Literary essays

"e;Like all the best meetings of Jewish minds, this book will make you think, argue and see the world anew.

A series of true stories that are at once relatable, funny, and heart-wrenching, join lauded writer Marissa Miller on a journey of battling imposter syndrome and learning to be proud to stand out.

Details how the author and her boyfriend developed a close friendship with Manly Hall and how Hall at first mistook her boyfriend as his heir apparent Explains how Hall adopted the author as his girl Friday and personal weirdo screener, giving her access to the inner circles of occult Los Angeles Richly depicts the characters who worked and gathered at Halls Philosophical Research Society, including Halls wife, the famed Mad Marie In the early 1980s, underground musicians Tamra Lucid and her boyfriend Ronnie Pontiac discovered the book The Secret Teachings of All Ages at the Bodhi Tree bookstore in Los Angeles.

Explains how cannabis can be used to treat trauma and emotional pain, as a profound problem-solving tool, and as a potent catalyst for self-transformation and ongoing healing work Shares methods to minimize the unwanted effects, such as intensified anxiety and paranoia, and direct the experience to produce deep physical relaxation and, when needed, elevated healing states Details how to blend cannabis strains for specific kinds of psychedelic experiences and how to prepare for your sessions to ensure success Despite the recent resurgence of interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, Cannabis sativa as a psychedelic therapy has been completely overlooked.

Explains how to determine your personal tree of life depending on your date of birth and how this tree reveals your gifts, talents, and life path Features full-color photos that capture the true spirit of the trees Details each trees spiritual meaning, element family, essential qualities, healing effects, gifts and talents, and symbolism Drawing on her intimate knowledge of trees and connections to Celtic traditions, Daniela Christine Huber shares a new interpretation of the tree horoscope calendar--where 22 archetypal trees are associated with different dates throughout the year and just like birth stones or astrological signs can reveal your innate talents and unique life path.

Explains how each of the 12 signs of the zodiac has 30 degrees, and each degree, like every star, is the center of a whole system of meanings Provides detailed write-ups for each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac Details how to use the degrees for personal chart interpretation and as an oracle for guidance and inspiration In this extraordinary synthesis of 50 years in star work, astrologer Ellias Lonsdale explains how each of the 12 signs of the zodiac has 30 degrees, and each degree, like every star, is the center of a whole system of meanings.

Explores the different groups--from research labs to the military--who were seeking how best to utilize LSD and other promising psychedelics like mescaline Reintroduces forgotten scientists like Robert Hyde and Rosalind Heywood Looks at the CIAs notorious top-secret mind-control program MKUltra Reveals how intellectuals, philosophers, artists, and mystics of the 1950s used LSD to bring ancient rites into the modern ageExploring the initial stages of psychedelic study in Europe and America, Thomas Hatsis offers a full history of the psychedelic-fueled revolution in healing and consciousness expansion that blossomed in the 1950s--the first golden age of psychedelic research.

A memoir by one of the original female psychedelic pioneers of the 1960s Shares Rosemarys early experimentation with psychedelics in the 1950s, her development through the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s, and her involvement, at first exciting but then heartbreaking, with Dr.

Shares wisdom-bringing psychedelic experiences from authorities well-known in psychedelic history, therapy, and research• Reveals how these scientists, doctors, therapists, and teachers have applied their entheogenic experiences in their professions, leading to therapeutic advancements, scientific discoveries, and healing for thousands • Includes contributions from scientific psychonaut Amanda Feilding, psychedelic swami Dr.

Shows how Amanita microdoses offered help and healing for a broad range of conditions, including hormonal dysfunction, allergies, gingivitis, heartburn, eczema, psoriasis, depression, epilepsy, hypertension, insomnia, and migraine Reveals how Amanita microdoses are effective for pain relief and for interrupting addictions to alcohol, opiates, nicotine, caffeine, and other narcotics Details how to safely identify, prepare, and preserve Amanita muscaria, including recipes for tincture, tea, oil, and ointment as well as proper microdose amounts Exploring the results of the first international study on the medicinal effects of microdosing with Amanita muscaria, the psychoactive fly agaric mushroom, Baba Masha, M.

