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How to Change Your Mind
- What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
- Narrateur(s): Michael Pollan
- Durée: 13 h et 35 min
- Catégories: Biographies et mémoires, Professionnels et universitaires
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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
- Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
- Auteur(s): James Fadiman PhD
- Narrateur(s): Steven Jay Cohen
- Durée: 11 h et 38 min
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Called "America's wisest and most respected authority on psychedelics and their use", James Fadiman has been involved with psychedelic research since the 1960s. In this guide to the immediate and long-term effects of psychedelic use for spiritual (high dose), therapeutic (moderate dose), and problem-solving (low dose and microdose) purposes, Fadiman outlines best practices for safe, sacred entheogenic voyages learned through his more than 40 years of experience - from the benefits of having a sensitive guide during a session (and how to be one) to the importance of the setting and pre-session intention.
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This one might be better in text, but still great
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-08-27
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Caffeine
- How Caffeine Created the Modern World
- Auteur(s): Michael Pollan
- Narrateur(s): Michael Pollan
- Durée: 2 h et 2 min
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Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.
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Not what i expected
- Écrit par Andre Brisson le 2020-06-22
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Psychedelic Medicine
- The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca
- Auteur(s): Dr. Richard Louis Miller
- Narrateur(s): Andy Rick
- Durée: 8 h et 20 min
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Embracing the revival of psychedelic research and the discovery of new therapeutic uses, clinical psychologist Dr. Richard Louis Miller discusses what is happening today in psychedelic medicine - and what will happen in the future - with top researchers and thinkers in this field. Dr. Miller and his contributors cover the tumultuous history of early psychedelic research brought to a halt 50 years ago by the US government as well as offering non-technical summaries of the most recent studies with MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and ayahuasca.
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True Hallucinations
- Being an Account of the Author's Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil's Paradise
- Auteur(s): Terence McKenna
- Narrateur(s): Al Kessel
- Durée: 9 h et 16 min
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This mesmerizing, surreal account of the bizarre adventures of Terence McKenna, his brother Dennis, and a small band of their friends, is a wild ride of exotic experience and scientific inquiry. Exploring the Amazon Basin in search of mythical shamanic hallucinogens, they encounter a host of unusual characters - including a mushroom, a flying saucer, pirate Mantids from outer space, an appearance by James and Nora Joyce in the guise of poultry, and translinguistic matter - and discover the missing link in the development of human consciousness and language.
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Extraordinary Adventures is an understatement!!!
- Écrit par Ben Tamblyn le 2020-12-27
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The Doors of Perception
- Auteur(s): Aldous Huxley
- Narrateur(s): Rudolph Schirmer
- Durée: 2 h et 16 min
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The critically acclaimed novelist and social critic Aldous Huxley, describes his personal experimentation with the drug mescaline and explores the nature of visionary experience. The title of this classic comes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern."
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Amazing!
- Écrit par Lisa le 2019-03-23
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
- A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
- Auteur(s): Rick Strassman
- Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey
- Durée: 13 h et 21 min
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From 1990 to 1995, Dr. Rick Strassman conducted U.S. government–approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected 60 volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an extraordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical found in the psychedelic Amazon brew ayahuasca, is also manufactured by the human brain.
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Changed the way I think about the big picture
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-08-27
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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
- Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
- Auteur(s): James Fadiman PhD
- Narrateur(s): Steven Jay Cohen
- Durée: 11 h et 38 min
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Called "America's wisest and most respected authority on psychedelics and their use", James Fadiman has been involved with psychedelic research since the 1960s. In this guide to the immediate and long-term effects of psychedelic use for spiritual (high dose), therapeutic (moderate dose), and problem-solving (low dose and microdose) purposes, Fadiman outlines best practices for safe, sacred entheogenic voyages learned through his more than 40 years of experience - from the benefits of having a sensitive guide during a session (and how to be one) to the importance of the setting and pre-session intention.
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This one might be better in text, but still great
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-08-27
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Caffeine
- How Caffeine Created the Modern World
- Auteur(s): Michael Pollan
- Narrateur(s): Michael Pollan
- Durée: 2 h et 2 min
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Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.
