The Psychology of Deception: The Lingering Consequences of MK-ULTRA

Siobhán Barry-Bratcher
28 min readMay 27, 2021
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“Nothing good can happen with LSD if it’s used crudely, or for power or manipulative purposes.” Dr. Timothy Leary, 1966

“It’s all Timothy Leary’s fault.”

“Timothy Leary ruined it for everybody.”

I will invariably hear one of these remarks whenever I engage in a discussion about psychedelic research…

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Siobhán Barry-Bratcher

Life-long Writer / Bluegrass Guitar Picker / Hippie Grandma diving head first into ‘Act Three’ all on one cup of coffee a day