The Acid Diaries (Christopher Gray) / quote 85 of 125
Can a drug vision equal a saint's?
In any case, how can you take a vision that a saint or contemplative has worked toward for years and say that it is the “same” as one produced by dropping a dose of a drug? In the first place, the revelation, which has crowned years of effort, remains and transfigures your life and understanding, while one of the most unnerving features of acid is the speed with which its impact fades. While personally I am sure that acid can transform your life, it just doesn’t work in the same way. In which case, how to explain the undeniable parallels?