These psychedelic books offer spiritual guidance to those seeking to explore the depths of their own psyche. By engaging with them, readers can develop a deeper understanding of how psychedelics interact with the mind and how to use such substances safely. The books also provide insight into the potential benefits of psychedelic use, such as improved mental and emotional wellbeing, enhanced creativity, and increased spiritual connection.
If you’re looking to explore the realm of psychedelics, then these books are a great place to begin your journey.
An array of works related to psychedelic drugs and the out-of-this world experience that comes along with them, this is a comprehensive list. Consequently, dubbed as ‘psychedelic literature’, these texts stemmed from vast studies in psychiatric research on psychedelics conducted during the 1950s – early 1960s in both North America and Europe.
For those wishing to not just expand their knowledge but also deepen their spiritual understanding, this list of essential reading is the perfect way to do so.
Psychedelic Books: A Reading List for Inner Exploration
- The Nature of Drugs Vol. 1: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact
- The Nature of Drugs Vol. 2
- The Microdosing Guidebook: A Step-by-Step Manual to Improve Your Physical and Mental Health through Psychedelic Medicine
- The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
- True Hallucinations: Being an Account of the Author’s Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil’s Paradise
- Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
- The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
- The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss: My Life with Terence Mckenna
- DMT: The Spirit Molecule
- Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers
- The Long Trip: A Prehistory of Psychedelia
- Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development
- Aya Awakenings: A Shamanic Odyssey
- The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
- Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy and the Power to Heal
- Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism
- LSD: My Problem Child – Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism and Science
- Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics
- The Genesis Generation: A Psychedelic Novel
- Psychedelic Information Theory: Shamanism in the Age of Reason
- The Doors of Perception: Heaven and Hell
- The Shaman and Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms
- Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon
- The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook: The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying
- DMT and the Soul of Prophecy: A New Science of Spiritual Revelation in the Hebrew Bible
- Tryptamine Palace: 5-MeO-DMT and the Sonoran Desert Toad
- Seven Nights with Ayahuasca: A graphic account of heaven and hell, and the bizarre infinity in between
- The Politics of Ecstasy (Leary, Timothy)
- The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
- Psychedelic Consciousness: Plant Intelligence for Healing Ourselves and Our Fragmented World
This list is just a small selection from the vast array of psychedelic literature available out there – so if you’re looking to explore the realm of psychedelics further, don’t hesitate to pick up one (or more) of these essential reading works.
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