The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience: The Classic Guide to the Effects of LSD on the Human Psyche
by Robert E. L. Masters, Jean Houston (Author)
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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 the use of psychedelic substances were being enacted. show more Unfortunately, the authors' pioneering work on the effects of LSD on the human psyche, which was viewed by its participants as possibly heralding a revolution in the study of the mind, was among the casualties of this interdiction. As a result, the promising results to which their studies attested were never fully explored. Nevertheless, their 15 years of research represents a sober and authoritative appraisal of what remains one of the most controversial developments in the study of the human psyche. Avoiding the wild excesses taken by both sides on this issue, this book is unique for the light it sheds on the possibilities and the limitations of psychedelic drugs, as well as on the techniques for working with them. With drug legalization an increasingly important issue, The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience provides a welcome and much needed contrast to the current hysteria that surrounds this topic. show lessTags
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Jean Houston, Ph.D., a principal founder of the Human Potential Movement and the new field of Social Artistry, is author of twenty-six books. In addition to teaching at her Mystery School, she works with the United Nations and other international agencies to train leaders in developing countries throughout the world.
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- Original title
- The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience
- Original publication date
- 1966
- Dedication
- For Our Parents
Katherine Masters
Col. Robert Masters
Mary Houston
Jack Houston - First words
- The once impenetrable mysteries of matter have begun to unfold and to point to consequences still incomprehensible to thought and beyond the farthest reaches of vision.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)[from epilogue] The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience may suggest that that revolution can effect an evolution of mind also. For we doubt that extensive work in this area can fail to result in eventually pushing human consciousness beyond its present limitations and on towards capacities not yet realized and perhaps undreamed of.
- Blurbers
- Murphy, Gardner; Watts, Alan; Conn, Jacob H.; Harman, Willis W.
- Original language
- English
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- 171
- Popularity
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- Rating
- (3.86)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 8