Reveals how psychedelics can facilitate spiritual development and direct encounters with the sacred With contributions by Albert Hofmann, Huston Smith, Stanislav Grof, Charles Tart, Alexander Sasha Shulgin, Brother David Steindl-Rast, and many others Includes personal accounts of Walter Pahnkes Good Friday Experiment as well as a 25-year follow-up with its participants Explores protocols for ceremonial use of psychedelics and the challenges of transforming entheogenic insights into enduring change Modern organized religion is based predominantly on secondary religious experience--we read about others extraordinary spiritual encounters with God but have no direct experience ourselves.

An examination of the use of psychedelics for understanding ourselves, connecting with the world around us, and enacting outer change through inner transformation Explores sacred tools and technologies to help us reestablish a lost ideology of unity, with a specific focus on natural plant/fungi psychedelics Looks at the history of psychedelics and their role in facilitating natural intelligences ability to increase itself through ongoing analysis of its own experience Provides guidelines for safely using natural plant/fungi psychedelics and integrating them into society to access unified consciousness and restore balance to our world Our ecological, social, and political issues all stem from the ideologies that drive our collective actions.

THIS IS NO TIME TO RUN AND HIDE America seems to be crumbling from within.

Alone among the creatures of the world, man suffers a pang both bitter and sweet.

An exploration of mind design technologies and practices--mindapps--that boost intellectual capacity and enable new ways of thought and action Reveals how mindapps transform the patterns of our mind-body complex and help generate new ideas by enabling access to new mind states Examines the singlestate fallacy--the myth that useful thinking only occurs in our ordinary awake mental state Explores a wealth of mindapp practices and techniques, including microdosing with psychedelics, yoga and martial arts, hypnosis, breathing techniques, lucid dreaming, rites of passage, biofeedback and neurofeedback, and transcranial brain stimulation Just as we can write and install apps in our electronic devices, we can construct mindapps and install them in our brain-mind complex, and as just as digital apps add capabilities to our devices, mindapps can expand our mental powers and creative abilities, allowing us to intentionally redesign our minds.

A comprehensive look at the long tradition of psychedelic magic and religion in Western Civilization Explores the use of psychedelics and entheogens from Neolithic times through Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance to the Victorian era and beyond Reveals how psychedelics were integrated into pagan and Christian magical practices and demonstrates how one might employ a psychedelic agent for divination, sex magic, alchemy, communication with gods, and more Examines the role of entheogens in the Mysteries of Eleusis in Greece, the worship of Isis in Egypt, the Dionysian mysteries, and the magical practices of the Thessalian witches as well as Jewish, Roman, and Gnostic traditions Unbeknownst--or unacknowledged--by many, there is a long tradition of psychedelic magic and religion in Western civilization.

A deeply personal account of the scientific, shamanic, and metaphysical encounters that led to the development of Metzners psychological methods Recounts the authors meetings and friendships with Albert Hofmann, Alexander Shulgin, the McKenna brothers, Wilson Van Dusen, Myron Stolaroff, and Leo Zeff Details his lucid dream encounters with G.

Cutting-edge explorations and discussions of DMT experiences and plant sentience from leading luminaries in the field of psychedelic research Includes contributions from Rupert Sheldrake, Rick Strassman, Dennis McKenna, Graham Hancock, Jeremy Narby, Erik Davis, Peter Meyer, David Luke, and many others Explores DMT beings, plant sentience, interspecies communication, discarnate consciousness, dialoguing with the divine, the pineal gland, the Amazonian shamanic perspective on Invisible Entities, and the science behind hallucinations Encounters with apparently sentient beings are reported by half of all first time users of the naturally occurring psychedelic DMT, yet the question of DMT beings and plant sentience, interspecies communication, discarnate consciousness, and perhaps even dialoguing with the divine has never been systematically explored.

Unveils the spiritual meaning that fueled the artistic, political, and social revolutions of the 1960s Investigates the spiritual principles that informed everything from the civil rights and anti-war movements, to the hippies rejection of materialist culture, to the rise of feminism, gay rights, and environmentalism Reveals how medieval troubadours, Gnosticism, Renaissance hermetic magic, and the occult doctrines of Aleister Crowley helped shape the psychedelic Sixties Offers in-depth analysis of many of the eras most famous books, films, and music No decade in modern history has generated more controversy and divisiveness than the tumultuous 1960s.

