John Geiger's "Chapel of Extreme Experience" (2002)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Gutter Press (book, signed), 2002.
8" x 5" x 0.375", 120 pages, softcover, ISBN 1-896356-36-2.

Chapel of Extreme Experience: A Short History of Flicker by John Geiger, as published by Gutter Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) in 2002.  This is, as noted, a history of the science of flickering light, mostly focused on the invention of the Dreamachine by Ian Sommerville and Brion Gysin. This contains a foreword by Leila Hadley and an introduction by John R. Smythies.

Brion Gysin is mentioned throughout this book, as is William S. Burroughs, in the context of the Dreamachine.

This copy is signed by Leila Hadley, John Geiger, Ira Cohen, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, and John Giorno.

Contents: 

• Foreword by Leila Hadley
• Introduction by John R. Smythies
• Chapel of Extreme Experience
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• Index