How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us …
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480 pages | ~13 hrs
New Age & Metaphysics
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
By Unknown
Michael Pollan embarks on an extraordinary journey that bridges rigorous journalism with deeply personal exploration in this groundbreaking investigation of psychedelic substances and their therapeutic potential. What begins as research into how LSD and psilocybin are offering new hope for individuals struggling with depression, addiction, and anxiety evolves into something far more intimate and transformative.
Drawing from cutting-edge neuroscience and the experiences of both patients and practitioners, Pollan reveals how these remarkable compounds are not only alleviating mental suffering but also opening new pathways for healthy individuals seeking deeper understanding of consciousness itself. His exploration takes readers into the vibrant underground world of psychedelic therapy while carefully examining the complex history that has shaped our understanding of these substances.
Through meticulous research, Pollan separates decades of myth from scientific reality, tracing how promising therapeutic research was derailed by cultural upheaval in the 1960s. Yet this is more than historical analysis or clinical reporting. By choosing to experience altered states of consciousness firsthand, the author offers readers both scholarly insight and personal revelation about the nature of mind, healing, and human potential.
This compelling narrative invites anyone curious about consciousness, mental wellness, and the frontiers of therapeutic healing to reconsider what they thought they knew about these powerful tools for transformation and self-discovery.
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Hallucinations and illusions
- ✓ Explore Biographies
- ✓ Explore Mental Disorders
- ✓ Explore Mentally Ill Persons
- ✓ Explore Mental health
- ✓ Explore Patients en psychothérapie
- ✓ Explore Biography & Autobiography
- ✓ Explore Psychological aspects
Topics
Details
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780735224155
- ISBN-10
- 0735224153
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- ENG
- LC Classification
- RM324.8.P65 2018