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Not what i expected
- Écrit par Andre Brisson le 2020-06-22
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Psychedelic Medicine
- The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca
- Auteur(s): Dr. Richard Louis Miller
- Narrateur(s): Andy Rick
- Durée: 8 h et 20 min
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Embracing the revival of psychedelic research and the discovery of new therapeutic uses, clinical psychologist Dr. Richard Louis Miller discusses what is happening today in psychedelic medicine - and what will happen in the future - with top researchers and thinkers in this field. Dr. Miller and his contributors cover the tumultuous history of early psychedelic research brought to a halt 50 years ago by the US government as well as offering non-technical summaries of the most recent studies with MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and ayahuasca.
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True Hallucinations
- Being an Account of the Author's Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil's Paradise
- Auteur(s): Terence McKenna
- Narrateur(s): Al Kessel
- Durée: 9 h et 16 min
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This mesmerizing, surreal account of the bizarre adventures of Terence McKenna, his brother Dennis, and a small band of their friends, is a wild ride of exotic experience and scientific inquiry. Exploring the Amazon Basin in search of mythical shamanic hallucinogens, they encounter a host of unusual characters - including a mushroom, a flying saucer, pirate Mantids from outer space, an appearance by James and Nora Joyce in the guise of poultry, and translinguistic matter - and discover the missing link in the development of human consciousness and language.
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Extraordinary Adventures is an understatement!!!
- Écrit par Ben Tamblyn le 2020-12-27
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The Doors of Perception
- Auteur(s): Aldous Huxley
- Narrateur(s): Rudolph Schirmer
- Durée: 2 h et 16 min
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The critically acclaimed novelist and social critic Aldous Huxley, describes his personal experimentation with the drug mescaline and explores the nature of visionary experience. The title of this classic comes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern."
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Amazing!
- Écrit par Lisa le 2019-03-23
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
- A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
- Auteur(s): Rick Strassman
- Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey
- Durée: 13 h et 21 min
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From 1990 to 1995, Dr. Rick Strassman conducted U.S. government–approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected 60 volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an extraordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical found in the psychedelic Amazon brew ayahuasca, is also manufactured by the human brain.
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Changed the way I think about the big picture
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-08-27
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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- Auteur(s): Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrateur(s): Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock
- Durée: 15 h et 11 min
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The most influential religious historian of the 20th century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs, and fungi passed from one generation to the next? The Immortality Key is a groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations.
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Deeelicious!!!!
- Écrit par Andrea Unsworth le 2020-10-15
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Breath
- The New Science of a Lost Art
- Auteur(s): James Nestor
- Narrateur(s): James Nestor
- Durée: 7 h et 18 min
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There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. The answers aren’t found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of São Paulo. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices.
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wow! thank you!! life changing information!!!
- Écrit par Sean J. le 2020-07-04
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The Psychedelic Experience
- A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
- Auteur(s): Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert, Autres
- Narrateur(s): Paul Heitsch
- Durée: 4 h et 39 min
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We are in the midst of a powerful psychedelic renaissance. After four decades of hibernation, the promise of the psychoactive 60s - that deeper self-awareness, achieved through reality-bending substances and practices, will lead to greater external harmony - is again gaining a major following. The signs are everywhere, from the influence of today's preeminent psychedelic thinker Daniel Pinchbeck, to the renewed interest in the legacy of Terence McKenna, and to the upsurge of collective cultural phenomena like the spectacle of Burning Man.
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boring
- Écrit par Kyle Bowey le 2019-05-08
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Entangled Life
- How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
- Auteur(s): Merlin Sheldrake
- Narrateur(s): Merlin Sheldrake
- Durée: 9 h et 32 min
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When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In Entangled Life, the brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective.
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Great listen
- Écrit par Rachel Ridley le 2020-11-16
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Cooked
- A Natural History of Transformation
- Auteur(s): Michael Pollan
- Narrateur(s): Michael Pollan
- Durée: 13 h et 25 min
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In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements - fire, water, air, and earth - to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world....
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Fire, Water, Air, Earth Cooking!
