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How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics (Original 2018; 2018. Auflage)

von Michael Pollan (Autor)

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When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into the experience of various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both struggle and beauty, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.… (mehr)
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Titel:How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
Autoren:Michael Pollan (Autor)
Info:Allen Lane (2018), 480 pages
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence von Michael Pollan (2018)

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He provides some interesting history when it comes to psychedelics, and nods a bit to colonialism, but generally his voice (old, frumpy white dude) was difficult to follow. If it weren't for the subject matter I wouldn't be interested. ( )
  nessie_arduin | Feb 1, 2024 |
This is a very interesting book, though perhaps a bit too verbose in places. I could easily have skipped the whole history of psychelics, as I was primarily interested in the neurological and psychological aspects. ( )
  adastra | Jan 15, 2024 |
A fascinating exploration of psychedelics and mental illness. As a fiction reader, I struggled to put this book down. ( )
  andimdeadinside | Jan 5, 2024 |
Pollan's tendency to be wordy works surprisingly well when he talks about getting high. In addition to personal experience, Pollan covers the history of psychedelic research (beyond Timothy Leary), and the current researchers, psychonauts, and guides pursuing how these compounds may be used to better our lives, either as therapy or reframing our insights.

Think I liked this better than other Pollan's forays into the world of what we put in our bodies, probably because I didn't feel my field was attacked here (genetics). ( )
  Daumari | Dec 28, 2023 |
Very informative ( )
  xfitkitten | Oct 17, 2023 |
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MIDWAY THROUGH the twentieth century, two unusual new molecules, organic compounds with a striking family resemblance, exploded upon the West. In time, they would change the course of social, political, and cultural history, as well as the personal histories of the millions of people who would eventually introduce them to their brains.
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When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into the experience of various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both struggle and beauty, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.

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