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Food of the Gods
by Terence McKenna • 1992
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
4.12
13k+
Food of the Gods Summary
Food of the Gods 97%
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
by Terence McKenna 1992
4.12
13k+ ratings
The Invisible Landscape
by Terence McKenna • 1975
A psychedelic expedition into the I Ching reveals time as a fractal wave plunging toward zero.
3.99
1k+
The Invisible Landscape Summary
The Invisible Landscape 96%
A psychedelic expedition into the I Ching reveals time as a fractal wave plunging toward zero.
by Terence McKenna 1975
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Cosmic Serpent
by Jeremy Narby • 1998
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
4.17
8k+
The Cosmic Serpent Summary
The Cosmic Serpent 95%
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
by Jeremy Narby 1998
4.17
8k+ ratings
The Immortality Key
by Brian C. Muraresku • 2020
The Eleusinian Mysteries were powered by a psychedelic potion, and the early Christians knew it.
4.24
6k+
The Immortality Key Summary
The Immortality Key 95%
The Eleusinian Mysteries were powered by a psychedelic potion, and the early Christians knew it.
by Brian C. Muraresku 2020
4.24
6k+ ratings
DMT
by Rick Strassman • 2000
Injected with a molecule all humans carry, volunteers entered worlds of intelligent beings.
4.15
11k+
DMT Summary
DMT 95%
Injected with a molecule all humans carry, volunteers entered worlds of intelligent beings.
by Rick Strassman 2000
4.15
11k+ ratings
Shroom
by Andy Letcher • 2007
From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.
3.87
375
Shroom Summary
Shroom 95%
From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.
by Andy Letcher 2007
3.87
375 ratings
Simulations of God
by John C. Lilly • 1975
God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.
4.00
133
Simulations of God Summary
Simulations of God 95%
God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.
by John C. Lilly 1975
4.00
133 ratings
The Teachings of Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda • 1968
Yaqui sorcerer's lessons: knowledge as warfare, peyote as guide, and seeing energy as ultimate aim.
3.93
46k+
The Teachings of Don Juan Summary
The Teachings of Don Juan 95%
Yaqui sorcerer's lessons: knowledge as warfare, peyote as guide, and seeing energy as ultimate aim.
by Carlos Castaneda 1968
3.93
46k+ ratings
How to Change Your Mind
by Michael Pollan • 2018
Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.
4.27
85k+
How to Change Your Mind Summary
How to Change Your Mind 95%
Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.
by Michael Pollan 2018
4.27
85k+ ratings
A Secret History of Consciousness
by Gary Lachman • 2003
The brain doesn't make consciousness; it filters it. An underground history of what comes next.
4.31
246
A Secret History of Consciousness Summary
A Secret History of Consciousness 95%
The brain doesn't make consciousness; it filters it. An underground history of what comes next.
by Gary Lachman 2003
4.31
246 ratings
True Hallucinations
by Terence McKenna • 1993
In 1971, five seekers entered the Amazon. The mushrooms talked back, and time unraveled.
4.09
4k+
True Hallucinations Summary
True Hallucinations 95%
In 1971, five seekers entered the Amazon. The mushrooms talked back, and time unraveled.
by Terence McKenna 1993
4.09
4k+ ratings
Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
by Dennis McKenna • 2023
A psychedelic prophet, his scientist brother, and the Amazon meltdown that bound them forever.
4.52
31
Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss Summary
Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss 95%
A psychedelic prophet, his scientist brother, and the Amazon meltdown that bound them forever.
by Dennis McKenna 2023
4.52
31 ratings
Beyond the Occult
by Colin Wilson • 1989
Every ghost, premonition, and out-of-body experience is a clue: consciousness is still evolving.
3.92
260
Beyond the Occult Summary
Beyond the Occult 95%
Every ghost, premonition, and out-of-body experience is a clue: consciousness is still evolving.
by Colin Wilson 1989
3.92
260 ratings
The Harvard Psychedelic Club
by Don Lattin • 2010
Four men, one Harvard LSD study, a breakup that gave America a counterculture and new spirituality.
3.92
2k+
The Harvard Psychedelic Club Summary
The Harvard Psychedelic Club 94%
Four men, one Harvard LSD study, a breakup that gave America a counterculture and new spirituality.
by Don Lattin 2010
3.92
2k+ ratings
Authors of the Impossible
by Jeffrey J. Kripal • 2010
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
4.15
289
Authors of the Impossible Summary
Authors of the Impossible 94%
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2010
4.15
289 ratings
Awakening From the Meaning Crisis
by John Vervaeke • 2024
The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.
