Shulgin is in trouble and could use our help

[Dr_Sister]

I think its a complete bummer that someone like Shulgin, grandfather of psychedelic chemistry, whose contributions to our community have been of inestimable value should be struggling to make ends meet. Check this out ...

http://teafaerie.org/2013/02/456/

There is a link at the end of the article where donations can be made. Please share widely ...

Thx
Sister

 

[obliguhl]

I've donated a while back and encourage everyone to do the same. The Shulgins have done so much for us, it is indeed really upsetting to see them live their last years in financial distress.

 

[Vodsel]

Just made a donation, thank you for sharing.

And for those among you who can donate a few bucks and are hesitant to do so, and won't read the Shulgins books, watch "Dirty Pictures", the 2010 documentary about them.

[YOUTUBE]

 

[imPsimon]

Made donation, keep bumpin!

 

[Dark_Star]

Wow, I didn't even know he was sick. This is some sad news indeed. Check & small letter of hope &love will be mailed today.

 

[CuriousSeeker]

It is inexcusable that this occurs in a country that dares to consider itself the best at everything. I look forward to its being better someday and will argue and vote until it is. But for the present, it is a pretty small community that even knows about the Shulgins, and as a member I feel led to donate.

Namaste!

 

[InMotion]

Thanks for the awareness. Next pay-check. Cheers.

 

[Metanoia]

That's terrible. I'll donate as much as I'm able. Much respect and honor to those who choose to toil in obscurity.

 

[Pandora]

This article made me . We are not able to give currently due to bills related to cancer treatment and missed work days, but if anything gives at all in the foreseeable future (hopefully sooner rather than later) we'll be there to make small (every little bit helps) donations for the Shulgins and for the Nexus.

 

[The Day Tripper]

Do it!!

I got a (albiet mass) email of gratitude the last time i made a donation to help cover some of their fiscal woes, and if you can spare, even a small amount, do it. Or buy a hardcopy of phikal/thikal, if you already own them buy it as a gift for a friend/family member.

Sasaha and Ann have done soo much good in their lives, mostly without intent of financial gain, and its painful to see those that give and give all their lives in such troubles.

If you really want to help get the message out there irl, print out flyers and hand them out at the appropriate venues. People who care will help, they just need to know help is needed.

"The greatest thing, you'll ever know, is just to love, and be loved in return"

- Nat King Cole

Lets all send all the love/care we can spare to these two magnificent souls who have been overflowing with unbounded love and care all their lives. Tis the least we can do.

 

[Dr_Sister]

Do it!!
Or buy a hardcopy of phikal/thikal, if you already own them buy it as a gift for a friend/family member.

Great idea! They are a great read even if you aren't interested in chemistry because half the book is anecdotal of all the interesting stuff the Shulgin's have experienced.

Thikal is available here: http://www.amazon.com/Tihkal-Contin...ie=UTF8&qid=1362198864&sr=1-1&keywords=thikal

and Phikal here: http://www.amazon.com/Pihkal-A-Chemical-Love-Story/dp/0963009605/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y

 

[trufflz]

or buy a hardcopy of phikal/thikal, if you already own them buy it as a gift for a friend/family member.

Is it fair for me to suggest that I feel more comfortable pirating the book and donating directly to the paypal link?

Just a thought... I hope that his health has improved.

 

[basilic]

I made a donation to these benefactors of humanity be blessed

 

[primordium]

Let me quote the opinion from the 1991 case of People v. Silver, "Doctor Alexander Shulgin, a biochemist, also testified for the defense. Shulgin stated that the term 'substantially similar' is meaningless and has no scientific acceptance. On cross-examination he stated that in ways methamphetamine and MDMA are similar in effect in that both cause intoxication, motor tremor and appetite loss, but in other ways they have different effects: methamphetamine is more of a stimulant and does not cause 'the easy self-acceptance and self image that comes from M.D.M.A.'"

Yes, this wizard testified on behalf of MDMA.

Please donate!

 

[Ford Prefect]

Dr_Sister,

Thank you for this post. :thumb_up: It's funny, I was just starting to roll when I found this post :surprised . I spent the entire come up typing Ann and Alex a letter of gratitude and attached it to my donation. How could I not feel gratitude on a night like this? N E who, I'm going to recruit my friends to take donations for the Shulgins' on the festival circuit this summer. I know where his fans are hiding, he he... The bark supply is getting a bit low these days, but I have a feeling I'll be giving away a little spice to select sympathetic psychonauts, after they donate (and decide to hang with me for a bit:?: ). Just to the ones who reveal an educated interest in the stuff, anyhow.

Now, I know what your thinking. And I'm firmly against taking money for spice. It seems like whenever greed enters an equation with psychedelics bad things happen, selling hallucinogens (-or, are they holy sacraments? hmmmm...) is just bad luck. Period. I just like helping people who are searching for it be found by it. I share it all away, every time :!: There is nothing like watching someone blow their mind and knowing in the back of your head it was because you decided to share. Who ever it is gets full credit for having their experience, of course. Its just, knowing you can wedge your shoe in that doorway for someone so they can squeeze through, it gives me such a warm & fuzzy feeling sometimes. (or is that my pill talking again?!?)

 

[Keeper Trout]

Something to bear in mind is that Sasha is old and in his final years of life. His costs of living and supportive care are going to keep going up as long as his heart is still beating.

 

[Al Dimentiz]

I just made a donation + I shared this story on my social media...
Thank you for joining the cause nexus.

 

[hixidom]

Is it fair for me to suggest that I feel more comfortable pirating the book and donating directly to the paypal link?

I was just thinking something along those same lines. How much of the book profits go directly to them, I will never know. I can probably check the book out at my University's library and give the money directly to them. I wouldn't say I support pirating the book, but this is particular case is, morally, a very gray area if I've ever seen one.

I donated. I feel that MDMA has made me a better person. I don't know if I have the Shulgins to thank for that, but they seem like a good place to start.

 

[Vodsel]

Tihkal price tag, at least in my copy, is $24,50. Pirate it if you want and donate the amount to the Shulgins.

 

[Tranquil]

Something to bear in mind is that Sasha is old and in his final years of life. His costs of living and supportive care are going to keep going up as long as his heart is still beating.

When he finally passes on, unless he has made arrangements and pre-paid for his burial / cremation, dying is not cheap either, even if Ann chose the most economical means of taking care of Sasha's remains and of placing them in their final resting place. I think it's wise to not only think about his living expenses, but also to think about helping Ann out with the future cost of his funeral, or if she suddenly passes before he does, to help him with the cost of hers.

As soon as I get paid (this week??) and have some money, I will donate.