San Francisco: Oracle Co-operative Publishing Co., 1967. 11 1/2" x 17 1/2". Volumne 1, Number 11. 32p. NEAR FINE. Minimal wear.

In this Issue: Buckmaster Fuller interview; The Instrument of the Womb (Monroe); Food is God (Watts), and more. City of God cover.

The Oracle was known for is psychedelic designs and promotion of the counterculture/hippie lifestyle as experienced through the use of psychedelic drugs and Aquarian philosophy. It was designed at the Psychedelic Shop in Haight Ashbury, and published only 12 issues before ceasing publication. The Oracle was an early member of the Underground Press Syndicate and contributors included many significant San Francisco-area artists of the time, including Bruce Conner and Rick Griffin . It featured such beat writers as Allen Ginsberg , Gary Snyder , Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Michael McClure .