The Delicious Grace of Moving One's Hand: Intelligence is the Ultimate Aphrodisiac

by Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary (1920-1997) was one of the most controversial figures of the 1960s, the man who urged a generation to turn on, tune in, and drop out. Now, nearly two years after his death, this manuscript has emerged comprising his best writings about sexuality. Beginning with an account of his first sexual encounter -- his own conception -- Leary takes readers on an exploration of the link between sexuality and the mind. Each short chapter contains either a traditional or novel approach to what Leary called "improving your navigational control over your pleasure cruises," including Hindu methods for stimulation via hypnogogic yantras, chemical aphrodisiacs, and neurolingual tricks for arousal.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sexuality, Philosophy

275 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 1999

About the author

Timothy Francis Leary was an American writer, psychologist, futurist, modern pioneer and advocate of psychedelic drug research and use, and one of the first people whose remains have been sent into space. An icon of 1960s counterculture, Leary is most famous as a proponent of the therapeutic and spiritual benefits of LSD. He coined and popularized the catch phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out."

Reviews

[Seth · Rating 1 out of 5]

LMAO this guy sucks. The subtitle isn’t on the cover! I should have known.

What if the most insufferable, serial PhD you know thought you were stupid and they wanted to tell you how great their life is? What if you had to listen to Elon Musk talk about why ketamine is cool and why monogamy sucks?

I got one sentence into the intro and quit:
“The editorial tactic employed here, condensation, miniaturization, is the Standard Operating Procedure of the Information Age. In a quantum-digital universe, RPM (revelations per minute) are accelerated to light-year fractions, MPS (megabits per second).”

It turns out being an enemy of Raegan doesn’t automatically make you cool! Who would have thought?

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely interesting. Some of it makes sense, and some of it doesn't. Hey, it's written by Timothy Leary! Anyway, I enjoyed it a lot.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection. It might serve as an introduction to somebody not familiar with Leary, or who only knows him as "that acid guy". The selection seems somewhat arbitrary though, and most of the work isn't centered on sexuality or eroticism as the name and jacket-description might lead you to expect...at least not any more so than in the sense that all of Leary's writing was sensual.

[Stacey Kamp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hott! If you don't think of the guy writing it.

[Teresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

the cover shot is worth more than the price of the book ;)