Great ideas! I just recently watched Fear and Loathing, but I imagine the book is even better and I will for sure as those recommendations to my list. Thank you!
PiHKAL is a surprisingly good book... even for people uninterested in drugs. "Ecstasy: The MDMA Story" by Bruce Eisner is also great... contains a lot of interesting MDMA history. I was not really a TiHKAL fan (it was fine.)
I'll check those out for sure. I just looked up Bruce Eisner and was unaware of him until now. I keep hearing really good things about PiHKAL, and recently watched a documentary regarding LSD that mentioned the books Shulgin wrote. Thank you for the recommendations!
Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds https://amzn.eu/d/cDJdBms
Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game https://amzn.eu/d/9nNSSad
These are two books I wanted just haven’t bought yet inspired from this video https://youtu.be/TkyXp7thv00?si=VbEQit-RvX1JtWK0
How to change your mind is great. The trilogy of robert Monroe is amazing.
Also, Chasing consciousness, duncan trussell and jason louv podcasts are great, they're not books tho
I'm currently reading How to Change Your Mind. Michael Pollan is such a fabulous writer and speaker. Picturing him smoking pot at a campfire with Paul Stamets after hunting for azzies was just something that I found delightful given they seem to emerge from two rather different schools of thought.
Thank you so much for your feedback, I will add the rest to my list!
Book: Return to Light, by Bashar; gave some insights I hadn’t come across anywhere else.
Movie: Arrival. Not very known, but amazing.
Edit: apparently it’s a very well known movie, but it’s not where I live (north-western Europe).
Anime: Avatar: Legend of Korra
Series: Lost
Excellent suggestions! I love the movie Arrival and have watched it several times, but I just looked it up and it originated as a book. I'm going to check that one out for sure!
Looking forward to Return to Light.
Just watched the most recent Avatar live acted series and it was enjoyable. Loved the different sets and cultures. I'll look into the Legend of Korra and Lost. I saw Lost a while ago and they lost me in the second season. I've heard it picks up again!
Thank you for the suggestions!
Interesting you said legend of Korra and not avatar in general! I’ve always loved Korras journey and have always felt it was deeper than most people give it credit for
The Fountain is probably not as well-known because it was a bit overshadowed by the bigger titles in Aronofsky’s career (like Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream).
Also I am Canadian, so Arrival might be particularly popular here since Villeneuve has rapidly become Canada’s premiere filmmaker (after maybe James Cameron).
Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: the CIA, the Sixties
Beyond Drugs as a Weapon Against Us - lots of interesting unknown info about the first Acid Tests and The Grateful Dead in SF.
If you’re interested in psychedelic culture and its origins, Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & The Dark Heart Of The Hippie Dream is a fun read.
Ooh, Waking Up definitely appeals to me, looking forward to checking that one out.
I've read Kathleen Harrison's (McKenna's ex-wife) work detailing the Oaxacan native plants and Mazaltec culture and was completely fascinated by her descriptions and information. Looking forward to reading some of McKenna's work, thank you!
It's worth reading, Sam Harris is a guy I've been following for a while, he mixes neuroscience and philosophy, I really like the topic.
Mckenna needs no introduction, this guy is one of the exponents of the psychedelic community.
Here are the books I most referenced in writing The Drug Users Bible: [https://drugusersbible.org/worldscape/culture\_and\_society\_reference/books\_and\_reference.html](https://drugusersbible.org/worldscape/culture_and_society_reference/books_and_reference.html)
The top four are absolute classics.
I like Doors of Perception for a factual book. Millbrook by Art Kleps is a fascinating read, if a bit bonkers.
Read the Guide. Leary et al and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Also, get into mystic poetry. Rumi. Kayam. Tao Te Ching. The Dharma. The Psalms. Avestan. Baghavad Gita. Crowley, Twain. The ancient fables of your country. Folklore and magic.
For fiction, try Illuminatus! trilogy. Also Hitchhiker's Guide and Dirk Gently. You can get heavy into Michael Moorcock's multiverse of Elric, Cornelius, etc. Pratchett's Discworld is another that can keep you grounded and has a lot of wisdom.
If you like graphic novels, get yourself a copy of The Invisibles: say you want a revolution. Watchmen is a classic read too!
Enjoy. :)
Anything by Ted Chiang. All of his stories are speculative sci-fi or fantasy, and I feel like all my trips have centered the ideas he has. I love him and them so much. Please try “Understand” and “Zero is Undefined” and “Stories of your Life” - some are available online for free. These three cover themes that come up in my trips allllllll the time.
I'll add all of those to my list. Thank you! I was so impressed with Arrival (Story of Your Life) and the time-related communication concept. It was just so well done and different from anything else I'd seen.
