Since the mid-1950s, the psychoactive compound DMT has attracted the attention of experimentalists andprohibitionists, scientists and artists, alchemists and hyperspace emissaries. While most known as a crucial component of the jungle alchemy that is ayahuasca, DMT is a unique story unto itself. Until now, this story has remained untold. "Mystery School in Hyperspace" is the first book to delve into the history of this substance, the discovery of its properties, and the impact it has had on poets, artists, and musicians.
DMT has appeared at crucial junctures in countercultural history....