The Politics of Consciousness : A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Paperback)

~ Steve Kubby (Author), Terence McKenna (Introduction), Terrence McKenna (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Breakout Productions (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189362644X
• ISBN-13: 978-1893626447
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #485,781 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The importance of this book's ideas should not be underrated, March 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Politics of Consciousness (Paperback)

I rarely give a book a perfect rating, but this one is an exception. Are you concerned about ecology? Read this book. Worried about religious jackboots trampling you for being female/gay/atheist/communist/whatever-they-don't-like-this-month? Think you should decide what you read, and what substances you can put in your body--not the government? Struggling to ascertain why one belief is better than another? Confounded by the temporal insanity of Christianity, its indifference to the living world, and its war on democracy and free thought? Concerned about fascism ("Oh, that's passe; that'll *never* happen here")? Read this book! Fascism exists; it's called the Radical Right. This book exposes the real motivation behind the "War on Drugs". It also shows how precious the Constitution of the United States really is--and how the current Federal Government is in violation of almost all of it! Kuddy also discusses his own experiences with psychedelic drugs, and the spirituality constructed around those experiences--the book itself, however, tells the reader to *question everything*. Anyone with a sincere intellect can separate the advanced spiritual conclusions regarding ecology and Gaia, with the extremely practical, universal wisdom that he puts forth. The book is very enthusiastic...and also well researched. Kuddy's other endeavours--writing "Why Marijuana Should Be Legal", and running for Governor of California this June, place him beyond being easily dismissed as "yet another drug crank". This book is a delightful slap-in-the-head wake-up call to people lulled by political rhetoric and paternalizing "Just Say No" anti-drug ads predicating fear and ignorance. Ultimately, the two cover slogans--virtually truisms, yet ones which easily slip the propaganda-numbed mind--sum it up best: "Question authority" "Think for yourself" or perhaps even pithier, a quote from within: "Don't Tread on Me"

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Correct thinking about mushrooms and freedom, April 16, 2002

By	Michael Hoffman (Egodeath.com) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Politics of Consciousness covers cannabis, mushrooms, entheogens, and the meaning of democracy. It promotes a respectful view of entheogens and other psychoactives. Many books covering entheogens have dismissive attitudes toward other psychoactives, but like Jonathan Ott, Kubby is one of the few authors who present truly enlightened ways of thinking about psychoactives, religion, and freedom.

There are many books on entheogens, but few that are enlightened about political and religious issues. Therefore I strongly recommend this book for entheogen scholars and activists.

A May 3, 2006 letter from Steve Kubby reads: "Now, finally, we can resume our peaceful lives where we left off. ... Also I'll be focused on a rewriting of my book, The Politics of Consciousness ..."

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kubby repudiates statism as well as the war on drugs, February 16, 2000

By	Howard Olson (Concord, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Politics of Consciousness (Paperback)

Now that the author of Politics of Consciousness is bravely facing the fury of the Juggernaut for his use of Medical Marijuana as legally recommended under the Prop 215 (Compassionate Use Act)it is time for everyone who consider himself or herseldf educated to read Kubby's book to escape the statist paradigm in its entirety. Check it out, you will not regret it....