Shivalila
Shivalila was a commune founded in Bakersfield, California, in the 1970s by Gridley Lorimer Wright IV (1934-1979)[1]. They believed that if parental bonds were severed, a communal consciousness would emerge that would transform society.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The New York Sun describes them as a "nomadic cult of acid-taking, baby-worshiping hippies looking for the perfect place to bring up children. [13][14]
The Shivalila at one point became part of another commune, the Black Bear Ranch until they were asked to leave.
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- ^ Wright, Gridley Lorimer (1 January 1978). "Shivalila: Social Culture Based on LSD Research". Children's Liberation Front. Retrieved 8 April 2017 – via Google Books.
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