Explores the role of magic and the occult in art and culture from ancient times to today Examines key figures behind esoteric cultural developments, such as Carl Jung, Anton LaVey, Paul Bowles, Aleister Crowley, and Rudolf Steiner Explores the history of magic as a source of genuine counter culture and compares it with our contemporary soulless, digital monoculture Reveals how the magic of art can be restored if art is employed as a means rather than an end and offers strategies to rekindle intuitive creativity Art, magic, and the occult have been intimately linked since our prehistoric ancestors created the first cave paintings some 50,000 years ago.

An illustrated guide to harmonics--the sacred geometry principles that underlie the natural world--and its practical applications Demonstrates how the vesica piscis is a matrix from which ideas and forms emanate, connecting cosmic time cycles, measures of space, and musical tones Provides harmonic analyses of ancient sculpture, architecture, the solar system, the Earth-Moon relationship, and the structure of water and waves Explains how to apply sacred geometry to create building floor plans, pottery figures, gardens, and sacred ceremonial spaces We are in the midst of a revival of an ancient way of looking at the world--an approach that enabled great civilizations of the past to bring forth inventions of great beauty and power.

Explores the potential of psychedelics as medicine and the intersections of politics, science, and psychedelics • Explores the tumultuous history of psychedelic research, the efforts to restore psychedelic therapies, and the links between psychiatric drugs and mental illness • Offers non-technical summaries of the most recent, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies with MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and ayahuasca • Includes the work of Rick Doblin, Stanislav Grof, James Fadiman, Julie Holland, Dennis McKenna, David Nichols, Charles Grob, Phil Wolfson, Michael and Annie Mithoefer, Roland Griffiths, Katherine MacLean, and Robert Whitaker Embracing the revival of psychedelic research and the discovery of new therapeutic uses, clinical psychologist Dr.

An exploration of the role that dreaming, psychedelic experiences, and mystical visions play in visionary art • Includes discussions with 18 well-known female artists, including Josephine Wall, Allyson Grey, Amanda Sage, Martina Hoffmann, Penny Slinger, and Carolyn Mary Kleefeld • Reveals how they have all been inspired by deep inner experiences and seek to express non-ordinary visions of reality, reminiscent of shamanic trance states, lucid dreams, and spiritually transcendent experiences • Shows how visionary art often contains an abundance of feminine energy, helping us to heal ourselves and see that we are all connected Since early humans first painted from their mystic eye onto cave walls, artists have sought to share their sacred visions with the world.

A bold exploration of modern psychedelic culture, its history, and future Examines 3 modern psy-culture architects: chemist Alexander Sasha Shulgin, mycologist-philosopher Terence McKenna, and visionary artist Alex Grey Investigates the use of microdosing in extreme sports, the psy-trance festival experience, and the relationship between the ego, entheogens, and toxicity Presents a History of Visionary Art, from its roots in prehistory, to Ernst Fuchs and the Vienna School of the Fantastic, to contemporary psychedelic art After the dismantling of a major acid laboratory in 2001 dramatically reduced the world supply of LSD, the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s appeared to have finally run its course.

Explores the visionary, mystical, and ecstatic traditions that influenced the music of the 1960s Examines the visionary, spiritual, and mystical influences on the Grateful Dead, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, the Incredible String Band, the Left Banke, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, and others Shows how the British Invasion acted as the detonator to explode visionary music into the mainstream Explains how 1960s rock and roll music transformed consciousness on both the individual and collective levels The 1960s were a time of huge transformation, sustained and amplified by the music of that era: Rock and Roll.

A guide to the benefits and challenges of the use of cannabis in spiritual practice Includes chapters by 18 authoritative and influential voices of the modern cannabis movement, including Kathleen Harrison, Joan Bello, Hamilton Souther, Steven Hager, Chris Bennett, Dee Dussault, Jeremy Wolff, and Roger Christie Explores the use of marijuana in a wide range of spiritual practices, including meditation, yoga, chanting, visualization, shamanism, group ceremonies, work with other entheogens, and as a creative aid Truly a medicine for body and soul, one of cannabiss greatest gifts is its remarkable potential for spiritual healing and awakening.

