The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience
The Classic Guide to the Effects of LSD on the Human Psyche
$54.45
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
4 January 2000
Summary
One of the most important books written on the effects of LSD on the human psyche.
Its authoritative research has great relevance to the current debate on drug legalization.
Prolific authors Robert Masters and Jean Houston are pioneer figures in the field of transpersonal psychology and founders of the Human Potentials Movement.
The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience was published in 1966, just as the first legal restrictions on t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780892818976 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0892818972 |
| Author: | Robert Masters, Jean Houston |
| Publisher: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Imprint: | Park Street Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2000 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“The most brilliant volume available dealing with the psychedelic experience.”
“A wonderful book … the best book ever written in this complicated field.” * Dr. Timothy Leary *“Beautifully written … Masters and Houston are offering what amounts to a whole new system of psychopathology.” * New York Times Book Review *“Fascinating … provocative … The first description of the multiplicity of experiences available through these drugs presented in a manner oriented to western culture and experimental research.” * Library Journal *“The most brilliant volume available dealing with the psychedelic experience.” * Dr. Stanley Krippner *“I consider the book very important and worthwhile. It is all in the right direction; it gives very sound directives for controlling the use of psychedelics instead of merely repressing them.” * Alan Watts *
About The Author
Robert Masters
Robert Masters and Jean Houston are well-known pioneers of modern consciousness research and were both among the founders of the Human Potentials Movement. They also coauthored Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space. Among the books Robert Masters has written are Eros and Evil and The Goddess Sekhmet. Jean Houston is also the author of A Passion for the Possible, Godseed, and A Mythic Life.
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