Carol Rendon Interview with Wendy Tucker (Oral History Series)

The Shulgin Foundation oral history series documents early psychedelic counterculture history through personal first-hand accounts. Carol Rendon shares memories of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, describing how her late husband John Griggs and his friends turned to LSD as a spiritual sacrament rather than a recreational drug. She recounts her initial experience with LSD, the group communal trips in Southern California, and the origin of the Brotherhood's name. Personal perspectives on key figures like Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, and Ronald Stark highlight the spiritual intent behind distributing LSD. The conversation explores gender dynamics, police pressure, life on the run, and the cultural legacy of the 1960s psychedelic movement.