Thanatos to Eros

Thanatos to Eros: 35 Years of Psychedelic Exploration Ethnomedicine and the Study of Consciousness by Myron J. Stolaroff details Stolaroff’s experience as a psychedelic researcher. It gives guidelines to future researchers for the proper and safe use of psychedelics for therapy and personal growth.

Psychedelic Psychotherapy

Psychedelic Psychotherapy: A User Friendly Guide to Psychedelic Drug-Assisted Psychotherapy by R. Coleman is a resource for practitioners and lay-users needing guidelines for psychedelic psychotherapy. The book contains guides and information to help individuals with their healing process and for those helping others with their healing.

Zig Zag Zen

Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics edited by Allen Badiner and Alex Grey is an exploration of the commonalities between psychedelics and Buddhism. This book explores the intersection of the moral, ethical, doctrinal, and transcendental facets of psychedelic exploration and the Buddhist religion. Zig Zag Zen is a book full of insights into various methods of inner exploration.

Supernatural

Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind by Graham Hancock explores the dramatic shift in human history that led to the development of art, religion, symbolism, and innovative thinking. Hancock’s journey takes him from prehistoric painted caves to the Amazon rainforest, where he investigates the possible influence of hallucinogens and other dimensions on the evolution of the human mind and its connection to ancient teachers and a more purposeful understanding of human development.

This is Your Mind on Plants

This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan challenges conventional thinking about drugs and delves into the human attraction to psychoactive plants and the surrounding taboos. Through examining opium, caffeine, and mescaline, Pollan explores the cultural, historical, and scientific aspects of these substances, shedding new light on the complex relationship between humans, plants, and the mind-altering experiences they provide.

The Dream Drugstore: Chemically Altered States of Consciousness

In The Dream Drugstore: Chemically Altered States of Consciousness by J. Allan Hobson the questions of how our brain chemistry is balanced when we are awake vs. asleep and dreaming is explored. This book looks at how psychedelics and different disorders of the mind influence that balance. It explores the differences between legitimate and illegitimate drug use and how the mind is an agent of change, not merely the mediator.

Psychedelic Medicine

Psychedelic Medicine: New Evidence for Hallucinogenic Substances as Treatment by Thomas Roberts and Michael Winkelman delves into the history of psychedelic substances and their use in altering human thought, mood, and perception. The book highlights the resurgence of research on the therapeutic applications of psychedelics, such as LSD and mescaline, and their potential to improve mental and physical health under the guidance of trained providers.

Bicycle Day and other Psychedelic Essays

Bicycle Day and other Psychedelic Essays by Alan Piper explores the roots of psychedelic culture, how the past work was influenced by the events of the surrounding world, and the connections between the literary and social drug history of the West.

Coming Full Circle

Coming Full Circle by Shannon Duncan combines an informative guide on using psychedelics for healing with a personal memoir of the author’s healing journey. The book aims to educate readers on the potential, limitations, and risks of using psychedelics to treat conditions like anxiety, depression, and PTSD while dispelling dangerous misinformation propagated by opportunists and unqualified individuals.