The psychedelic explorer's guide : safe, therapeutic, and sacred journeys /

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Author / Creator:Fadiman, James, 1939-
Imprint:Rochester, Vt. : Park Street Press, 2011.
Description:xiv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11315934
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ISBN:9781594774027
1594774021
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-326) and index.
Summary:"Psychedelics for spiritual, therapeutic, and problem-solving use"--Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • OverviewùWhy This Book? And Frequently Asked Questions
  • A Vision of a Whole Earth
  • Part 1. Transcendent Experience: Entheogenic Sessions
  • Introduction to Part One
  • 1. Meeting the Divine Within Part One: Guidelines for Voyagers and Guides The Guild of Guides
  • 2. The Entheogenic Voyage Part Two: Guidelines for Voyagers and Guides The Guild of Guides
  • 3. Qualities of Transcendent Experience Four Dominant Characteristics
  • 4. Experiences of Psychedelic Pioneers In Their Own Words
  • Part 2. Personal Growth and Self-Exploration in Psychedelic Sessions
  • Introduction to Part Two
  • 5. Therapeutic Uses of Psychedelics Psychotherapy and Healing
  • 6. Things Can Go Wrong What You Need to Know
  • 7. Myths and Misperceptions
  • 8. Therapeutic Effectiveness of Single Guided Sessions
  • Part 3. Enhanced Problem Solving in Focused Sessions
  • Introduction to Part Three
  • 9. Breakthrough Research Selective Enhancement of Creative Capacities
  • 10. Facilitation for Enhanced Problem Solving
  • 11. Case Studies Two Architects and Six Professionals
  • 12. Group Problem-Solving Sessions
  • 13. The Look Magazine Experiment Designing the California issue
  • 14. Closing the Doors of Perception The Day the Research Ended
  • Part 4. New Horizons
  • Introduction to Part Four
  • 15. Can Sub-Perceptual Doses of Psychedelics Improve Normal Functioning?
  • 16. Surveys of Current Users This Is Your Brain on Drugs
  • 17. The Inadvertent Pioneer My Personal Account
  • 18. Positive Possibilities for Psychedelics A Time of Tentative Celebration
  • Part 5. The Necessary, the Extraordinary, and Some Hard-Core Data
  • Introduction to Part Five
  • 19. Entheogenic Journeys A Checklist for Voyagers and Guides
  • 20. Beyond LsdùWay Beyond Ayahuasca Sessions and a Darkness Retreat
  • 21. Behavioral Changes After Psychedelic Therapy Lasting Results of High-Dose Single Sessions
  • 22. A Questionnaire Study of Psychedelic Experiences
  • Last Words
  • Notes
  • Index