Anesthetic Inspiration manuscript

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSP 192

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This manuscript, written by John Hannon, is an unpublished, forty page account of the author's experiences while experimenting with nitrous oxide. Hannon compares his experiences while using nitrous oxide to those while under the influence of cannabis, LSD, ketamine, and psilocybin. He also provides some historical context for the use of hallucinogenics and experiences while under their influence.

Dates

Creation: circa 1995

Creator

Hannon, John S. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical Information

The manuscript, written by John Hannon, is an unpublished, forty page account of the author's experiences while experimenting with nitrous oxide. Hannon compares his experiences while using nitrous oxide to those while under the influence of cannabis, LSD, ketamine, and psilocybin. He also provides some historical context for the use of hallucinogenics and experiences while under their influence. The document was self-published in the early 1990s, and the author produced roughly twenty copies which he mailed or hand-delivered to specific individuals, including: author Peter Russell, psychedelic philosopher Terence McKenna, novelist Iain Sinclair, author Karl Jansen, philosopher Nick Land, "cyberfeminist" Sadie Plant, and author Brian Barritt.