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Offered is an original June 1967 copy of The San Francisco Oracle, Vol. 1, No. 8, one of the most important and visually distinctive publications of the 1960s psychedelic underground press.Published in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district under editor Allen Cohen, the Oracle became one of the defining publications of the psychedelic and countercultural movement. Its experimental combination of poetry, spirituality, art, photography, philosophy, and psychedelic graphics made it one of the most collectible underground newspapers of the era.THE NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUEVol. 1, No. 8 is particularly notable for its extensive material concerning Native American culture and spirituality and the relationship between Indigenous traditions and the emerging counterculture.The issue includes contributions by several important literary and spiritual figures of the period, including:• Philip Lamantia
• Richard Grossinger
• Sri Brahmarishi Narad
• Richard Honigman
• Stephen Levine
• and other writers and contributors of the San Francisco psychedelic sceneThe publication is richly illustrated throughout with psychedelic artwork, experimental typography, photography, and graphic designs.PUBLICATION DETAILSPublication: The San Francisco Oracle
Volume: 1
Number: 8
Date: June 1967
Place: San Francisco, California
Editor: Allen Cohen
Publisher: Oracle Co-operative Publishing Company
Format: Underground newspaper / tabloid
Pages: Approximately 40 pages
Period: 1960s psychedelic and counterculture movementThis is an original period publication from 1967, not a modern reproduction or facsimile.CONDITIONPlease examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition of this particular copy. Original Oracle newspapers were printed on newsprint and commonly exhibit age-related toning, brittleness, edge wear, folds, creases, small tears, or other signs of handling.The photographs are of the actual item offered and should be considered part of the condition description.A wonderful collectible for anyone interested in 1960s San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury, psychedelic art, the underground press, Native American spirituality, Allen Cohen, Beat culture, or the history of the counterculture.
