| Description |
301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Wounded warrior -- Chemistry -- Spiritus contra spiritum -- Psychedelic spirituality -- Science of mind -- Dying with consciousness -- Psychedlic medicine -- MDMA on the mountaintop -- False starts and dashed hopes -- Mindsets and minefields -- Vine of the soul -- Into the jungle -- Ibogaine at the crossroads -- Conclusion: Back to the future. |
| Summary |
"Changing Our Minds is an experiential tour through the social, spiritual and scientific revolution that is redefining our relationship with mind-expanding substances. It tells the inspiring and very human stories of pioneering neuroscientists, psychotherapists, shamans and ordinary people seeking to live more aware and compassionate lives by combining the miracles of modern chemistry, therapeutic techniques and the wise use of ancient plant medicines. A new era of research into psychedelic-assisted therapy has begun. Party drugs like Ecstasy (MDMA) are used to help U.S. veterans struggling with the psychological aftermath of war. Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is employed as a medicine to help alcoholics get sober and cancer patients struggling with the existential distress of a life-threatening illness. Meanwhile, the use of the ayahuasca, a shamanic brew from the Amazon jungle, has grown into an international movement for those seeking greater spiritual and psychological insight. Changing Our Minds is a primer for understanding and navigating this new consciousness-raising territory."-- Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
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Psychotropic drugs -- United States.
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Substance abuse -- Treatment -- United States.
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Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience -- United States.
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Psychotherapy -- United States.
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Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience. (OCoLC)fst00950660
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Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
(OCoLC)fst00950658
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Psychotherapy. (OCoLC)fst01081755
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Psychotropic drugs. (OCoLC)fst01081826
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Substance abuse -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst01136830
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Lattin, Don, 1953- Changing our minds. Santa Fe, NM : Synergetic Press, [2017] 9780907791676 (DLC) 2017009874 |
| ISBN |
9780907791669 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0907791662 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0907791654 |
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9780907791652 |
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