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DMT
by Rick Strassman • 2000
Injected with a molecule all humans carry, volunteers entered worlds of intelligent beings.
4.15
11k+
DMT Summary
DMT 90%
Injected with a molecule all humans carry, volunteers entered worlds of intelligent beings.
by Rick Strassman 2000
4.15
11k+ ratings
Psychedelic Medicine
by Richard Louis Miller • 2017
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
4.01
312
Psychedelic Medicine Summary
Psychedelic Medicine 90%
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
by Richard Louis Miller 2017
4.01
312 ratings
The Archaic Revival
by Terence McKenna • 1992
Psychedelic plants are doorways to an alien intelligence that has been steering human evolution.
4.18
2k+
The Archaic Revival Summary
The Archaic Revival 90%
Psychedelic plants are doorways to an alien intelligence that has been steering human evolution.
by Terence McKenna 1992
4.18
2k+ 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.
4.17
3k+
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide Summary
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide 90%
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 Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley • 1956
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
3.90
76k+
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell Summary
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell 90%
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.90
76k+ 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 90%
Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.
by Michael Pollan 2018
4.27
85k+ 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 90%
From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.
by Andy Letcher 2007
3.87
375 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 90%
In 1971, five seekers entered the Amazon. The mushrooms talked back, and time unraveled.
by Terence McKenna 1993
4.09
4k+ ratings
Magic Medicine
by Cody Johnson • 2018
How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.
4.13
156
Magic Medicine Summary
Magic Medicine 90%
How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.
by Cody Johnson 2018
4.13
156 ratings
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany • 1975
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
3.77
12k+
Dhalgren Summary
Dhalgren 90%
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
by Samuel R. Delany 1975
3.77
12k+ ratings
Naked Lunch
by William S. Burroughs • 1959
A junkie fleeing the law plunges into a surreal city where addiction drives every transaction.
3.46
99k+
Naked Lunch Summary
Naked Lunch 89%
A junkie fleeing the law plunges into a surreal city where addiction drives every transaction.
by William S. Burroughs 1959
3.46
99k+ 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 89%
A psychedelic prophet, his scientist brother, and the Amazon meltdown that bound them forever.
by Dennis McKenna 2023
4.52
31 ratings
Lila
by Robert M. Pirsig • 1991
A philosopher's moral philosophy collides with a life falling apart on a voyage down the Hudson.
3.84
7k+
Lila Summary
Lila 89%
A philosopher's moral philosophy collides with a life falling apart on a voyage down the Hudson.
by Robert M. Pirsig 1991
3.84
7k+ 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 89%
Art transports us because it mirrors visionary depths, and fear can turn heaven into hell.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.52
1k+ ratings
Psychedelics
by David J. Nutt • 2023
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
4.36
637
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics 89%
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
by David J. Nutt 2023
4.36
637 ratings
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion
by Michelle Janikian • 2019
Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.
4.33
525
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion Summary
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion 89%
Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.
by Michelle Janikian 2019
4.33
525 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 89%
Four men, one Harvard LSD study, a breakup that gave America a counterculture and new spirituality.
by Don Lattin 2010
3.92
2k+ ratings
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick • 1977
An undercover agent addicted to a brain-splitting drug is assigned the target: himself.
4.02
111k+
A Scanner Darkly Summary
A Scanner Darkly 89%
An undercover agent addicted to a brain-splitting drug is assigned the target: himself.
by Philip K. Dick 1977
4.02
111k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 89%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks • 2012
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
3.93
25k+
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations 89%
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
by Oliver Sacks 2012
3.93
25k+ 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 89%
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 Futurological Congress
by Stanisław Lem • 1971
The water at a futurist conference is drugged. Ijon Tichy discovers the apocalypse feels wonderful.
4.17
15k+
The Futurological Congress Summary
The Futurological Congress 89%
The water at a futurist conference is drugged. Ijon Tichy discovers the apocalypse feels wonderful.
by Stanisław Lem 1971
4.17
15k+ ratings
A Confederate General from Big Sur
by Richard Brautigan • 1964
A self-styled Confederate general drags a friend to Big Sur, chasing a ghost that never was.
3.99
4k+
A Confederate General from Big Sur Summary
A Confederate General from Big Sur 89%
A self-styled Confederate general drags a friend to Big Sur, chasing a ghost that never was.
by Richard Brautigan 1964
3.99
4k+ ratings
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Shea • 1983
Missing editor's notes pull cops into the secret war between Discordians and the Illuminati.
4.01
16k+
The Illuminatus! Trilogy Summary
The Illuminatus! Trilogy 89%
Missing editor's notes pull cops into the secret war between Discordians and the Illuminati.
by Robert Shea 1983
4.01
16k+ ratings
VALIS
by Philip K. Dick • 1981
God or madness: after a cryptic vision, a grieving man searches the world for a child savior.
