Kategoria BISAC: Body, Mind & Spirit >> Entheogens & Visionary Substances

This illustrated book traces the history of an unlikely force in the shaping of Western civilization: the use of psychedelic mushrooms, namely by a secret society called the cult of Mithras. Nero was the first emperor to be initiated by the group's -magical dinners, - and most of his successors embraced the ritual as a source of spiritual transcendence. The cult was officially banned after the Conversion, but aspects of their rituals were assimilated or co-opted by Christianity, and the brotherhoods persist today as secret societies such as the Freemasons. This is a fascinating exploration...

- Examines the neurochemistry underlying the visionary psilocybin experience

- Explains how sacred mushrooms help restore our connection to the natural intelligence of Nature

- Reviews the research on psilocybin's ability to dispel anxiety in the terminally ill and its helpful effects on obsessive-compulsive disorder

It has been more than 50 years since sacred mushrooms were plucked from the shamanic backwaters of Mexico and presented to the modern world by R. Gordon Wasson. After...

- With contributions by Albert Hofmann, R. Gordon Wasson, Jack Kornfield, Terence McKenna, the Shulgins, Rick Strassman, and others

- Explores the importance of academic and religious freedom in the study of psychedelics and the mind

- Exposes the need for an organized spiritual context for entheogen use in order to fully realize their transformative and sacred value

We live in a time when a great many voices are calling for a spiritual renewal to address the problems that face humanity, yet the...

A great mystery of altered states of consciousness and species development is expanding with new archeological and anthropological discoveries. Religious story telling (myth) is a timeless journey. Surprisingly it's not about truth....

- Details the author's training and life as a curandero using ayahuasca medicine, San Pedro cactus, tobacco purges, psychedelic mushrooms, and other visionary plants

- Offers first-hand accounts of miraculous healing where ayahuasca revealed the cause of the illness, including how the author healed his mother from liver cancer

- Shows how "ayahuasca tourism" symbolizes the Western world's reawakening need to connect with the universal life force

For more than 20...

- Presents practices for safe and successful psychedelic voyages, including the benefits of having a guide and how to be a guide

- Reviews the value of psychedelics for healing and self-discovery as well as how LSD has facilitated scientific and technical problem-solving

- Reveals how microdosing (ultra-low doses) improve cognitive functioning, emotional balance, and physical stamina

- This year 600,000 people in the U.S. alone will try LSD for the the first time, joining the 23 million who have already...

"Dropping Acid: A Beginner's Guide to the Responsible Use of LSD for Self-Discovery"

This is a book about LSD. A substance that nearly everyone has heard of, but very few really know anything about.

In these pages you can learn about the history of this enigmatic substance; the chemistry of how it works; come to understand some of the myths and truths about it; and even read some first-hand stories of 'trips' taken after having consumed LSD.

But most importantly, this is a book about "Self-Discovery." It explains how LSD can be used to learn about yourself; how it changes your...

- Details the scientific discovery of ayahuasca's sophisticated psychoactive delivery system in the brain and body and its potential applications in medicine and psychology

- Includes contributions from Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D., J. C. Callaway, Ph.D., and Charles S. Grob, M.D., on the ethnopharmacology, psychology, phytochemistry, and neuropharmacology of ayahuasca

- Provides 24 firsthand accounts of ayahuasca experiences and resulting life changes

Widely recognized by...

- Reveals the striking similarities between the visions of the Hebrew prophets and the DMT state described by Strassman's research volunteers

- Explains how prophetic and psychedelic states may share biological mechanisms

- Presents a new top-down "theoneurological" model of spiritual experience

After completing his groundbreaking research chronicled in DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Rick Strassman was left with one fundamental...

- Explores the ecopsychological effects of wild psychedelic mushrooms, including enhanced biophilia, expanded awareness, eco-shamanic encounters, and access to the ancient wisdom that binds all life on Earth

- Examines the most recent scientific studies on psilocybin in the U.S. and U.K.

- Details the author's work to keep the use of psilocybin mushrooms legal in the U.K. and shows that an irrational rejection of scientific evidence underlies the harsh...