4.70
69
Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Summary
Awakening From the Meaning Crisis 94%
The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.
by John Vervaeke 2024
4.70
69 ratings
Trialogues at the Edge of the West
by Rupert Sheldrake • 1992
Nature learns, chaos creates, and three minds argue the cosmos has a memory and a soul.
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748
Trialogues at the Edge of the West Summary
Trialogues at the Edge of the West 94%
Nature learns, chaos creates, and three minds argue the cosmos has a memory and a soul.
by Rupert Sheldrake 1992
4.05
748 ratings
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal
by Terje Simonsen • 2020
A century of psi research, from lab telepathy to military clairvoyance, that science dismissed.
3.88
106
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal Summary
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal 94%
A century of psi research, from lab telepathy to military clairvoyance, that science dismissed.
by Terje Simonsen 2020
3.88
106 ratings
Why God Won't Go Away
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2001
Your brain is built for God: the neuroscience behind why spiritual experiences feel so real.
3.89
1k+
Why God Won't Go Away Summary
Why God Won't Go Away 94%
Your brain is built for God: the neuroscience behind why spiritual experiences feel so real.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2001
3.89
1k+ ratings
Human Devolution
by Michael A. Cremo • 2003
We came from consciousness, not matter: a Vedic counter-theory to Darwin's account of human origins.
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157
Human Devolution Summary
Human Devolution 94%
We came from consciousness, not matter: a Vedic counter-theory to Darwin's account of human origins.
by Michael A. Cremo 2003
4.11
157 ratings
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes • 1976
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
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6k+
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Summary
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 94%
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
by Julian Jaynes 1976
4.26
6k+ ratings
The Cosmic Game
by Stanislav Grof • 1997
A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.
4.21
523
The Cosmic Game Summary
The Cosmic Game 94%
A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.
by Stanislav Grof 1997
4.21
523 ratings
America Before
by Graham Hancock • 2019
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
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4k+
America Before Summary
America Before 94%
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
by Graham Hancock 2019
4.13
4k+ ratings
Dimensions
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1988
UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.
4.22
877
Dimensions Summary
Dimensions 94%
UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.
by Jacques F. Vallée 1988
4.22
877 ratings
Mysteries
by Colin Wilson • 1978
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
4.10
494
Mysteries Summary
Mysteries 94%
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
by Colin Wilson 1978
4.10
494 ratings
Psychology of the Future
by Stanislav Grof • 2000
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
4.27
302
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future 94%
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
by Stanislav Grof 2000
4.27
302 ratings
Alien Dawn
by Colin Wilson • 1998
UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.
3.81
193
Alien Dawn Summary
Alien Dawn 94%
UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.
by Colin Wilson 1998
3.81
193 ratings
Science Set Free
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2012
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
4.08
2k+
Science Set Free Summary
Science Set Free 94%
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2012
4.08
2k+ ratings
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2019
How sports, fasting, and psychedelics open doorways to a wider consciousness science now studies.
3.98
188
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work Summary
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work 94%
How sports, fasting, and psychedelics open doorways to a wider consciousness science now studies.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2019
3.98
188 ratings
Fractal Time
by Gregg Braden • 2009
Time is a repeating fractal; its 2012 convergence opened a still-active choice point for humanity.
3.91
836
Fractal Time Summary
Fractal Time 94%
Time is a repeating fractal; its 2012 convergence opened a still-active choice point for humanity.
by Gregg Braden 2009
3.91
836 ratings
Riveted
by Jim Davies • 2014
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
3.70
406
Riveted Summary
Riveted 94%
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
by Jim Davies 2014
3.70
406 ratings
The Matter With Things
by Iain McGilchrist • 2021
Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.
4.76
567
The Matter With Things Summary
The Matter With Things 94%
Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.
by Iain McGilchrist 2021
4.76
567 ratings
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
by James Fadiman • 2011
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
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3k+
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide Summary
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide 94%
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
by James Fadiman 2011
4.17
3k+ ratings
The Super Natural
by Whitley Strieber • 2016
The strangest thing about alien abductions? They look exactly like ancient religious experiences.
