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“I suddenly started feeling that the magic of psychedelics wasn't in some other world or some other place, but that they put you in communication with other people. Most of the really heavy things that happened to me were when I was stoned with other people, - when it get all honest, when it got really high and all golden and beautiful and bright and white-colored under the power of truth, when you looked at them and saw true compassion, and you knew they really did love you, and you knew you really did love them.”

Quote by Stephen Gaskin

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Stephen Gaskin was an American author, born on February 16, 1935, and passed away on July 1, 2014. His works primarily focused on social movements, religion, and spiritual life. more

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