- Écrit par Barbara Appleton le 2020-09-19
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Second Nature
- A Gardener's Education
- Auteur(s): Michael Pollan
- Narrateur(s): Michael Pollan
- Durée: 9 h et 1 min
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In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere.
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Mycophilia
- Revelations From the Weird World of Mushrooms
- Auteur(s): Eugenia Bone
- Narrateur(s): Aimee Jolson
- Durée: 11 h et 2 min
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In Mycophilia, accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century.
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Most Excellent!
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-09-20
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Consciousness Medicine
- Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth
- Auteur(s): Françoise Bourzat, Kristina Hunter, Ralph Metzner - foreword
- Narrateur(s): Diana Gardiner, Françoise Bourzat
- Durée: 9 h et 42 min
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Françoise Bourzat - a counselor and experienced guide with sanctioned training in the Mazatec and other indigenous traditions - and healer Kristina Hunter introduce a holistic model focusing on the threefold process of preparation, journey, and integration. Drawing from more than 30 years of experience, Bourzat’s skillful and heartfelt approach presents the therapeutic application of expanded states, without divorcing them from their traditional contexts. Consciousness Medicine delivers a coherent map for navigating nonordinary states of consciousness.
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Amazing 👏 Retreat in mexico: https://BLUAYA.com
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2020-12-20
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A Really Good Day
- How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life
- Auteur(s): Ayelet Waldman
- Narrateur(s): Ayelet Waldman
- Durée: 7 h et 37 min
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When a small vial arrives in her mailbox from "Lewis Carroll", Ayelet Waldman is at a low point. Her mood storms have become intolerably severe; she has tried nearly every medication possible; her husband and children are suffering with her. So she opens the vial, places two drops on her tongue, and joins the ranks of an underground but increasingly vocal group of scientists and civilians successfully using therapeutic microdoses of LSD.
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An empowering read
- Écrit par M le 2020-07-27
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The Botany of Desire
- Auteur(s): Michael Pollan
- Narrateur(s): Scott Brick
- Durée: 8 h et 49 min
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Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship.
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wonderful
- Écrit par Rayne le 2019-08-19
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Quantum Science of Psychedelics
- The Pineal Gland, Multidimensional Reality, and Mayan Cosmology
- Auteur(s): Carl Johan Calleman PhD
- Narrateur(s): Luke Robinson
- Durée: 13 h et 47 min
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In this groundbreaking audiobook, Carl Johan Calleman reveals the quantum science of the Maya, a science lost to the modern world that explains the phenomenology of psychedelics and altered states of consciousness. The ancient Maya had a sophisticated understanding of the multidimensional nature of reality and the forces that drive the evolution of consciousness. Calleman explains how quantum waves, illustrated by the Mayan Calendar, emanate from the center of the universe and activate new phases in the evolution of consciousness through holographic resonance....
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When the Body Says No
- The Cost of Hidden Stress
- Auteur(s): Gabor Maté
- Narrateur(s): Daniel Maté
- Durée: 13 h et 17 min
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In When the Body Says No, physician and writer Gabor Maté explores the mind-body link and the connection between stress and disease. Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a relationship between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer’s disease? Is there such a thing as a “cancer personality?” Drawing on scientific research and years of experience as a practicing physician, Maté provides answers to these and other important questions.
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Central message is important and clearly delivered
- Écrit par Erica O. le 2019-06-19
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New York Times Book Review - 10 Best Books of 2018
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The number-one New York Times best seller.
A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs - and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences
When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction, and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into the experience of various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research.
A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.
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- Bryar C
- 2018-05-31
Educational, enlightening, and optimistic.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It really opened my mind to a new outlook and procedure of use toward a d regarding mushrooms and psychedelics. I would reccomend this to anyone interested in medicine, science, experimental use of illicit drugs, anyone eith depression / anxiety / substance abuse, or just curious about the world and our relation to it. I just wish Michael Pollan would pronounce Saskatchewan properly. Like he isn't doing it wrong just not the way local Canadians do. Anyways I am eager to delve deeper into his works, the world of mushrooms (magic and culinary), and therapeutic sessions of said mushrooms potentially in the future barring changes in legislation... or not.
