"Humanity is trying is several books in one. It's a memoir about the love and the loss of a sister and a best friend. It's the story of a series of escape attempts - cowardly, courageous, harmful, and hopeful - experiments in freedom from the stories that limit us. And it's a record of spiritual, intellectual, and emotional growth with the help of friends, psychedelics, art, and spiritual practice"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket.