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As Psychedelics Revival Rolls On, Don't Downplay Bad Trips

By John Horgan — 2015

I'm no psychedelic prude. I reported on, and applauded, the resurgence of research into psychedelics in my 2003 book Rational Mysticism. I participated in a peyote ceremony of the Native American Church, and I advocated legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes. But the enthusiasm with which some journalists are now touting psychedelics makes me a bit uneasy.

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The Way of the Psychonaut: Encyclopedia for Inner Journeys, Volume One

The Way of the Psychonaut is one of the most important books ever written about the human psyche and the spiritual quest. The new understandings were made possible thanks to Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD—the “microscope and telescope of the human psyche”—and other psychedelic substances.

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Stanislav Grof
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Stanislav Grof
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