Shulgin Archive: “Required Reading”: Mount Analogue

Two English-language editions of Mount Analogue by René Daumal sit on different shelves in Sasha’s office, each with a note on the cover referencing it as required reading for Leo Zeff’s clients. The original edition, Le Mont Analogue, was published in French by Éditions Gallimard in 1952.

Leo Zeff was an American psychologist and psychotherapist in Oakland, California who pioneered the use of LSD, ecstasy, and other psychoactive drugs in psychotherapy in the 1970s. He was referred to as “The Secret Chief” in a posthumously published collection of conversations due to his role his early work with MDMA.

“Leo Zeff had this book as required reading”, stickie note on cover of the 2000 edition.

“Leo Zeff had everyone read this book before they worked with Leo”, stickie note on cover of the 1983 edition.

You can read the book online, free, at the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/mountanaloguetal00daum