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<b><i>Created by the prophetic shaman-professors Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), this foundational text serves as a model and a guide for all mind-expanding inquiries. Based on a unique interpretation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, The Psychedelic Experience remains a vital testament to broadening spiritual consciousness through a combination of Tibetan meditation techniques and psychotropic substances.</i></b><br> <b> </b><br> More than fifty years after the Summer of Love, the promise of the psychoactive ’60s—that deeper self-awareness and greater harmony can be achieved through reality-bending substances and practices—is close to becoming a mainstream phenomenon. The signs are everywhere, from a renewed interest in the therapeutic effects of LSD and micro-dosing, to the popularity of the ayahuasca trips and the annual spectacle of Burning Man.  Now, for a new generation seeking the trip of a lifetime, <i>The Psychedelic Experience</i> is the essential guidebook to getting there.<br>  <br> The updated edition includes a dedication to Aldous Huxley with a short introductory citation from Huxley's book <i>The Doors of Perception</i>, which was used by the Beatles in the song Tomorrow Never Knows and a brand-new introduction by Daniel Pinchbeck, author of <i>Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism</i>. <br><br> <b>“It is a book for the living as well as for the dying.” <br>—Lama Govinda, founder of the Arya Maitreya Mandala</b>