How to Change Your Mind

The New Science of Psychedelics

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Michael Pollan: How to Change Your Mind (2019, Penguin Books, Limited)

480 pages

English language

Published May 21, 2019 by Penguin Books, Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-14-198513-8
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When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, …

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Subjects

  • Hallucinogenic drugs
  • Psychotherapy
  • Hallucinations and illusions