Stories and practices from the casebook of pioneering transpersonal psychotherapist Ralph Metzner • Shows how psychological problems often derive from factors not considered in conventional psychother
An Italian ethnobotanist explores the remarkable propensity of wild animals to seek out and use psychoactive substances. . Throws out behaviorist theories that claim animals have no consciousness. . O
Three of the most original thinkers of our time explore issues that call into question our current views of reality, morality, and the nature of life. ??? A wide-ranging investigation of the ecology
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 Rol
Translated from the original Sanskrit by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard Burton, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as 1001 Arabian Nights and Boccaccio's Decamer
In this unusual and controversial history of religion, Heinrich attributes miracles as varied as the burning bush of Moses and the raising of Lazarus from the dead to the hallucinogenic effects of the
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 p
The complete series of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s spiritual comics, translated into English for the first time• Contains all 284 of Jodo’s Panic Fables comics, published weekly from 1967 to 1973
These four remarkable women, core members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, left a lasting imprint on the politics, literature, and theater of 19th-century Europe. Less well-known than the fa
An exploration of the connections between feminine consciousness and altered states from ancient times to present day • Explores the feminine qualities of the psychedelic self, ancient female roo
A detailed guide to mastering lucid dreaming for physical and emotional healing, enhanced creativity, and spiritual awakening‧ Offers methods to improve lucid dreaming abilities and techniques for dev
This book, a review of the research into the psychotherapeutic value of visionary drugs, includes a guide to the use of psychedelics for spiritual (high dose), therapeutic (moderate dose), and proble
Water’s wisdom on renewal, communication, and holism • How water, as a conscious organism, unites all of creation in one vast communication network • Includes the research of Masaru
The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants??? Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances??? Explores how using ps
Belly dancing is pure sensuousness and has enchanted people since ancient times. Yet beyond its erotic aspects, belly dancing offers many physical and emotional benefits. Belly Dancing covers all asp
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
A journey from Burning Man to the Akashic Field revealing how the natural psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT triggers the human capacity for higher knowledge through direct contact with the zero-point field. The
Having retired to Thailand, Chinese scholar Lee wrote Da Yen: Jung Guo Ya Pien Yi Shu yu Chiao Miao (Opium: The Big Smoke, the Chinese Art & Craft of Opium) in 1996. That historical treatise is he
A deeply personal account of the scientific, shamanic, and metaphysical encounters that led to the development of Metzner’s psychological methods • Recounts the author’s meetings and
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 psyche
This book examines plant-centered shamanic practices, including initiations, hallucinogens, and altered states of consciousness. It discusses both the benefits and dangers that await those who seek t
Selected writings from the author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception on the role of psychedelics in society.Ay??? Includes letters and lectures by Huxley never published elsewhere.Ay In M