Higher Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore The Continuing Impact Of Psychedelics (S U N Y Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)

From The Back Cover: Psychedelics Have Been A Part-often A Central And Sacred Part-of Most Societies Throughout History, And For Half A Century Psychedelics Have Rumbled Through The Western World, Seeding A Subculture, Titillating The Media, Fascinating Youth, Terrifying Parents, Enraging Politicians, And Intriguing Researchers. Not Surprisingly, These Curious Chemicals Fascinated Some Of The Foremost Thinkers Of The Twentieth Century, Fourteen Of Whom Were Interviewed For This Book. Because No Further Human Research Can Be Done, These Researchers Constitute An Irreplaceable Resource. Higher Wisdom Offers Their Fascinating Anecdotes, Invaluable Knowledge, And Hard-won Wisdom-the Culmination Of Fifty Years Of Research And Reflection On One Of The Most Intriguing And Challenging Topics Of Our Time. Acknowledgments -- Psychedelics And The Western World: A Fateful Marriage / Roger Walsh And Charles S Grob -- High Road: History And Hysteria / Charles S Grob And Gary Bravo -- Part 1: Research: Consciousness, Creativity, And Chemistry -- 1: Transpersonal Transitions: The Higher Reaches Of Psyche And Psychology / James Fadiman -- 2: From Molecules To Mystery: Psychedelic Science, The Natural World, And Beyond / Albert Hofmann -- 3: How Much Can People Change? / Myron Stolaroff -- 4: Frontiers Of Pharmacology: Chemistry And Consciousness / Alexander T Sasha Shulgin And Ann Shulgin -- Part 2: Psychotherapy: Personal And Transpersonal -- 5: Birth And Death Of Psychedelic Therapy / Betty Eisner -- 6: Treating The Untreatable / Gary Fisher -- 7: Great Awakening: Psychology, Philosophy, And Spirituality In Lsd Psychotherapy / Stanislav Grof -- Part 3: Culture And Consciousness -- 8: Ancient Altered States / Peter T Furst -- 9: Tribal Wisdom: The Shamanic Path / Michael Harner -- 10: More Recipes For Living And Loving / Laura Archera Huxley -- Part 4: Religious Implications: Psyche, Soul, And Spirit -- 11: Transcending Religious Boundaries / Zalman Schachter-shalomi -- 12: Walking The Path: Psychedelics And Beyond / Ram Dass -- 13: Do Drugs Have Religious Import? A Forty Year Follow-up / Huston Smith -- 14: Conclusion: What Did These Elders Learn, And What Can We Learn From Them? / Roger Walsh And Charles S Grob -- List Of Contributors -- On-line Resources -- Name Index -- Subject Index. Edited By Roger Walsh And Charles S. Grob. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "Psychedelics have been a part - often a central and sacred part - of most societies throughout history, and for half a century psychedelics have rumbled through the Western world, seeding a subculture, titillating the media, fascinating youth, terrifying parents, enraging politicians, and intriguing researchers. Not surprisingly, these curious chemicals fascinated some of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century, fourteen of whom were interviewed for this book. Because no further human research can be done, these researchers constitute an irreplaceable resource. Higher Wisdom offers their fascinating anecdotes, invaluable knowledge, and hard-won wisdom - the culmination of fifty years of research and reflection on one of the most intriguing and challenging topics of our time."--Jacket Over fifty years have elapsed since Aldous Huxley received the "gratuitous grace" of perceiving, albeit fleetingly, the realms of transcendent consciousness from beyond the Door in the Wall.