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- Brad Rudner
- 2018-06-02
Judge not!
If you’ve already made your mind up about psychedelics or Maybe even more importantly, if you haven’t, and you need to read or listen to how to change your mind by Michael Pollan. This is important for you, for the world, for the future.
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- Jay H.
- 2019-01-02
With an open mind, this could change your life!
I'd recently been embued with a term I'd never heard before. "#TranscendentalResonance"; is a means to connect to a vibratory field of existence that transcends the sensory inputs we live amongst. This book is enabling a means of attainment of such a thing, by helping to remove the stigmas associated with the psychedelic plants and medicines we are presently party to. Please treat these potentially life altering molecules with the reverance and respect they deserve, for it is my, shared, belief that some time, (hopefully in the near future), they will be the gateway to our new evolutionary standard.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-12-08
A must read
My whole life I always saw psychedelics as hippie drugs and you just see a distorted reality. In reality it seems there is much more to them.
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- Phillipe Price
- 2018-11-04
This book is fantastic, and the narration is clean
The only issue was that the audiobook was split into too many chapters (over 100, and 10-20 per written chapter). Otherwise it was sublime.
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- Curtis beggs
- 2020-10-09
I thank you Michael. What a great book
Loved it. Well read by himself very good and easy listen. I enjoyed it end to end as it was presented in a very easy manner
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- Brad
- 2020-09-17
tremendous top to bottom
superb writing, intelligently researched, very balanced commentary on an under appreciated and yet fascinating subject.
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- Ed
- 2020-09-07
Apprehensive at first, but glad I kept listening.
I will be listening to this again, especially the last 2 chapters. Lots of info and insight to digest. Would be shame not to visit this piece again!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-08-20
Exactly what the world needs now
I have been reading on this topic for several years now. My understanding is growing thanks to Pollan. This will help me and my family as we journey through life with a controlled EGO as much as possible. Thank you Michael.
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- K. V. Horst
- 2020-07-05
interesting, but elongated
The book was interesting but it could have been condensed, as it felt repetitive and longer than necessary.
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- Client Amazon
- 2018-08-22
A game changer
Maybe the most important book I have read for twenty years. Pollan's experiences with psychedelics is extremely well narrated, with both enthusiasm and caution. It opens a new road for everyone looking for a better, larger understanding of one's self. Absolutely invaluable.
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- Lucky Maillard
- 2020-05-27
An amazing book!
Amazing book about the power and hidden potentials of psychedelics, with an interesting historical background retracing the early developments of various substances. A must-read for anyone interested in the expansion of the consciousness!
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- Paul E. Williams
- 2018-05-19
A delightful trip
I think the only thing that could make this book better would be a complementary drop of acid on the corner of the last page.
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- ajia
- 2018-05-27
Enthralling and Informative
Michael Pollan is at is finest in How to Change Your Mind. The first third of the book covering the modern history of psychedelics I could take or leave, but the latter two thirds had me rapt and thinking, “what a time to be alive.” To call his closing thoughts moving would be a sorry understatement. 9/10 would read again
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- JB
- 2018-05-27
Excellent non-hippie journey through Psychedelics
So often books and videos about psychedelics are taken from a post use hippie new age perspective so it was really refreshing and more interesting to hear this man's journey from newbie to trying the major 4 psychoactive drugs available today. And especially given that he wasn't too quick to conclude or associate his experience with the supernatural or God but rather decided to look into what science says is going on related to the physicality, the default network, the Ego etc.
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- Kathleen Adams Olsen
- 2018-05-19
Interesting
Well researched, thought provoking and humorous As well as a great listen not boring in the least. thank you M Pollan.
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- Robert F. Jones
- 2018-09-02
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Two stars - meh three stars - good four stars - worth a second read five stars - life-changing - my top 50 of all time I loved this book. Definitely worth a read. When I reread, I might bump it up to five stars. An exploration into the nature of consciousness. Using Psychedelics to brake the chains of our status quo. Based on his personal experiences and interviews. He writes with honesty and wit. Explores our separation and connection with the universe.
