The psychedelic explorer's guide

The pendulum is swinging back. It's still not safe to have this conversation—it never will be while the fear-and-ignorance party() is in power—but if not now, when? Let's keep the momentum going. Let's build a better future.This is an important book on many levels. It's not cohesive: it meanders among the importance of a guide for high-dose sessions (and excellent advice therefor), accounts of academic research in the 60s, justified ranting against the research ban, promising summaries of the modern (through early 2011) research revival, and a handful of personal anecdotes. Not all sections will be relevant to all readers... but I'd say that nearly everyone has something to learn from one part or another.Possibly the most important aspect: if you're planning a spiritual (high-dose) session or know someone who is, you might want to read the first few chapters. You might want his checklists in Chapter 19. This man knows what he's talking about, and his advice can make a big difference in everyone's experience. If you can't risk ordering it online, I'll lend you my copy.() and hatred. Fear, Ignorance, and Hatred. I almost forgot the last one.

This is one of those cases where the goodreads rating system doesn't really match the way a book should be rated. Five stars, goodreads tells us, we should interpret as ‘this book was amazing'. This book isn't particularly fun to read. It's a book that quite drily chronicles the research that has been done on psychedelic drugs. The subject matter however, is indeed nothing short of amazing, and that's why it deserves five stars. Anyone who is interested in the use of psychedelic drugs for healing and/or spiritual exploration should read this book.