: William Leonard Pickard Kat & Alexa Lakey, discussing The Rose from Santa Cruz, and Cusco, Peru Julian Vayne & Nikki Wyrd, reading from Devon, England Brother David Steindl-Rast, reading from Gut Aich Priory in Salzburg, Austria Ben Sessa MD, reading from London, England Ralf Jeutter, reading from Germany Julie Holland MD, discussing The Rose from New York City Ryan Place, reading from Detroit, Michigan Mark Schunemann. reading from the University of Oxford Estia from University of Durham (UK), reading from Paris Jo from University of Durham, reading at Durham, England Nese Devenot PhD, reading from Case Western University School of Medicine Bruce Van Dyke, reading from Reno, Nevada Greg Sams, reading from London, England PROGRAM NOTES: Today's podcast features an introduction to The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments by Leonard Pickard. Rolling Stone once called Pickard "The Acid King", and his book is being called a modern masterpiece. It tells the story of an international clan of secret LSD chemists. And who better to tell this story than Leonard Pickard, who is now serving two life sentences in a maximum security prison in the United States, having been accused of manufacturing large quantities of acid, billions according to one ex-DEA agent. Over the next two years we will present a reading of this book, along with commentary, by friends of Leonard's. Today we feature an introduction of The Rose of Paracelsus with a series of readings from various chapters, followed by some commentary on the readings. In the months and years to come, we will be podcasting a reading of this entire book, chapter-by-chapter. EMAIL address to contact the producers: therose (at) psychedelicsalon (dot) com The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments by Leonard Pickard