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The Acid Diaries: A Psychonaut´s Guide to the History and Use of LSD
Christopher Gray
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Description for The Acid Diaries: A Psychonaut´s Guide to the History and Use of LSD
Paperback. An exploration of the personal and spiritual truths revealed through LSD. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
In The Acid Diaries, Gray details his experimentation with LSD over a period of three years and shares the startling realization that his visions were weaving an ongoing story from trip to trip, revealing an underlying reality of personal and spiritual truths. Following the theories of Stanislav Grof and offering quotes from others’ experiences that parallel his own--including those of Aldous Huxley, Albert Hofmann, and Gordon Wasson--he shows that trips progress through three stages: the first dealing with personal issues and pre-birth consciousness; the second with ego-loss, often with supernatural overtones; and the third with sacred, spiritual, and even apocalyptic ... Read more
In The Acid Diaries, Gray details his experimentation with LSD over a period of three years and shares the startling realization that his visions were weaving an ongoing story from trip to trip, revealing an underlying reality of personal and spiritual truths. Following the theories of Stanislav Grof and offering quotes from others’ experiences that parallel his own--including those of Aldous Huxley, Albert Hofmann, and Gordon Wasson--he shows that trips progress through three stages: the first dealing with personal issues and pre-birth consciousness; the second with ego-loss, often with supernatural overtones; and the third with sacred, spiritual, and even apocalyptic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781594773839
SKU
V9781594773839
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About Christopher Gray
Christopher Gray (1942-2009) was well known for his involvement in the 1960s with Situationist International, for his various radical writings, and as Swami Prem Paritosh, disciple of the guru Osho. He translated Raoul Vaneigem’s Banalités de Base (as The Totality for Kids) and is the author of Leaving the Twentieth Century, the first English- language anthology of Situationist ideas, and ... Read more
Reviews for The Acid Diaries: A Psychonaut´s Guide to the History and Use of LSD
"Truly The Acid Diaries is a return to form for psychedelic literature, not only is it a beautifully written narrative but it's full of engaging ideas that Gray uses to weave a web of possibility and, ultimately, hope for the future of psychedelics."
Psychedelic Press, UK, August 2010
“For anyone who thinks the story of LSD was written ... Read more
Psychedelic Press, UK, August 2010
“For anyone who thinks the story of LSD was written ... Read more