The Natural Mind: A New Way of Looking at Drugs and the Higher Consciousness
by Andrew Weil
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"This is an incredibly sane approach to the 'drug problem.' Somehow [Weil's] deep understanding of the dynamics and principles of consciousness [gives him] a very new and refreshing point of view." -- Alan Watts "Incisive, brilliant, and genuinely revolutionary." -- Michael CrichtonTags
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The first half of this book is an excellent and erudite discussion of drugs and drug policy circa 1970. Relevant, useful facts presented in a straightforward and well written style. The second half is pretty much an unintelligible screed on the evils of modern medicine, including antibiotics. The incongruity is inescapable - penicillin bad, LSD good? Really? Set this aside after his chapter on hallucinogens in the Amazon - the rest is well nigh incomprehensible.
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Andrew Weil, one of America's best known advocates of alternative medicine and holistic healing, attended Harvard Medical School. He has worked for the National Institute of Mental Health and the Harvard Botanical Museum. He is the founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and Associate show more Director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine, University of Arizona. Weil's books include Spontaneous Healing and Natural Health and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health and Wisdom of Failure: How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price -which made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Andrew Weil graduated from Harvard University. He has taught at the University of Arizona in Tucson, specializing in alternative medicine, medical botany and mind/body interactions. He is the founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Services. Dr. Weil is the author of several books which includes the titles "The Natural Mind" (1972), "From Chocolate to Morphine" (with Winifred Rosen, 1983), "Natural Health, Natural Medicine" (1990), "Spontaneous Healing" (1995), and "Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutrition" (2000). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1972
- First words
- This book is an exposition of a theory that can help us.
- Blurbers
- Crichton, Michael; Watts, Alan
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- Languages
- English
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