Suffering tells us what’s really important to us, and our approach to it tells us what we’re really made of. Check out this book review for “The Importance of Suffering”.
Read moreHistory of Psychedelics
Here’s an excerpt from the book Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science about the origins of psychedelic science in 1930s through 1960s.
Read moreBook Review: Tripping on Utopia
Here’s a great write up on historian Benjamin Breen’s new book, “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science”.
Read moreTop 10 Books on Psychedelics
History of Psychotropics
Here’s a review of two new books on the history of psychotropics.
Read moreDemystifying the Idea of Consciousness
In “Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious,” neuroscientist Antonio Damasio explores the mystery of consciousness. Keep reading for this book review.
Read morePeter Kingsley's Catafalque
Here’s an enthralling review of Kingsley’s Catafalque.
Read moreLearning About Psychedelics from Animals
As we imagine a future with positive cultural norms around psychedelics, the book “Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness” by Italian ethnobotanist and ethnomycologist Giorgio Samorini may offer us some guidance.
Read moreConnection with Nature
Suzanne Simard revolutionized the way we think about plants and fungi with the discovery of the woodwide web. The ecologist’s new book shares the wisdom of a life of listening to the forest.
Read moreBook Review: Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic
Check out this book review of author Mike’s Jay’s history of mescaline.
Read moreBooklist for Plant Medicine and Shamanism
Interested in reading more about shamanism and plant medicine? Check out this booklist of the 40 best books, from Chacruna.net.
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