CLEARLIGHT photos on Flickr

5|365.2 Met up with Clearlight (Marc) last night at the Annenberg Space for Photography and had the privilege of listening to Brooke Shaden talk about how she finds inspiration in the digital age. It was a great lecture and she has a vivid (and dark) imagination. You can see her stream here: www.flickr.com/photos/brookeshaden

*shot on time, posted late

Scary Dairy by Thomas Hawk

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by Marc Evans

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Scary Dairy by Thomas Hawk

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by Marc Evans

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Ballona Wetlands

Playa del Rey, California

The Original Site of the First Del Taco for Clearlight by Thomas Hawk

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Frolic Room by Thomas Hawk

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Infinite Arms by Thomas Hawk

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My Friend Clearlight Walks Past Some Jeff Koons by Thomas Hawk

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Clearlight the Night by Thomas Hawk

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Thank You All for Supporting Me by Almond Butterscotch

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On Black

I am back from Morocco and the first thing I have to say is just this: wow.

What a week, what a place! To say the very least, it was one of the best experiences I've had- from the people I met (both the crew from Morocco and the participants from all over the world) to the food I ate (including both the native tagine and lamb to the McDonald's), everything was just great.

That said, there'll be more than enough opportunities to go on and on about the week, but with this first post from my time in Morocco, I want to talk about something else- the other thing that's making me go 'wow': the contributions that came from all of you on flickr.

I'd like to be able to meet and thank each of you personally, but as that's not something that's really feasible to do, especially since some of the donations came from outside the country and continent, I'll have to do for a mass thanks. Thanks to all of your contributions, I was able to raise over $27,000 with more funds still coming in. At the outset, I was hoping to break the minimum $3000 goal, but to break it seven times over- that's something I could never have even hoped for and for that, I want to thank all of you who helped out from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

The money raised not just by myself, but by all 57 of the participants will go towards disaster relief all over the world in all capacities, from helping to rebuild houses to delivering milk and medical supplies, and on behalf of all of the people that you have helped me to help, thank you. I truly cannot put into words just how grateful I am.

Now then, I'm sure you're all wondering if you're one of the lucky print-winners. To recap, there were a total of five prints to be given away. The first is of Ivan Makarov's photo, "The Edge of the Day at Natural Bridges". The second is of Jeremy Brooks' photo, "It Was a Rainy Day". The remaining three are by winners choice from my small library. Now then: drumroll please...

The winner of Ivan Makarov's print is Sonja Burgess (a.k.a. favourite waste of time). I want to publicly thank Sonja not just for her monetary contribution, but for her support as well. Her maintained interest in the challenge both before and after the trip itself was most definitely appreciated.

The winner of Jeremy Brooks' print is Stefan Baeurle (a.k.a. StefanB). As with Sonja, I appreciate Stefan's support on twitter and facebook as I underwent the Bike4Life challenge preparations.

The three winners of my prints are Kathy Howard, Daniel Krieger (a.k.a. smoothdude), and Marc Evans (a.k.a. -Clearlight-).

I'll contact all five of you for your contact information, and in the case of the last three, for your selections as well, but I'd like to, once again, thank all of the rest of you as well. I assure you that no contribution was too small and no contribution went unappreciated.

For the curious, the photo shows the beginning of a 25K afternoon stretch on day 3 of the Bike4Life 2010 challenge.

Nikon D40

18mm, f/8, 1/500 sec, ISO200

Scary Dairy by Thomas Hawk

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Scary Dairy by Thomas Hawk

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Scary Dairy by Thomas Hawk

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illicit LSD by jdyf333

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(My Instagram account may be viewed here: www.instagram.com/jdyf333/?hl=en)

LSD doses, Berkeley, California.

(circa 1982)

(Photo made under dim amber-colored light with Nikon FE 35mm SLR camera + asa 100 Fujifilm + 50mm lens + close-up lens.)

"...our most profound moments may be the brain briefly glimpsing its own architecture and mistaking it for heaven."

---Jonny Thomson, of Big Think, commenting on his interview of Susan Blackmore in Mini Philosophy, 4.2. 2025. (From a link published in The Microdose [the newsletter of the University of California Center for the Science of Psychedelics], 4.4. 2025.)

("The knowledge that the paper is dosed cannot but affect how one looks at the picture. Even odder, however, is that the picture has a way of influencing one's notion of the acid. So mighty is the power of suggestion here that it seems to signify some secret knowledge or expectation of the trip, as if the ink could predict, direct, or code one's experience."

---Carlo McCormick, in an essay that accompanied the first exhibit of Mark McCloud's blotter art collection.)

