The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
James Fadiman Ph.D.amazon.com
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
Michael Pollan • 5 highlights
amazon.comLSD appears to disable such conventionalized, shorthand modes of perception and, by doing so, restores a childlike immediacy, and sense of wonder, to our experience of reality,
The chief lesson to be learned from the psychedelic experience is the degree to which unexamined cultural values and limitations of language have made us the unwitting prisoners of our own assumptions. For it cannot be without reason that wherever in the world hallucinogenic indoles have been utilized, their use has been equated with magical self-h
... See moreBecause psychedelic substances decrease order and increase volatility, a strong goal is necessary to offset distractions and stay on purpose. Without knowing where we are going, we are more likely to end up at a place we don’t want to be. If we have a clear intention, however, we will discover the right opportunities to take the steps in the direct
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