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Dog Commune

Not to be confused with the Family Dog commune of San Francisco, California
Dog Commune
FormationLate 1960s[1][2]
FoundersSky Saxon and others[3][1]
TypeGroup of hippies; Psychedelic church[3][1][2]
PurposeWorship and liberate dogs[3][1][2]
WebsiteLos Angeles, California[3][1][2]

The Dog Commune was an American group of hippies and a psychedelic church who are said to have worshipped dogs.[3][1][2][4][5][6] Through visions elicited by the use of LSD, they came to believe that all life had equal value and that God existed on Earth in the form of dogs (with it noted that "dog" spelled backwards is "god").[3][1][2][5][4] In addition, they believed that all human problems were caused by the mistreatment of dogs.[3][1][2][4] Members of the commune adopted and herded dogs, raided animal shelters to free dogs, and were reportedly among the first animal rights groups in the United States to try to stop the use of dogs in scientific research.[3][1][2][5][4] The Dog Commune formed in the late 1960s in Los Angeles, California.[3][1][2][5] It is said to have been an offshoot of the Universal Life Church.[4] One of its founders is said to have been the rock and roll musician Sky Saxon of the psychedelic rock band The Seeds.[3][1] The group is said to have been one of the more outlandish religions formed in the late 1960s.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gorman, Peter (January 1990). "Divine Smoke and God's Flesh: Psychedelics and Religion". High Times. No. 173. pp. 41–44, 75. Of the more outlandish religions founded in the late '60s, probably none had a more unusual approach to God than the Dog Commune. Originated in the hills overlooking Los Angeles, Dog Commune founders (said to include Sky Saxon of the Seeds), claim to have been enlightened during an LSD trip to the idea of all life being of equal value. Once aware of this truth they became fruitarians, limiting their food consumption to fruit which had fallen to the ground. Later visions informed them that God existed on Earth, incarnate in dogs, and it was revealed to them that all of Man's ills could be directly traced to the mistreatment of canines. Hence the name Dog Commune, whose members herded dogs, tried to stop the use of them for scientific purposes and raided animal shelters to liberate their creator-incarnate. To the commune's credit it must be noted that they were among the first groups in this country to try to raise the public's consciousness regarding animal exploitation through experimentation.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Stuart, R. (2002). "Entheogenic Sects and Psychedelic Religions" (PDF). MAPS Bulletin. 12 (1): 17–24. DOG COMMUNE. In the late 1960s near Los Angeles, a group had the LSD-inspired belief that all life had equal value. They became fruitarians who only ate fruit that had fallen to the ground. Later, LSD visions revealed that God existed on Earth incarnate in dogs, and that all of humanity's problems were caused by the mistreatment of "man's best friend." Members of the Dog Commune herded dogs, raided animal shelters to liberate their canine deities, and were among the first animal rights groups in the United States to try to stop exploitation of dogs in scientific experiments.9
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Marinacci, Mike (4 July 2023). Psychedelic Cults and Outlaw Churches: LSD, Cannabis, and Spiritual Sacraments in Underground America. Simon and Schuster. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-64411-708-8. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e Archolekas, Eirene (2026). Eat (Less) Pray (More) Love (Christ): Reflections from an Orthodox Prodigal. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 9781666752618. In the 60's, dog worship entered new heights. There was an actual sect, the Dog Commune, an offshoot of the Universal Life Church, outside of Los Angeles that started by no doubt an LSD-hallucination/revelation that proclaimed that the reason for all the evil in the world could be directly attributed to the abuse and mistreatment of dogs. The reason behind the dogma? Because in English the word for GOD is DOG spelled backwards. Members of the Dog Commune herded dogs, raided animal shelters to liberate their canine deities, and were among the first animal rights groups in the United States to try to stop exploitation of dogs in scientific experiments.³
  5. ^ a b c d Leary, Timothy (2009) [2005]. Start Your Own Religion. Oakland, CA: Ronin Publishing. p. 177. ISBN 9781579511012. The Dog Commune: While using LSD in the late 1960's, commune founders received visions that God existed on Earth incarnate in dogs, and that all of humanity's ills can be traced to the mistreatment of man's best friend—dogs! Commune members herded dogs and raided animal shelters to liberate their deities. They tried to raise public consciousness about animal exploitation in research labs.
  6. ^ Niermann, Ingo; Sack, Adriano (2008). The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends: A Very Trippy Miscellany. Penguin. p. 79. ISBN 9781440651182. PSYCHEDELIC CHURCHES: The following churches were founded in the United States and Canada starting at the end of the nineteenth century. Each of them either once involved or currently involves partaking of psychoactive sacraments: [...] Dog Commune—LSD. [...]

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