Reading The Hashish Eater | Alexandria
Read The Hashish Eater by Fitz Hugh Ludlow. Plunging into drug-induced madness, Ludlow's pioneering 1857 memoir reveals how an ambitious student's legal hashish experiments unleashed terrifying visions and profound metaphysical insights. His descent from controlled curiosity to psychological horror eerily foreshadows today's conversations about consciousness, addiction, and the search for transcendent experience.