Christopher Gray (22 May 1942 – 14 May 2009) was an activist in the

Situationist International The Situationist International (SI) was an international organization of social revolutionaries made up of avant-garde artists, intellectuals, and political theorists. It was prominent in Europe from its formation in 1957 to its dissolution ...

. Christopher Nelson Gray was born on 22 May 1942 in London; he was raised by his grandmother in

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, and educated at

Repton School Repton School is a 13–18 co-educational, private, boarding and day school in the public school tradition, in Repton, Derbyshire, England. Sir John Port of Etwall, on his death in 1557, left funds to create a grammar school which was th ...

. Gray worked with Conrad Rooks on the film ''Chappaqua'' in the mid-sixties.Chris Gray Rest in Peace
''the void'' (accessed 21 August 2010)

''The Acid Diaries''

For three years Gray self-administered the psychedelic drug

LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD (from German ; often referred to as acid or lucy), is a semisynthetic, hallucinogenic compound derived from ergot, known for its powerful psychological effects and serotonergic activity. I ...

, applying the theories of Stanislav Grof to analyse his own experiences. He also used the works of

Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley ( ; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction novel, non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the ...

Albert Hofmann Albert Hofmann (11 January 1906 – 29 April 2008) was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also isolated, named and synthesi ...

and Gordon Wasson to develop an account of the possible value of LSD as a tool for transpersonal growth and spiritual development.

Publications

*''Leaving The Twentieth Century'' *''The Acid'', published under the pseudonym of Sam by Vision Press, 2009, republished as ''The Acid Diaries: A Psychonaut's Guide to the History and Use of LSD'' (2010) London: Park Street Press

References

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