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Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer

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This is a both a period book of historical significance and a book that set the stage of the "New Age" flood of hip books. John Lilly began as a seriously respected main stream scientist. His book "The Mind of the Dolphin" began his journey into alternate spheres of realities. After spending many hours in sensory deprevation tanks both with and without the addition of LSD he began to present writings such as this to detail his inner exploation in a manner similar to Tim Leary and Richard Alpert aka Babba Ram Das. Now many years after having read this book I would like to have a chance to re-read it, especially in light of the advances made in main stream Neuro-Psychiatry. What was thought to be "fringe science" may make more sense in light of our recent advances. This book is more coherent than his later work, "Center of the Cyclone". As a knowlegeable armchair psychopharmocologist and a professional psychotherapist I can say this book needs to be re-evaluated.

an engaging, erudite work on how to use one's brain to the best of one's ability. Philosopher/scientists like Lilly combined such rationality with a real sense of the poet's heart. A rare combination that makes for truly inspired writing.

I highly recommend this book.