3.93
552
The Super Natural Summary
The Super Natural 94%
The strangest thing about alien abductions? They look exactly like ancient religious experiences.
by Whitley Strieber 2016
3.93
552 ratings
A Short History of Myth
by Karen Armstrong • 2005
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
3.69
7k+
A Short History of Myth Summary
A Short History of Myth 94%
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
by Karen Armstrong 2005
3.69
7k+ ratings
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
by Ken Wilber • 1995
Evolution doesn't stop at biology: the same pattern drives matter into life, mind, and spirit.
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1k+
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality Summary
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality 94%
Evolution doesn't stop at biology: the same pattern drives matter into life, mind, and spirit.
by Ken Wilber 1995
4.36
1k+ ratings
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
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464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 94%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
Irreducible Mind
by Edward F. Kelly • 2006
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
4.39
232
Irreducible Mind Summary
Irreducible Mind 94%
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
by Edward F. Kelly 2006
4.39
232 ratings
The Holotropic Mind
by Stanislav Grof • 1992
The brain filters consciousness, it doesn't make it. What birth imprints and altered states reveal.
4.02
1k+
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind 94%
The brain filters consciousness, it doesn't make it. What birth imprints and altered states reveal.
by Stanislav Grof 1992
4.02
1k+ ratings
Supernormal
by Dean Radin • 2013
Yoga texts describe psychic powers. Modern parapsychology labs have been quietly confirming them.
3.92
582
Supernormal Summary
Supernormal 93%
Yoga texts describe psychic powers. Modern parapsychology labs have been quietly confirming them.
by Dean Radin 2013
3.92
582 ratings
The Marriage of Sense and Soul
by Ken Wilber • 1998
The war between science and religion is a category error. Fix the method, conflict dissolves.
4.11
522
The Marriage of Sense and Soul Summary
The Marriage of Sense and Soul 93%
The war between science and religion is a category error. Fix the method, conflict dissolves.
by Ken Wilber 1998
4.11
522 ratings
The Frontiers of Knowledge
by A.C. Grayling • 2021
Physics, history, brain science: three frontiers where every answer opens a bigger question.
3.99
344
The Frontiers of Knowledge Summary
The Frontiers of Knowledge 93%
Physics, history, brain science: three frontiers where every answer opens a bigger question.
by A.C. Grayling 2021
3.99
344 ratings
Supernature
by Lyall Watson • 1973
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
4.10
714
Supernature Summary
Supernature 93%
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
by Lyall Watson 1973
4.10
714 ratings
American Cosmic
by D.W. Pasulka • 2019
Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.
3.91
3k+
American Cosmic Summary
American Cosmic 93%
Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.
by D.W. Pasulka 2019
3.91
3k+ ratings
The Synchronicity Key
by David Wilcock • 2012
Rome and America share a 2,160-year cycle; Joan of Arc and 1968 Paris share 539.
3.94
1k+
The Synchronicity Key Summary
The Synchronicity Key 93%
Rome and America share a 2,160-year cycle; Joan of Arc and 1968 Paris share 539.
by David Wilcock 2012
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Akashic Experience
by Ervin Laszlo • 2009
The universe has a memory field recording everything, and your mind is its most sensitive receiver.
3.93
148
The Akashic Experience Summary
The Akashic Experience 93%
The universe has a memory field recording everything, and your mind is its most sensitive receiver.
by Ervin Laszlo 2009
3.93
148 ratings
Then I Am Myself the World
by Christof Koch • 2024
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
3.98
388
Then I Am Myself the World Summary
Then I Am Myself the World 93%
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
by Christof Koch 2024
3.98
388 ratings
Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley • 1956
Art transports us because it mirrors visionary depths, and fear can turn heaven into hell.
3.52
1k+
Heaven and Hell Summary
Heaven and Hell 93%
Art transports us because it mirrors visionary depths, and fear can turn heaven into hell.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.52
1k+ ratings
The Fourth Mind
by Whitley Strieber • 2025
Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.
4.13
339
The Fourth Mind Summary
The Fourth Mind 93%
Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.
by Whitley Strieber 2025
4.13
339 ratings
Altered States of Consciousness
by Marc Wittmann • 2018
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
3.74
194
Altered States of Consciousness Summary
Altered States of Consciousness 93%
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
by Marc Wittmann 2018
3.74
194 ratings
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