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- SGordon
- 2018-05-18
A thorough and insightful exploration.
Michael does a great job deep diving into an area that’s below the radar for many. There were points when it felt like he was a little too long-winded but then he’d turn the corner to a totally different fascinating aspect of the study or use of psychedelics. After finishing it, I look back and felt like he was incredibly thorough, insightful, and open- minded approaching the subject. The topic is not new to me but he still opened my eyes and mind to many new perspectives. Time well spent.
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- Stephanie
- 2018-06-20
some excellent concepts, a bit too much repetition
this is not primarily a drug book, but more a psychological /physical discussion of the brain, the body and the various psychological states of which your mind is capable. it also has interesting historical summaries which explain why psychedelics, with Incredible potential and many positive lab results, were effectively deleted from the national consciousness during the late sixties for mostly political reasons. the only negative is that in its audiobook version, it gets repetitive. psychedelic seem to be affected for combating addiction, depression, anxiety and fear of death, so there is a section on each of these, but the reason that these all work is the same, hence, repetition. But the book is a worthwhile read for anyone who is interested in learning about altered Consciousness, whether through meditation, drumming, breathing or psychedelic use.
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- Matthew
- 2018-05-19
love, love, loved it
the best sane approach to a subject that has too often been all too wrapped up in non scientific language and thinking, all too ready to accept the most illogical and emotional thoughts and rationale. This book in contrast breaks through the genre with a down to earth approach and yet ready to accept the vision and experience that psychedelic therapy has to offer.
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- Yaneth
- 2018-05-15
Open Up!
Michael Pollan again pushing the way we think. Open up to the idea that alternatives to common issues will reap results!
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- Darwin8u
- 2018-06-07
To fall in hell or soar Angelic...
"To fall in hell or soar Angelic You'll need a pinch of psychedelic" - Humphry Osmond "There is so much authority that comes out of the primary mystical experience that it can be threatening to existing hierarchical structures." - Roland Griffiths, quoted in Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind I have family that struggle with addiction, depression, PTSD, and anxiety. The idead that one type of compound (psychedelics) could transform how we view and treat these various challenges to the human condition is VERY excititng. Pollan's book does a great job of juggling the memoirist experience with psychedelics (think of this partially as a 21st century version of Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater) with a narrative nonfiction exploration of the history and current science surrounding primarily LSD, Psilocybin, and 5-MeO-DMT (the Toad). Michael Pollan write well (he's not quite, for me, upto the level of John McPhee -- but he's close. He both annoys and seduces at the same time. He reminds me of a well-produced TED Talk. He is both interesting and compelling, but also a bit like a worn and comfortable shoe (say a Birkenstock) that represents a group I already feel comfortable both simultaneously walking with and yes kicking. Most of Pollan's book focuses on LSD and Psilocybin (which makes sense because that is where most of the history and science are). I was familiar with Leary, Ginsburg, Huxley, and even James' takes on mind-altering drugs and states, but it was nice to see it framed by Pollan. I was also thrilled to be introduced to a bunch of characters I had never heard before. I feel a movie could/should be made about JUST Al Hubbard. There is a huge part of me that finds the idea of psychedelic experience very compelling (I've got friends who are well-respected doctors, writers, and attorneys who feel the same way). However, my issue with most drugs (especially pot), is most people take them to GET close to where I feel I am already. I have a lot of awe, wonder, don’t get depressed, feel no guilt, exist with very low anxiety, etc (although I’m absolute sh!t at meditation). I think I do a pretty good job of hanging in the present (while being able to look both forward and back when needed). So, I'm not sure I would be seeking LSD or Psilocybin (or smoking the Toad) for any reason except curiosity and [gasp] recreation. That's the draw. The reason I am skeptical still, is I'm not sure I trust most of the product (clarification, after reading this I trust the product more than say the manufacturer, deliverer, source). I'm a bit suspect of taking candy OR street tacos from complete strangers, so smoking a Toad that I didn't catch and milk myself doesn't exactly seem like something I'm going to run off and do anytime soon. But, if the practice comes above ground, standardizes, or I'm dying -- all bets are off. Bring me the TOAD.
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