The Psychedelic Experience, Timothy Leary, Ph.D
The Psychedelic Experience, Timothy Leary, Ph.D
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The Psychedelic Experience
A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

Author: Timothy Leary, Ph.D, Richard Alpert, Ph.D, Daniel Pinchbeck, Ralph Metzner, Ph.D

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Vibrance Press

Published: 07/01/2017

Synopsis

“It is a book for the living as well as for the dying.”—Lama Govinda We are in the midst of a powerful psychedelic renaissance. After four decades of hibernation, the promise of the psychoactive ’60s—that deeper self-awareness, achieved through reality-bending substances and practices, will lead to greater external harmony—is again gaining a major following. The signs are everywhere, from the influence of today’s preeminent psychedelic thinker Daniel Pinchbeck, to the renewed interest in the legacy of Terence McKenna, and to the upsurge of collective, inclusive (and overtly tripped-out) cultural phenomena like the spectacle of Burning Man. The Psychedelic Experience, created in the movement’s early years by the prophetic shaman-professors Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), is a foundational text that serves as a model and a guide for all subsequent mind-expanding inquiries. In this wholly unique book, the authors provide an interpretation of an ancient sacred manuscript, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, from a psychedelic perspective. The Psychedelic Experience describes their discoveries in broadening spiritual consciousness through a combination of Tibetan meditation techniques and psychotropic substances. As sacred as the text it reflects, The Psychedelic Experience is a guidebook to the wilderness of mind and an indispensable resource from the founding fathers of psychedelia.

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Goodreads review by Whitney on January 19, 2015

Timothy Leary gets hate from all sides. He gets hate from squares for the obvious reasons. But he also gets hate from hippies, heads, and others who might form his own community because they somehow feel as if he gives them a bad image. Because mainstream academics don't take Leary seriously, his au......more

Goodreads review by Evelynn on April 05, 2009

I have to admit, this book leaves me wanting to be a better person. I don't want the drama of acid, but I'm all for the journey of self discovery. As I read through the last section, I found myself wondering if I was capable of meditating to the extent of ego-death. I also pondered recording the gui......more

Goodreads review by Alien on January 29, 2023

This is a manual on how to experience death and/or experience a drug trip. A pretty niche topic. I think anyone who reads this expecting a science based guide for drug trips is missing the very overt point of the book: to guide you through a spiritual experience. So it's the Tibetan Book of the Deat......more

Goodreads review by Natali Fischer on August 26, 2022

"Como apontou o pioneiro químico psicodélico Alexander Shulgin, a ideia de que a Terra se movia ao redor do Sol foi, em certa época, uma heresia radical. Um século depois, tornou-se uma obviedade. A perspectiva de que a exploração interna da consciência através dos psicodélicos possa ser reconhecida......more

Goodreads review by Awenydd on February 20, 2014

2.5 Stars A guide for the use of psychedelics for an enlightenment, ego-release, or spiritual purpose based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. I have had such expansive and enlightening experiences in my life. These came through and to me in Divine Love and was without outer guidance of any sort. While......more

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