LSD Psychotherapy8 reviews Stanislav Grof M.D. MAPS, 2001 Remarkable, practical wisdom + christopher theophilus from the green mountain state of Vermont writes: + Great book + 3,000 sessions and counting . . .             Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics3 reviews Chronicle Books, 2002 web of mind a beautifully designed and arranged collection of articles that expose the intelligent and creative uses of psychoactive chemicals. While the "spiritual purists" may balk at the contention that chemicals seriously open up levels of consciousness and awareness, one comes away with deeper ...             The Antipodes of the Mind: Charting the Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience12 reviews Benny Shanon Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Brave Journey into Awe (& brave, rational return) + Simply immense! + A must have for any personal Library + Revolutionary cog-psych approach to dissociative state + a mold breaking study - exceptional             Shivitti: A Vision (Gateways Consciousness Classics) (Consciousness Classics)3 reviews et al Ka-Tzetnik 135633 Gateways Books & Tapes, 1998 a witness to the greatest atrocity in history + dangers of psychedelic psychotherapy + haunting good book This book is a great insight into the personality of the author Yehiel Dinur a.k.a Katzetik. The book stands on its own as a powerful recording of the events that took place in the life of the author during the holocaust. As with all of Katzetnik's books the events are heart wrentching. Particulary ...             The Flowers of Wiricuta: A Journey to Shamanic Power with the Huichol Indians of Mexico8 reviews Tom Soloway Pinkson Destiny Books, 1997 The Flowers of Wiricuta + honest and well intentioned + Earth-centered Spirituality Re-viewed + The True Voice of Shamanism + Meaningful and insightful account of personal transformation             Hallucinogens: A Reader (New Consciousness Reader)2 reviews Charles S. Grob Tarcher, 2002 essential + excellent a beautifully designed and conceived work that lays out some of the more important articles ever written on the subject of Westerners' interpretations on the meanings of psychoactives. The reader is easily entertained and enriched by well-informed, educated voices who take it one step further by ...             The Secret Chief Revealed3 reviews Myron J. Stolaroff MAPS, 2005 conversations with a true human and an intro to the major players in psychededlic reasearch + Psychedelic Exploration - Theory & Practice + Interesting and Motivational The Secret Chief Revealed: conversations with Leo Zeff, pioneer in the underground psychedelic therapy movement, Strolaroff, Myron, MAPS Sarasota, FL, 2004 Reviewed by dogbreth (willing to accept comments) bethere@centurytel.net A quick read loaded with insights, The Secret Chief Revealed ...             Ketamine: Dreams and Realities15 reviews Karl Jansen MAPS, 2004 Isolation tanks are us + Ketamine : Dreams and Realities + Informative & well written + On a clear day, you can see forever + Excellent             Drawing it Out7 reviews Sherana Harriette Frances The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, 2001 Suicide is painless ... + A Trip to the Source + A Profound and Evocative Portrayal + I wouldn't have missed it for the world. + Drawing It Out: Befriending the Unconscious             Exploring Holotropic Breathwork: Selected Articles from a Decade of the Inner Door1 review Hanford Mead Publishers, 2003 A unique, invaluable guide The price tag of Exploring Holotropic Breathwork: Selected Articles From A Decade Of The Inner Door is weighty indeed - but so is the information packed within its covers. This guide gathers well over a hundred field reports related to a non-drug altered-state work. Over eighty authors trained in ...             Through the Gateway of the Heart: Accounts of Experiences with MDMA and Other Emphathogenic Substances1 review Four Trees Publications, 1986 A Welcome Counterpoint At last, a book about the MDMA experience that doesn't simply parrot the same old war-on-drugs propaganda, but sheds light on the subjective experience of real people who took the psychoactive agent and found the experience to be transformative in important ways. This is a welcome addition to the ...             DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical ...68 reviews Rick Strassman MD Park Street Press, 2001 Intriguing and Resonating + all negative reviews overlook the whole point.... + excellent insightful + A Journey Shared with lots more to find out.... + Very informative, easy to read             Sacred Vine of Spirits: Ayahuasca2 reviews Park Street Press, 2005 A review for me, but still fantastic... + Well worth the read For some reason I was expecting content in the realm of preparation and specific detail in regards to healing and purifying after consumption. Mainly it was the history, both ancient & modern along with a varied 'personal experience' sharing of stories. A very good book for beginners.             The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner ...7 reviews Stanislav Grof State University of New York Press, 1988 The Most Brilliant Investigator in History + Inner Journey's. + Hitching a Ride on the Infinite Subway + Hyperventilation as a Therapy Towards Wholeness and Healing + One of his best             Realms of the Human Unconscious: Observations from LSD Research (Condor Books)2 reviews Stanislav Grof Souvenir Press, 1996 Read it + GROF'S FIRST BOOK YIELDS FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS I more or less echo the sentiments of the review from the Green Mountain state, below. This is Grof's first of many, many books on related subjects, and it precedes the period of time when he began to develop his holotropic breathwork techniques. In this work, he attempts to report on the ...             Thanatos to Eros: 35 Years of Psychedelic Exploration Ethnomedicien and the Study of Consciousness (Series ...2 reviews Myron J. Stolaroff Verlag for Wissenschaft Und Bildung, 1994 An important testament to the guided use of psychedelics + Entheogens: Professional Listing This truly remarkable book details the structured use of a variety of phenethylamine and tryptamine derivatives by the author and his entrepid band of psychonauts. Working within the framework of the law (Stolaroff stopped use when particular drugs were scheduled) Myron Stolaroff is truly an ...             Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transendence in Psychotherapy (Suny Series, Transpersonal & Humanistic ...6 reviews Stanislav Grof State University of New York Press, 1986 A NEW VIEW OF THE HUMAN PSYCHE AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH + Plenty of nuggets in the goldfield + Challenges the existing paradigm + Preverbal Revelation             The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience: The Classic Guide to the Effects of LSD on the Human Psyche7 reviews Robert Masters, Jean Houston Park Street Press, 2000 Best Ever Work About The Psychedelic Experience + Read this book! + well written approach to psychedelic therapy + Informative, eye-opening view of the psychedelic experience + The best book on psychedelics of ALL.             Darkness Shining Wild: An Odyssey to the Heart of Hell & Beyond: Meditations on Sanity, Suffering, ...2 reviews Robert Augustus Masters Tehmenos Press, 2005 You Need The Right Frame Of Mind It's a great read. Understand where the author is coming from. It has its place, knowing how profoundly one can sink into despair and also fly so high. Not for the fainthearted however.             The Antipodes of the Mind: Charting the Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience12 reviews Benny Shanon Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Brave Journey into Awe (& brave, rational return) + Simply immense! + A must have for any personal Library + Revolutionary cog-psych approach to dissociative state + a mold breaking study - exceptional