Huxley had initiated a correspondence with Doctor Humphry Osmond, a British psychiatrist then employed in a Canadian institution, and eventually asked him to supply a dose of mescaline; Osmond obliged and supervised Huxley's session in southern California.
hˈʌksli hæd ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns wɪð dˈɑːktɚ hˈʌmfɹi ˈɑːzmənd, ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ saɪkˈaɪətɹɪst ðˈɛn ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn ɐ kɐnˈeɪdiən ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən, ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ˈæskt hˌɪm tə səplˈaɪ ɐ dˈoʊs ʌv mˈɛskəlˌaɪn; ˈɑːzmənd əblˈaɪdʒd ænd sˈuːpɚvˌaɪzd hˈʌksliz sˈɛʃən ɪn sˈʌðɚn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə.