The City of San Francisco Oracle. No issue designation found, circa May 1967
San Francisco: Oracle, Publisher, 1967. Tabloid. Good. Item #021534
Tabloid newsprint journal. With a faint horizontal center fold present. 40 pp. Color psychedelic illustrations throughout. Edited by Allen Cohen, The Oracle was known for is psychedelic designs and promotion of the counterculture/hippie lifestyle as experienced through the use of psychedelic drugs and Aquarian philosophy. It was designed at the Psychedelic Shop in Haight Ashbury, and published only 12 issues before ceasing publication, partially due to the belief that hippie culture was connected to mainstream consumer culture (see Heller, Merz to Émigré and Beyond pp. 190-191). This issue focusing on Native American Indians, their spirituality and connection to the land, as well as issues facing them in American society. With a section on psychedelic yoga, discussion of the upcoming Summer of Love in San Francisco, a piece by poet Philip Lamantia; a piece by Sun Bear, whose New Age work was often criticized by Native Americans. GOOD condition. Issue designation handwritten and crossed out in ink on the lower front cover, although we presume this to be wrong. Faint fold crease present, with some browning along it. Moderate to heavy toning to the paper. Minor soiling. Light wear along the extremities.
Price: $150.00