The world is different. That psychedelics can tell about consciousness, death, passions, depression and transcendence
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When Michael Pollan was preparing to investigate the use of narcotic substances in the treatment of depression, dependence and anxiety, which were so difficult to overcome, he did not intend to create what happened was the most personal of his books. But having discovered that these substances are able to improve the quality of life of not only mentally ill, but also completely healthy people who barely restrain the pressure from the part of everyday
Stage, he decided to determine the topography of his own consciousness and inscribed a lot from the first person. Thus began his journey through various altered conditions, during which he addresses the achievements of science
about the brain. Pollan also worked a lot in the archives to separate the truth about psychedelics from the common myths that dominated the pre-
betting on them since the 1960s, when the negative attitude towards the potential for science was lobbying.
This is a unique combination of history, medicine and science with biographical episodes, exciting a description of personal experience, referring to the new line of our understanding of the mind, personality and place in the world. The true theme of the “psychedelic traveler” Pollan is not only psychedelics, but also the insoluble mystery of human consciousness - as in the world that pushes us with suffering and pleasures, we can find meaning in our lives
Stage, he decided to determine the topography of his own consciousness and inscribed a lot from the first person. Thus began his journey through various altered conditions, during which he addresses the achievements of science
about the brain. Pollan also worked a lot in the archives to separate the truth about psychedelics from the common myths that dominated the pre-
betting on them since the 1960s, when the negative attitude towards the potential for science was lobbying.
This is a unique combination of history, medicine and science with biographical episodes, exciting a description of personal experience, referring to the new line of our understanding of the mind, personality and place in the world. The true theme of the “psychedelic traveler” Pollan is not only psychedelics, but also the insoluble mystery of human consciousness - as in the world that pushes us with suffering and pleasures, we can find meaning in our lives
Author:
Author:Pollan Michael
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Medical Books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-153381-6
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