Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Aiken, John W., Dr., 1902-" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1967/August/14 

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Type:  TL[c] - Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:  from Merton to "Aiken, John W., Dr., 1902-"-->

# of pages:  1

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First Lines:  "Thanks for your interesting letter of July 12. As you may imagine, I am having a hard time keeping"

Contents:  correspondence with Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard about drugs / "you are right in saying that 'careful and occasional use' of psychedelics can be quite helpful." / Peyote as a way to "sacramentally" connect with Indians / latter day messianic cults

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Aiken, John W., Dr., 1902-:"    1967/August/14