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How to Change Your Mind

The New Science of Psychedelics

byMichael Pollan

Who is this book for? Readers interested in psychology, mental health, and the history of psychedelics.

Topics PsychedelicsConsciousness explorationMental health treatmentResearch historyPersonal experimentationMind-altering substancesTherapeutic potentialCounter-culture movementScientific explorationHuman consciousness evolutionMental healthTherapeutic useIdentityTechnology and Humanity
MoodReflective, Thought-Provoking
It's as if we made entering gothic cathedrals illegal, or museums, or sunsets!' When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as offer relief to addicts and the mentally ill. But in the 1960s, with the vicious backlash against the counter-culture, all further research was banned. In recent years, however, work has quietly begun again on the amazing potential of LSD, psilocybin and DMT. Could these drugs in fact improve the lives of many people? Diving deep into this extraordinary world and putting himself forward as a guinea-pig, Michael Pollan has written a remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling portrait of the new generation of scientists fascinated by the implications of these drugs. How to Change Your Mindis a report from what could very well be the future of human consciousness.

Language

en

Published on

17/05/2018

Pages

480

Format

hardcover

ISBN

9780241294222

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