Editing Psychedelia (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Smokingclover.png|thumb|The [[smoking clover]], a [[computer-generated image]] of psychedelic artwork]]
The term was first coined as a noun in 1956 by [[psychiatry|psychiatrist]] [[Humphry Osmond]] as an alternative descriptor for [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic drugs]] in the context of [[psychedelic psychotherapy]].<ref>[[Nicholas Murray (biographer)|Nicholas Murray]], ''Aldous Huxley: A Biography'', 419.</ref> It is irregularly<ref>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', 3rd edition, September 2007, ''[https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/153850 s.v.]'', Etymology</ref> derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ψυχή ''psychḗ'' 'soul, mind' and δηλείν ''dēleín'' 'to manifest', with the meaning "mind manifesting," the implication being that psychedelics can develop unused potentials of the human mind.<ref>A. Weil, W. Rosen. (1993), ''From Chocolate To Morphine: Everything You Need To Know About Mind-Altering Drugs''. New York, Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 93</ref> The term was loathed by American [[ethnobotanist]] [[Richard Schultes]] but championed by American psychologist [[Timothy Leary]].<ref>W. Davis (1996), "One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest". New York, Simon and Schuster, Inc. p. 120.</ref>

Seeking a name for the experience induced by [[lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]], Osmond contacted [[Aldous Huxley]], a personal acquaintance and advocate for the therapeutic use of the substance. Huxley coined the term "phanerothyme," from the Greek terms for "manifest" (φανερός) and "spirit" (θύμος). In a letter to Osmond, he wrote: 
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To make this mundane world sublime,<br>
Take half a gram of phanerothyme}}

To which Osmond responded:
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To fathom Hell or soar angelic,<br>
Just take a pinch of psychedelic<ref>{{cite journal|pmc=381240|title=Humphry Osmond|author=Janice Hopkins Tanne | page=713|volume=328|issue=7441|journal=BMJ: British Medical Journal|doi=10.1136/bmj.328.7441.713|year=2004}}</ref>
}}

It was on this term that Osmond eventually settled, because it was "clear, euphonious and uncontaminated by other associations."<ref>{{cite news|author=Martin, Douglas|title=Humphry Osmond, 86, Who Sought Medicinal Value in Psychedelic Drugs, Dies|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 22, 2004|page=1001025}}</ref> This mongrel spelling of the word 'psychedelic' was loathed by American [[ethnobotanist]] [[Richard Evans Schultes]], but championed by Timothy Leary, who thought it sounded better.<ref>W. Davis (1996), ''One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest''. New York, [[Simon & Schuster]], Inc. p. 120.</ref> Due to the expanded use of the term "psychedelic" in pop culture and a perceived incorrect verbal formulation, [[Carl A.P. Ruck]], Jeremy Bigwood, [[Danny Staples]], [[Jonathan Ott]], and [[R. Gordon Wasson]] proposed the term "[[entheogen]]" to describe the religious or spiritual experience produced by such substances.<ref>[[R. Gordon Wasson]], [[Albert Hofmann]], and, [[Carl A.P. Ruck]], ''The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries'' (North Atlantic Books, 2008), pgs. 138–139</ref>