Psychedelics and the Coming Singularity
David Jay Brown
In conversations with leading minds in consciousness studies, psychedelic culture, anthropology, chemistry, and other disciplines, David Jay Brown elicits answers to questions about our origins, our present situation, and the future of humanity and the Earth. Brown and these luminaries explore topics as diverse as the possibility of human extinction, the relationship between psychedelics and ecological consciousness, Simulation Theory, Virtual Reality and lucid dreaming, the consciousness-altering effects of the pandemic, space migration and contact with alien intelligence, and DMT research and advanced robotics.
Park Street Press
Tripping on Utopia. Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science
Benjamin Breen
“It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation. It was their parents.” At the center of this revolution were the pioneering anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. In the ’40s and ’50s, transformative drugs rapidly entered mainstream culture, where they were not only legal, but openly celebrated. As we follow Mead and Bateson’s from the jungles of New Guinea to the temples of Bali, from the espionage of WWII to the scientific revolutions of the Cold War, a new origin story for psychedelic science emerges.
Grand Cental Publishing
Cannabis Therapy. A Complete Guide
Wendy Read
In this in-depth guide to cannabis therapy, written for both health practitioners and those looking for self-care methods, herbalist and holistic healer Wendy Read provides a complete look at why marijuana medicine works, its medical and spiritual uses throughout history, and how to develop a personalized healing plan. She explores the endocannabinoid system (ECS) of the body and how phytocannabinoids interact with it., and she addresses the myths and confusion around cannabis.
Park Street Press
The Light Eaters. How the Unknown World of Plant Intelligence offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger
To survive and thrive while rooted in a single spot, plants have adapted ingenious methods. In recent years, scientists have learned about their ability to communicate, recognize their kin and behave socially, hear sounds, morph their bodies to blend into their surroundings, store useful memories that inform their life cycle, and trick animals into behaving to their benefit, to name just a few remarkable talents.The Light Eaters is a deep immersion into the drama of green life and the complexity of this awe-inspiring world.
Forth Estate
The Devil’s Best Trick. How the Face of Evil Disappeared
Randall Sullivan
Throughout history, humans have struggled to explain the evils of the world and the darkest parts of ourselves. The Devil’s Best Trick is a unique and far-reaching investigation into evil and the myriad ways we attempt to understand it – particularly through the figure of the Devil. From the Mesopotamian and Egyptian gods to the Book of Job to the New Testament to the witch hunts in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries to the history of the devil-worshipping “Black Mass” ceremony and its depictions in 19th-century French literature, Sullivan captivates with his part true crime story, part religious and literary history.
Atlantic Books