Global Perspectives and Psychedelic Poetics
8 best books like Global Perspectives and Psychedelic Poetics (Terence McKenna): The Doors of Perception, Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life, Dead Bad Things, Second Sight, The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights, Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon
The Doors of Perception is a philosophical essay, released as a book, by Aldous Huxley. First published in 1954, it details his experiences when taking mescaline. The book takes the form of Huxley's recollection of a mescaline trip that took place over the course of an afternoon in May 1953. The book...
“All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.”
—John Adams
He squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised the legendary Pompey on his somewhat botched transition from military hero to politician. He lambasted...
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
| Author | Carlos Castaneda |
| ISBN | 0671227424 |
You may find this book has a lot of chaff on how they prepare peyote and other drugs, mundane descriptions in diary... yet when you less expect it, they hit you with a boulder of wisdom that leaves you freezed.
There is ONE core idea in the book that makes the price tag disappear. You cannot pay for...
| Author | Sakyong Mipham |
| ISBN | 0767920805 |
You’re stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn’t moving. You’re angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you’re irritated at the other passengers for having so much stuff, you’re mad at your boss for sending you on this trip in the first place. By the time...
| Author | Gary McMahon |
| ISBN | 0857661272 |
HE SOUGHT TO FLEE HIS TRAGIC PAST, but when Thomas Usher hears a clockwork voice on the phone, and sees ever-more disturbing visions in a derelict warehouse, Usher realizes that he has to return home - for the sake of his own sanity.
Meanwhile, a deadly figure from Usher's past threatens to undermine...
| Author | Judith Orloff |
| ISBN | 0446673358 |
For the first time Dr. Judith Orloff, a prominent psychiatrist and psychic, tells her story in this compelling and revelatory book: a study of one woman in exile between two worlds - the psychic and the everyday - and her courageous battle to embrace the gift of Second Sight. "Don't tell anyone about your...
The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights
| Author | Dalai Lama XIV |
| ISBN | 1594487383 |
The Wisdom of Compassion offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through deeply engaging, behind-the-scene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life.
This is the Dalai Lama at his most human,...
Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon
The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming...