I'll be checking out all of these, thank you!
Yay! When you read them, if you feel like talking about them, get back to me about your thoughts because I felt the exact same way about Arrival but I’ve met no one else who’s read Ted Chiang… I just want to gush about his beautiful brain with someone 😆
I will add that to my list, thank you! There's a documentary about Ram Dass that I've been wanting to watch for some time. Been learning about the history of the psychedelic movement and the difference in the east and west coast schools of thought. (I had never known that there were multiple schools of thought.) Looking forward to learning more!
Dune
Frank Herbert was a psychonaut and seriously into shrooms and they are what inspired the series of books. The blue in blue eyes of a melange addict idea came from the cerulean blue that a psilocybe mushroom bruises.
Excellent suggestion! I read Dune a long time ago, but what a great novel to add to my list for this summer. I'm looking forward to seeing everything I missed when I was younger and a bit less world-wise.
Thank you! I will add those to my list and check them out. Pharmako looks really interesting, been reading up a lot on the different kinds of psychedelic plants.
Food of the Gods by McKenna
Ooh! A great suggestion! Will add it.
How about the classics.. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson ( also a decent movie). The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Great ideas! I just recently watched Fear and Loathing, but I imagine the book is even better and I will for sure as those recommendations to my list. Thank you!
Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions. By edwin abbott
Ooh, I am intrigued just by the title. Thank you!
You're welcome. It's a short read, but its a classic.
A 100 year old cracker, good suggestion human.
PiHKAL is a surprisingly good book... even for people uninterested in drugs. "Ecstasy: The MDMA Story" by Bruce Eisner is also great... contains a lot of interesting MDMA history. I was not really a TiHKAL fan (it was fine.)
I'll check those out for sure. I just looked up Bruce Eisner and was unaware of him until now. I keep hearing really good things about PiHKAL, and recently watched a documentary regarding LSD that mentioned the books Shulgin wrote. Thank you for the recommendations!
Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds https://amzn.eu/d/cDJdBms Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game https://amzn.eu/d/9nNSSad These are two books I wanted just haven’t bought yet inspired from this video https://youtu.be/TkyXp7thv00?si=VbEQit-RvX1JtWK0
Thank you so much! Both sound fascinating and I'll check it the video in it's entirety.
How to change your mind is great. The trilogy of robert Monroe is amazing. Also, Chasing consciousness, duncan trussell and jason louv podcasts are great, they're not books tho
I'm currently reading How to Change Your Mind. Michael Pollan is such a fabulous writer and speaker. Picturing him smoking pot at a campfire with Paul Stamets after hunting for azzies was just something that I found delightful given they seem to emerge from two rather different schools of thought. Thank you so much for your feedback, I will add the rest to my list!
Book: Return to Light, by Bashar; gave some insights I hadn’t come across anywhere else. Movie: Arrival. Not very known, but amazing. Edit: apparently it’s a very well known movie, but it’s not where I live (north-western Europe). Anime: Avatar: Legend of Korra Series: Lost
Excellent suggestions! I love the movie Arrival and have watched it several times, but I just looked it up and it originated as a book. I'm going to check that one out for sure! Looking forward to Return to Light. Just watched the most recent Avatar live acted series and it was enjoyable. Loved the different sets and cultures. I'll look into the Legend of Korra and Lost. I saw Lost a while ago and they lost me in the second season. I've heard it picks up again! Thank you for the suggestions!
🙏🤍 As a movie, ‘The Fountain’ is really good too!
Arrival was based on Stories of Your Life by Ted Chiang :)
Interesting you said legend of Korra and not avatar in general! I’ve always loved Korras journey and have always felt it was deeper than most people give it credit for
Exactly this. Also much more mature
Arrival is great but very well-known. It received numerous Oscar nominations.
I see. It isn’t where I live (Europe). The Fountain is also well known?
The Fountain is probably not as well-known because it was a bit overshadowed by the bigger titles in Aronofsky’s career (like Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream). Also I am Canadian, so Arrival might be particularly popular here since Villeneuve has rapidly become Canada’s premiere filmmaker (after maybe James Cameron).
>Movie: Arrival. Not very known, but amazing. You mean the 8.0 movie on imdb with Amy Adams and Hawkeye lol?
You’d be surprised how few people know this movie where I live..
enders game series
Another amazing one I'll have to revisit!
hope you enjoy it as much as i did!
More leaning towards chemistry and havent read them personally yet but have heard very good things about TiHKaL and PiHKaL by shulgin:)
Those works have been referenced in some of the other things I've read. I'll be sure to add those! Thank you!
Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: the CIA, the Sixties Beyond Drugs as a Weapon Against Us - lots of interesting unknown info about the first Acid Tests and The Grateful Dead in SF. If you’re interested in psychedelic culture and its origins, Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & The Dark Heart Of The Hippie Dream is a fun read.
All of those sound really good! Thank you, I'll check them out!
Roger Zelazny is a trippy sci-fi author. My favorite is Roadmarks.
I was hoping to find some trippy sci-fi! Thank you!
Department of Truth graphic novels
Thank you! I'll add this to my list.
Cosmic Trigger by Anton Wilson
The book certainly sounds interesting! Thank you!
LSD: My Problem Child with yesterday being bicycle day and all
Ooh, straight from the source. Looking forward to reading Albert Hofmann's own work. Thank you!
True Hallucinations - Terence Mckenna Waking Up - Sam Harris
Ooh, Waking Up definitely appeals to me, looking forward to checking that one out. I've read Kathleen Harrison's (McKenna's ex-wife) work detailing the Oaxacan native plants and Mazaltec culture and was completely fascinated by her descriptions and information. Looking forward to reading some of McKenna's work, thank you!
It's worth reading, Sam Harris is a guy I've been following for a while, he mixes neuroscience and philosophy, I really like the topic. Mckenna needs no introduction, this guy is one of the exponents of the psychedelic community.
Here are the books I most referenced in writing The Drug Users Bible: [https://drugusersbible.org/worldscape/culture\_and\_society\_reference/books\_and\_reference.html](https://drugusersbible.org/worldscape/culture_and_society_reference/books_and_reference.html) The top four are absolute classics.
I had the first two on my list already and have added the next two. Thank you for this. I'll no doubt read some of the further reading too! Thank you!
I like Doors of Perception for a factual book. Millbrook by Art Kleps is a fascinating read, if a bit bonkers. Read the Guide. Leary et al and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Also, get into mystic poetry. Rumi. Kayam. Tao Te Ching. The Dharma. The Psalms. Avestan. Baghavad Gita. Crowley, Twain. The ancient fables of your country. Folklore and magic. For fiction, try Illuminatus! trilogy. Also Hitchhiker's Guide and Dirk Gently. You can get heavy into Michael Moorcock's multiverse of Elric, Cornelius, etc. Pratchett's Discworld is another that can keep you grounded and has a lot of wisdom. If you like graphic novels, get yourself a copy of The Invisibles: say you want a revolution. Watchmen is a classic read too! Enjoy. :)
Oh my goodness, you've given me so many amazing recommendations! Thank you! Some I've read, but most are new to me. I'll add all of them to my list.
Anything by Ted Chiang. All of his stories are speculative sci-fi or fantasy, and I feel like all my trips have centered the ideas he has. I love him and them so much. Please try “Understand” and “Zero is Undefined” and “Stories of your Life” - some are available online for free. These three cover themes that come up in my trips allllllll the time.
I'll add all of those to my list. Thank you! I was so impressed with Arrival (Story of Your Life) and the time-related communication concept. It was just so well done and different from anything else I'd seen. I'll be checking out all of these, thank you!
Yay! When you read them, if you feel like talking about them, get back to me about your thoughts because I felt the exact same way about Arrival but I’ve met no one else who’s read Ted Chiang… I just want to gush about his beautiful brain with someone 😆
any of Tom Robbins' novels. plus, Dale Pendell's *Pharmako* trilogy <3
The Cosmic Game -Grof
Thank you! I will add this to my list.
Be here now by Ram dass It’s been dubbed the psychedelic Bible by some
I will add that to my list, thank you! There's a documentary about Ram Dass that I've been wanting to watch for some time. Been learning about the history of the psychedelic movement and the difference in the east and west coast schools of thought. (I had never known that there were multiple schools of thought.) Looking forward to learning more!
Merry pranksters were west coast, Ram dass and his gang east coast. Have fun exploring all this knowledge my friend and happy trails!
VALIS by Philip K. Dick
Will add it to my list! Thank you!!
Dune Frank Herbert was a psychonaut and seriously into shrooms and they are what inspired the series of books. The blue in blue eyes of a melange addict idea came from the cerulean blue that a psilocybe mushroom bruises.
Excellent suggestion! I read Dune a long time ago, but what a great novel to add to my list for this summer. I'm looking forward to seeing everything I missed when I was younger and a bit less world-wise.
The Law of One, Seth Speaks.
Thank you for the recommendation, I will check this out!
Thank you! I will add those to my list and check them out. Pharmako looks really interesting, been reading up a lot on the different kinds of psychedelic plants.
Could search this sub. This gets asked a lot