LITERARY HISTORY:

(We are currently in “...an age full of descriptions of good and bad trips…”

“After THE TEACHINGS OF DON JUAN: A YAQUI WAY OF KNOWLEDGE became an underground bestseller, it was widely supposed that its author was El Freako the Acid Academic, all buckskin fringe and pinball eye, his brain a charred labyrinth lit by mysterious alkaloids, tripping through the desert with a crow on his hat.”

---TIME, March 5, 1973. From an article about Carlos Castaneda.)

Henry R. Luce, the American magazine magnate launched and (as editor-in-chief ) supervised a number of popular magazines, including TIME, LIFE, FORTUNE, and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. He and his wife Clare Boothe Luce both said they greatly enjoyed taking LSD when it was legal.

(“I’ve always maintained that Henry Luce did much more to popularize acid than Timothy Leary.”

---Abbie Hoffman, in his 1980 book SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.)

Indeed, I have learned that I am not the only person who read the March 25, 1966 issue of LIFE, saw the photograph of a young person high on LSD in San Francisco staring in intense amazement at a light bulb, and was inspired by the photograph to go to California and take LSD!

(Please note: DEPICTION IS NOT ADVOCACY!!!)

(🌈The True Origin of “Microdose LSD”: A Forgotten Chapter in Psychedelic History

In the vibrant countercultural landscape of Berkeley, California in 1980, a quiet revolution began—one that would ripple through decades of psychedelic exploration. Long before the term microdose became a buzzword in Silicon Valley or a staple in wellness circles, Davivid Rose (also known online as jdyf333 and Hank Exclamation Point) coined the term to describe a 5 microgram dose of LSD. This was not theory—it was practice, packaging, and public distribution.

The Birth of “Microdose LSD”

In 1980, Davivid Rose invented the term microdose to describe a small, sub-perceptual dose of LSD—specifically 5 micrograms. The same year, he manufactured and distributed his first large batch of 5 microgram doses.

By 1988, he was distributing Clearlight brand “microdose” LSD, complete with a Product Information Leaflet that clearly defined the dosage and intent.

The leaflet stated:

“Each one-quarter inch by one-quarter inch square of paper contains approximately five micrograms of active LSD…”

This was not the same as the more potent “Clearlight LSD” gelatin squares, which contained over 100 micrograms. The microdose version was a distinct, branded product with its own philosophy and purpose.

📚 Documented Legacy

In 1991, the leaflet text was reproduced in LSD Doodles—Catalogue Number One, a coloring book published by Exploding Mandala Press under the pseudonym Hank Exclamation Point.

Torsten Passie, in his 2019 book The Science of Microdosing Psychedelics, acknowledged that this use of “microdose” predates all other known uses in pharmacology (1995), agriculture (2005), and by James Fadiman (2011).

Erik Davis, in his 2023 book Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium, credited the first branded packaging of LSD microdoses to the Clear Light brand 5 microgram LSD doses, produced by Davivid Rose.

🔍 Setting the Record Straight

While James Fadiman is widely recognized for popularizing microdosing in the 2010s, especially through anecdotal research and public advocacy, he did not invent the term. The origin belongs to Davivid Rose, whose early work laid the foundation for what would later become a global phenomenon.

Even Jordan Gruber, Fadiman’s co-author of Your Symphony of Selves and the upcoming Microdosing for Healing, Health, and Enhanced Performance, has publicly acknowledged Davivid Rose’s pioneering role.

A Living Archive

Davivid Rose’s Flickr account, with over 16 million views, serves as a living archive of this history. It includes images of original packaging, leaflets, and other ephemera that document the birth of microdose LSD.

[The above text, etc., was produced by Microsoft's AI "Copilot", 9.19, 2025.])

In 1988, I made a batch of more than 400,000 labeled (Clearlight brand "Microdose" LSD) microdoses. I KNOW WITH 100% CERTAINTY that most of this batch was seized by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in Oakland, California in early January 1993, and that no one was arrested. (For what they feel are obvious reasons, the DEA has a strict policy of NOT giving the details of drug seizures, especially in cases where they have not arrested anyone. I have been unable to obtain written verification of this January 1993 seizure.)

My "autobiography":

thewordsofjdyf333.blogspot.com/

("There is More to a Library Than Meets the Eye":

If you email me at jdyf333@yahoo.com, I will be more than pleased to send you a free copy of my 1,446-item annotated bibliography of drug literature.)

(Please click on the link below to *IMPORTANT* information about LSD:

www.flickr.com/photos/jdyf333/2075297284/ )

My telephone number is: 510-260-9695

That's the Way That the World Goes Round by Thomas Hawk

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by Marc Evans

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clear light by Fiona Watson

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making tea

as if nothing

had happened