The first book to explore the history and influence of egregores, powerful autonomous psychic entities created by a collective group mind Examines the history of egregores from ancient times to present day, including their role in Western Mystery traditions and popular culture and media Reveals documented examples of egregores from ancient Greece and Rome, Tibetan Buddhism, Islam, modern esoteric orders, the writings of H.

Win bets on sporting events using the prediction system of Vedic Astrology Describes the basics of Vedic Astrology and how it can be applied to sports betting Outlines 5 powerful techniques for predicting the outcome of any one-on-one competition Details how to determine the physical strength of each side, whose motivation and drive to win is strongest, and who has fate on their sideEverything that is born, which has a lifespan and an ending, is a space-time event.

Un psiquiatra clínico explora los efectos de la DMT, una de las drogas psicodélicas más potentes que se conocen

• Una mirada tras bambalinas a los proyectos más avanzados de investigación sobre sustancias psicodélicas

• Proporciona una singular explicación científica sobre el fenómeno de las experiencias de raptos por extraterrestres

De 1990 a 1995, el Dr.

Una exploración sobre las verdades personales y espirituales reveladas mediante el LSD

• Indica que las visiones inducidas por el LSD tejen una trama continua de un viaje a otro

• Muestra que los viajes o trances psicodélicos pasan por tres etapas: los temas personales y la conciencia prenatal, la pérdida del ego y, por último, lo sagrado

• Explora el consumo de sustancias psicodélicas a lo largo de la historia, incluidas las alucinaciones masivas comunes en la Edad Media y los primeros usos terapéuticos del LSD

Christopher Gray, cuando tenía casi sesenta años, por primera vez en mucho tiempo probó a tomar una dosis de 100 microgramos de LSD.

A memorial volume to one of this century's most colorful and pioneering figures in the consciousness movement A wide array of individuals from all stages of Leary's life provides a comprehensive view of the man and his impact on American culture One of the most influential and controversial people of the 20th century, Timothy Leary inspired profound feelings--both pro and con--from everyone with whom he came into contact.

A detailed study of the history and usage of opium Explores the use of opium as a major healing herb and a popular relaxant Details the opium practices adhered to in the Chinese tradition Includes information on the suppression of opium by the modern pharmaceutical industryOpium.

An investigation into experiences of other realms of existence and contact with otherworldly beings Examines how contact with alien life-forms can be obtained through the inner space dimensions of our minds Presents evidence that other worlds experienced through consciousness-altering technologies are often as real as those perceived with our five senses Correlates science fictions imaginal realms with psychedelic research For thousands of years, voyagers of inner space--spiritual seekers, shamans, and psychoactive drug users--have returned from their inner imaginal travels reporting encounters with alien intelligences.

A journey from Burning Man to the Akashic Field that suggest how 5-MeO-DMT triggers the human capacity for higher knowledge through direct contact with the zero-point field Examines Bufo alvarius toad venom, which contains the potent natural psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT, and explores its entheogenic use Proposes a new connection between the findings of modern physics and the knowledge held by shamans and religious sages for millennia The venom from Bufo alvarius, an unusual toad found in the Sonoran desert, contains 5-MeO-DMT, a potent natural chemical similar in effect to the more common entheogen DMT.

One mans personal journey through the unparalleled trance states of salvia Originally published as Peopled Darkness Contains real-life descriptions of salvia-induced visionary experiences Offers guidance for the responsible use of this psychoactive plant Explores the shamanic awareness associated with salvia Salvia divinorum, which recently entered the visionary pharmacopoeia of the modern world, has been used for centuries in the shamanic practices of the Mazatec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico, for healing and divination.

True account of a decade-long apprenticeship with Huichol shamans in the Mexican Sierra Madre Contains an insiders view of the Huichols shamanic spiritual practices, including their ritual use of peyote Offers the Huichol path to sustainable healing for individuals and our planet Never conquered by Europeans, the Huichol--known for their use of peyote in spiritual ceremonies--have thoroughly retained their ancient way of life.

