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Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution

Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution

by Terence McKenna

For the first time in trade paperback, the critically acclaimed counterculture manifesto by the wildly popular McKenna. "Deserves to be a modern classic on mind-altering drugs and hallucinogens."--The Washington Post. Photos and illustrations.

DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences

DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences

by Rick Strassman

A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. * A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. * Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted DEA-approved clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected sixty... (more)

The Archaic Revival: Speculations on Psychedelic Mushrooms, the Amazon, Virtual Reality, UFOs, Evolution, Shamanism, the Rebirth of the Goddess, and the End of History

The Archaic Revival: Speculations on Psychedelic Mushrooms, the Amazon, Virtual Reality, UFOs, Evolution, Shamanism, the Rebirth of the Goddess, and the End of History

by Terence McKenna, Satty

Cited by the L.A. Weekly as "the culture's foremost spokesman for the psychedelic experience," Terrence McKenna is an underground legend as a brilliant raconteur, adventurer, and expert on the experiential use of mind-altering plants. In these essays, interviews, and narrative adventures, McKenna takes us on a mesmerizing journey deep into the Amazon as well as into the hidden recesses of the human psyche and... (more)

Una realidad aparte

by Carlos Castaneda

In this book, Castaneda resumes his apprenticeship, determined to go deeper still into don Juan's world, to learn to see beyond the surface realities of life. He continues his dialogue with don Juan, intuitive, wise, demanding, and fierce in his struggle to see and know beyond the vision of ordinary men; and himself, a man of courage and intelligence who submits himself to don Juan's teaching, to enter... (more)

Tihkal: The Continuation

by Alexander Shulgin

Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story

by Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin

Doors of Perception; Heaven and Hell

by Aldous Huxley

Two classic complete books -- The Doors of Perception (originally published in 1954) and Heaven and Hell (originally published in 1956) -- in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling Brave New World , explores, as only he can, the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. These two astounding essays are among the most profound studies of the effects of mind-expanding drugs... (more)

The varieties of psychedelic experience,

The varieties of psychedelic experience,

by Robert Masters

One of the most important books written on the effects of LSD on the human psyche. • Its authoritative research has great relevance to the current debate on drug legalization. • Prolific authors Robert Masters and Jean Houston are pioneer figures in the field of transpersonal psychology and founders of the Human Potentials Movement. The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience was published in 1966, just as... (more)

Into the Void - Exploring Consciousness, Hyperspace and Beyond Using Brain Technology, Psychedelics and Altered-Mind StatesZoe 7, Joseph Marti) Zoe7. (Zoe Seven

Into the Void - Exploring Consciousness, Hyperspace and Beyond Using Brain Technology, Psychedelics and Altered-Mind States

by Zoe 7, Joseph Marti) Zoe7. (Zoe Seven

Pete

by Pete Bennett

When Pete Bennett exploded into the Big Brother house, and into everyone's living rooms, he instantly became an icon. Weird, unpredictable, involuntarily foul-mouthed, beautiful and endlessly entertaining, from day one he was the favourite to win. As a small, sensitive boy, Pete struggled with the bullies and gangs of thugs in some of the hardest housing estates and schools in South London. Despite a tough start,... (more)

Albion Dreaming: A Popular History of LSD in Britain

Albion Dreaming: A Popular History of LSD in Britain

by Andy Roberts

Contrary to popular belief, LSD is much more connected to Britain than it is to the US. This engaging book looks at the use of LSD in British society, from its arrival in 1952 to the present day. It provides a hidden history of a controversial drug and how it permeated British culture. The author explores LSD's use by the medical profession in treating a variety of psychological and mental problems. At the same... (more)

Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves: Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes, and the Quest for Transcendence

Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves: Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes, and the Quest for Transcendence

by Clifford A. Pickover

From the acclaimed author of over 20 popular books, Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves serves up a smorgasbord of subjects designed to bend reality and stretch the reader's mind. Musing over everything from humanity’s place in the universe to movie closing credits, Clifford A. Pickover contemplates such topics as fugu sushi, zombies, French writer Marcel Proust (not to mention cartoon guides to Proust), parallel... (more)

The Politics of Ecstasy

by Timothy Leary

Writings that sparkle with the psychedelic revolution. The Politics of Ecstasy is Timothy Leary's most provocative and influential exploration of human consciousness, written during the period from his Harvard days to the Summer of Love. Includes his early pronouncements on the psychedelic movement and his views on social and political ramifications of psychedelic and mystical experience. Here is the outspoken... (more)

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

by Timothy Leary

Touching on topics ranging from religion, education, and politics to Aldous Huxley, neurology, and psychedelic drugs, the poem and ten vintage essays collected here articulate Timothy Leary's freewheeling, freedom-loving philosophy of life.

Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Citadel Underground)

Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Citadel Underground)

by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert, Karma-Glin-PaBardo

Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics

by Alex Grey

Buddhism and psychedelic experimentation share a common concern: the liberation of the mind. Zig Zag Zen launches the first serious inquiry into the moral, ethical, doctrinal, and transcendental considerations created by the intersection of Buddhism and psychedelics. With a foreword by renowned Buddhist scholar Stephen Batchelor and a preface by historian of religion Huston Smith, along with numerous essays and... (more)

Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide : A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts

Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide : A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts

by Oss & Oeric

Tripping : An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures, now with an updated and expanded resource section!

Tripping : An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures, now with an updated and expanded resource section!

by Charles Hayes

The psychedelic experience has been both demonized and mythologized, but what is it really like to trip? TRIPPING: An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures, the first major compilation of personal testimonies about psychedelic experiences, contains narratives by 50 people of various nationalities and walks of life about their most unforgettable altered states -- from the heavenly to the horrific.... (more)

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Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution

by Terence McKenna

DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences

by Rick Strassman

The Archaic Revival: Speculations on Psychedelic Mushrooms, the Amazon, Virtual Reality, UFOs, Evolution, Shamanism, the Rebirth of the Goddess, and the End of History

by Terence McKenna, Satty

Una realidad aparte

by Carlos Castaneda

Tihkal: The Continuation

by Alexander Shulgin

Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story

by Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin

Doors of Perception; Heaven and Hell

by Aldous Huxley

The varieties of psychedelic experience,

by Robert Masters

Into the Void - Exploring Consciousness, Hyperspace and Beyond Using Brain Technology, Psychedelics and Altered-Mind States

by Zoe 7, Joseph Marti) Zoe7. (Zoe Seven

Pete

by Pete Bennett

Albion Dreaming: A Popular History of LSD in Britain

by Andy Roberts

Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves: Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes, and the Quest for Transcendence

by Clifford A. Pickover

The Politics of Ecstasy

by Timothy Leary

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

by Timothy Leary

Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Citadel Underground)

by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert, Karma-Glin-PaBardo

Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics

by Alex Grey

Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide : A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts

by Oss & Oeric

Tripping : An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures, now with an updated and expanded resource section!

by Charles Hayes