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swag_score: 2
date_added: "2024-07-16"
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# the rose of paracelsus

## Visual Elements

a black book with gradient of purple and blue, and graphic of geomatrical lines on the top part of the book and white text that reads “THE ROSE OF PARACELSUS”.

## Cultural Context

Paracelsus (1493-1541) was a Swiss physician and alchemist who established the principle that "the dose makes the poison," founding modern toxicology and pharmacology. "The Rose of Paracelsus" by William Leonard Pickard is a novel about the LSD underground, connecting Renaissance alchemy to modern psychedelic chemistry. Its inclusion ties together the collection's alchemical, pharmaceutical, and counterculture threads.

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## Justification

William Leonard Pickard's novel about the LSD underground, named for the Renaissance alchemist who founded toxicology. Ties together the collection's alchemical, pharmaceutical, and counterculture threads in a single title.
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**Dominant Colors:** black, purple, blue
**Swag Score:** 2
**Date Added:** 2024-07-16
**Introduced By:** babybera
**Team Notes:** "Added Tihkal, Pihkal, and Rose of Paracelsus" — babybera, Apr 2024, #active-miberas
**Sources:**
- https://discord.com/channels/1133935527855399053/1164327631655813160/12012880361561
- https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/28930020