League for Spiritual Discovery
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The League for Spiritual Discovery was a 1960s psychedelic church founded by Timothy Leary to promote the sacramental use of LSD for spiritual and consciousness exploration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| League for Spiritual Discovery canonical | 4 |
| The League for Spiritual Discovery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1640286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: League for Spiritual Discovery Context triple: [Timothy Leary, associatedWith, League for Spiritual Discovery]
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A.
Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
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B.
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is a serene spiritual retreat and meditation center founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, featuring a peaceful lake, gardens, and shrines in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
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C.
Divine Institutes
Divine Institutes is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically defends and explains Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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D.
Council of the Gods
The Council of the Gods is a mythological assembly of deities in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, where the gods debate and influence the fate of the Portuguese voyages of discovery.
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E.
On the Spiritual Law
On the Spiritual Law is an early Christian ascetic treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers concise spiritual maxims on inner struggle, grace, and the keeping of God’s commandments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: League for Spiritual Discovery Target entity description: The League for Spiritual Discovery was a 1960s psychedelic church founded by Timothy Leary to promote the sacramental use of LSD for spiritual and consciousness exploration.
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A.
Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
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B.
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is a serene spiritual retreat and meditation center founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, featuring a peaceful lake, gardens, and shrines in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
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C.
Divine Institutes
Divine Institutes is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically defends and explains Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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D.
Council of the Gods
The Council of the Gods is a mythological assembly of deities in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, where the gods debate and influence the fate of the Portuguese voyages of discovery.
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E.
On the Spiritual Law
On the Spiritual Law is an early Christian ascetic treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers concise spiritual maxims on inner struggle, grace, and the keeping of God’s commandments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychedelic church
ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard Psilocybin Project
ⓘ
Millbrook commune ⓘ
linked to:
Millbrook
counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Millbrook, New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
LSD as a sacrament
ⓘ
psychedelics as tools for spiritual growth ⓘ |
| corePractice |
group rituals
ⓘ
guided LSD sessions ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| facedIssue |
legal challenges over LSD use
ⓘ
questions about religious freedom ⓘ |
| founder | Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LSD ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | LSD Church ⓘ |
| hasReligionOrPhilosophy |
neo-psychedelia
ⓘ
psychedelic spirituality ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
expansion of consciousness
ⓘ
sacramental use of psychoactive substances ⓘ |
| influenced |
later psychedelic churches
ⓘ
psychedelic spirituality movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Eastern mysticism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Western esotericism ⓘ human potential movement ⓘ |
| legalStatus | controversial ⓘ |
| mainActivity | promotion of sacramental use of LSD ⓘ |
| motto | Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to Timothy Leary’s advocacy of psychedelics
ⓘ
early attempt to frame LSD use as religious practice ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ralph Metzner
ⓘ
Richard Alpert ⓘ Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
law enforcement authorities ⓘ |
| purpose |
consciousness expansion
ⓘ
spiritual exploration ⓘ |
| religiousClassification |
new religious movement
ⓘ
psychedelic religion ⓘ |
| religiousUseOf |
LSD
ⓘ
lysergic acid diethylamide ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s American counterculture ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: League for Spiritual Discovery Description of subject: The League for Spiritual Discovery was a 1960s psychedelic church founded by Timothy Leary to promote the sacramental use of LSD for spiritual and consciousness exploration.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: League for Spiritual Discovery