Ralph Metzner
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Ralph Metzner was a German-born American psychologist, writer, and researcher known for his pioneering work on psychedelic therapy and consciousness studies, often in collaboration with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ralph Metzner canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1640289 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Metzner Context triple: [Timothy Leary, collaboratedWith, Ralph Metzner]
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Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and writer best known for advocating the therapeutic and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
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B.
Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, and author known for his advocacy of psychedelic substances, exploration of consciousness, and influential lectures on philosophy, shamanism, and the nature of reality.
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C.
Israel Regardie
Israel Regardie was a British occultist, writer, and ceremonial magician best known for preserving and publishing the teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and popularizing modern Hermetic Qabalah.
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D.
Ralph Leighton
Ralph Leighton is an American author and longtime friend of physicist Richard Feynman, known for co-authoring books such as "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?".
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E.
Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Metzner Target entity description: Ralph Metzner was a German-born American psychologist, writer, and researcher known for his pioneering work on psychedelic therapy and consciousness studies, often in collaboration with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.
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A.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and writer best known for advocating the therapeutic and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s counterculture movement.
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B.
Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, and author known for his advocacy of psychedelic substances, exploration of consciousness, and influential lectures on philosophy, shamanism, and the nature of reality.
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C.
Israel Regardie
Israel Regardie was a British occultist, writer, and ceremonial magician best known for preserving and publishing the teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and popularizing modern Hermetic Qabalah.
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D.
Ralph Leighton
Ralph Leighton is an American author and longtime friend of physicist Richard Feynman, known for co-authoring books such as "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?".
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E.
Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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person ⓘ psychologist ⓘ psychotherapist ⓘ researcher ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in psychology ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Ayahuasca: Human Consciousness and the Spirits of Nature
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Birth of a Psychedelic Culture ⓘ Green Psychology ⓘ
linked to:
ecopsychology
Maps of Consciousness ⓘ The Psychedelic Experience ⓘ The Unfolding Self ⓘ |
| birthName | Ralph Metzner ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Richard Alpert
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Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Richard Alpert
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Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| coWrote | The Psychedelic Experience ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Oxford University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
|
| employer |
California Institute of Integral Studies
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
consciousness studies
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ecopsychology ⓘ psychedelic therapy ⓘ psychology ⓘ psychopharmacology of psychedelics ⓘ shamanism studies ⓘ transpersonal psychology ⓘ |
| founded | Green Earth Foundation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
environmental consciousness
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psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-authoring The Psychedelic Experience
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linked to:
The Psychedelic Experience
collaboration with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert ⓘ pioneering work on psychedelic therapy ⓘ research on altered states of consciousness ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dean at California Institute of Integral Studies
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professor of psychology ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California Institute of Integral Studies
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Harvard University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ralph Metzner Description of subject: Ralph Metzner was a German-born American psychologist, writer, and researcher known for his pioneering work on psychedelic therapy and consciousness studies, often in collaboration with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.