This book is a broad and serious inquiry into this much-discussed topic. It will enlighten and surprise the uninitiated, as well as the frequent user. It includes first-hand reports of the nature of the experience; recent scientific theories; the use of psychedelics in primitive and non-western cultures; and the sociology of drugs in our own society. There are also sections on the potential creative uses of psychedelics, from the enhancement of religious experience to the treatment of alcoholics and the design of mental hospitals. The contributors include noted scientists, psychologists, sociologists , and religious leaders. All of the help to throw some light on a subject which, in spite of the interest it generates, has produced a great deal of mis-information. Government restrictions have in fact brought the progress of much-needed research almost ot a hald. Psychedelics is a plea for--and an invitation to--enlightenment.
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Dr. Humphry Osmond is the seminal researcher in the field of LSD and hallucinogenics in general. In fact, he is credited with originally coining the term "psychedelics." For anyone interested in the subject, this is the one book to read. This is a serious book that not only approaches the subject from a purely "mind-expanding" perspective, but also from a scientific one. Not withstanding the ground-breaking research of Dr. Oscar Janiger - whose patient list allegedly included legendary actor Cary Grant (among other famous personalities) - Dr. Osmond understood more about this subject than anyone and made many interesting discoveries including the effectiveness of LSD in curing alcoholism (but there's much more here than time and space allows). Dr. Osmond's contibution is all but impossible to over-estimate. Based upon my research (and others) on the subject he is arguably the most knowledgeable of all. He is probably the most brilliant author on the subject (outside of Dr. Albert Hoffmann). I could go on further, but buy this book and judge for yourself. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Worth every penny.
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