The core teachings and riotous life of the psychedelic yogi Ganesh Baba Presents the teachings of Ganesh Babas Crea Yoga, which he derived from the tantric practices of traditional Kriya Yoga Explains the basic exercises for following the Crea (creative) Yoga practice Includes many anecdotes from the colorful life of this psychedelic baba Shri Mahant Swami Ganeshanand Saraswati Giri (ca.

Hemp, Cannabis sativa, has been called the world's most versatile plant.

The first comprehensive guide to oneirogens--naturally occurring substances that induce and enhance dreaming Includes extensive monographs on dream-enhancing substances derived from plant, animal, and human sources Presents the results of scientific experiments on the effects of using oneirogens Shows how studies in this area of ethnobotany can yield a scientific understanding of the mysterious mechanism of dreams Oneirogens are plant and animal substances that have long been used to facilitate powerful and productive dreaming.

Combining Chinese Taoist astrology, Western zodiac astrology, and birth destiny cards to develop your innate talents and transform your negative traits Includes charts to discover your Chinese animal year, your Western zodiac sun sign, your moon sign, and your birth destiny card as well as those of your friends, lovers, relatives, and colleagues Provides insightful and accurate descriptions for each animal year, zodiac sun sign, and birth card as well as each year and sun sign combination and each sun and moon sign combination Offers career suggestions based on your innate gifts and relationship advice on which animals, sign combos, and birth cards to seek out and which to avoid With your first breath of life, you take in the energy pattern radiated by the sun, moon, and stars at that moment in time and space.

An exploration of the personal and spiritual truths revealed through LSD Reveals that LSD visions weave an ongoing story from trip to trip Shows that trips progress through three stages: personal issues and pre-birth consciousness, ego-loss, and on to the sacred Explores psychedelic use throughout history, including the mass hallucinations common in the Middle Ages and the early therapeutic use of LSD Toward the end of his fifties, Christopher Gray took, for the first time in years, a 100-microgram acid trip.

Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of Americas most popular recreational drug With contributions by Andrew Weil, Michael Pollan, Lester Grinspoon, Allen St.

Psychedelics as therapeutic catalysts for emotional and spiritual transformation Explores the latest medical research on the healing powers of entheogens Reveals the crucial role of tribal and shamanic wisdom in psychedelic medicine Provides guidelines for working with psychedelics, including the authors personal healing and recommendations for creating change on the spiritual and societal levels Banned after promising research in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, the use of psychedelics as therapeutic catalysts is now being rediscovered at prestigious medical schools, such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins, NYU, and UCLA.

A comprehensive survey of the therapeutic, historical, and cultural uses of cannabis in traditions around the world.

A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals Contains myriad studies and examples from the author's 20 years of research By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug useHistory shows that people have always used intoxicants.

Over 30 contributors share their expertise on the chemical, biological, cultural, psychological, and experiential dimensions of psilocybin mushrooms Describes in vivid detail the consciousness-expanding experiences of psychoactive mushroom users Provides firsthand accounts of the controversial Harvard Psilocybin Project, including the Concord Prison and Good Friday studiesTeonancatl was the name given to the visionary mushrooms used in ancient Mesoamerican shamanic ceremonies, mushrooms that contain psilocybin, the psychoactive agent identified by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, the discoverer of LSD.

A clear-eyed look at the instrumental role drugs have played in our cultural, social, and spiritual development.

A comprehensive autobiographical account of the transforming experiences possible with ayahuasca Reveals the protocols of a traditional ayahuasca retreat and the importance of its ritual diet, isolation, and sacred songs Relates an extensive personal account of the traditional indigenous use of ayahuasca for healing and revelationAyahuasca: The Visionary and Healing Powers of the Vine of the Soul is an autobiographical account of the authors work with ayahuasca, a potent and sacred plant brew of the Amazon region that is known for its extraordinary visionary and healing powers.

An anthology of writings by some of the most influential women in history on the often misunderstood and misrepresented female drug experience.

A hands-on approach to the planets and their influence on children's emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development.