3.91
33k+
VALIS Summary
VALIS 88%
God or madness: after a cryptic vision, a grieving man searches the world for a child savior.
by Philip K. Dick 1981
3.91
33k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 88%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
4.18
1k+
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way 88%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 88%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ ratings
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Padmasambhava • 1350
A Tibetan manual for dying, used as a practical guide for navigating the psychedelic experience.
4.16
11k+
The Tibetan Book of the Dead Summary
The Tibetan Book of the Dead 88%
A Tibetan manual for dying, used as a practical guide for navigating the psychedelic experience.
by Padmasambhava 1350
4.16
11k+ ratings
Almost Transparent Blue
by Ryū Murakami • 2003
Sex, heroin, and the roar of American jets: a young man chases transcendence in 1970s Tokyo.
3.29
14k+
Almost Transparent Blue Summary
Almost Transparent Blue 88%
Sex, heroin, and the roar of American jets: a young man chases transcendence in 1970s Tokyo.
by Ryū Murakami 2003
3.29
14k+ ratings
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Hunter S. Thompson • 1971
Journalist and attorney tear through Vegas on a drug-fueled hunt for the American Dream.
4.06
382k+
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 88%
Journalist and attorney tear through Vegas on a drug-fueled hunt for the American Dream.
by Hunter S. Thompson 1971
4.06
382k+ ratings
The Dice Man
by Luke Rhinehart • 1971
A bored psychiatrist surrenders his will to a die. His cure for emptiness becomes his addiction.
3.54
22k+
The Dice Man Summary
The Dice Man 88%
A bored psychiatrist surrenders his will to a die. His cure for emptiness becomes his addiction.
by Luke Rhinehart 1971
3.54
22k+ ratings
Visionary
by Graham Hancock • 2022
The same non-human intelligence that painted cave walls 35,000 years ago still abducts people today.
4.30
338
Visionary Summary
Visionary 88%
The same non-human intelligence that painted cave walls 35,000 years ago still abducts people today.
by Graham Hancock 2022
4.30
338 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.
4.01
464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 88%
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971
4.01
464 ratings
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
4.25
8k+
Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising 88%
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983
4.25
8k+ ratings
Ellison Wonderland
by Harlan Ellison • 1962
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
3.99
1k+
Ellison Wonderland Summary
Ellison Wonderland 88%
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
by Harlan Ellison 1962
3.99
1k+ ratings
Welcome to Night Vale
by Joseph Fink • 2015
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
3.82
44k+
Welcome to Night Vale Summary
Welcome to Night Vale 88%
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
by Joseph Fink 2015
3.82
44k+ ratings
God's Debris
by Scott Adams • 2001
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
3.94
8k+
God's Debris Summary
God's Debris 88%
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
by Scott Adams 2001
3.94
8k+ ratings
Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani • 2008
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 88%
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Dreaming Wide Awake
by David Jay Brown • 2016
Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.
4.26
125
Dreaming Wide Awake Summary
Dreaming Wide Awake 88%
Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.
by David Jay Brown 2016
4.26
125 ratings
Exploring Inner Space
by Jane Dunlap • 1961
A 1961 housewife took clinical LSD and experienced the force pulling evolution upward. It was God.
3.92
12
Exploring Inner Space Summary
Exploring Inner Space 88%
A 1961 housewife took clinical LSD and experienced the force pulling evolution upward. It was God.
by Jane Dunlap 1961
3.92
12 ratings
The Claw of the Conciliator
by Gene Wolfe • 1981
A torturer with perfect memory crosses a dying world, a dead woman's voice inside his skull.
4.01
18k+
The Claw of the Conciliator Summary
The Claw of the Conciliator 88%
A torturer with perfect memory crosses a dying world, a dead woman's voice inside his skull.
by Gene Wolfe 1981
4.01
18k+ 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 88%
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
by Christof Koch 2024
3.98
388 ratings
The Mind Parasites
by Colin Wilson • 1967
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
3.72
2k+
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites 88%
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967
3.72
2k+ ratings
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 88%
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
by Terence McKenna 1992
4.12
13k+ ratings
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace • 1996
A lethal film, a mute tennis prodigy, a recovering addict, and an America addicted to distraction.
4.25
103k+
Infinite Jest Summary
Infinite Jest 88%
A lethal film, a mute tennis prodigy, a recovering addict, and an America addicted to distraction.
by David Foster Wallace 1996
4.25
103k+ 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 88%
The brain filters consciousness, it doesn't make it. What birth imprints and altered states reveal.
by Stanislav Grof 1992
4.02
1k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
by Stanislav Grof 2000
4.27
302 ratings
The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe • 1983
A torturer with a healing relic must consume a ruler's mind to inherit a dying world.
4.26
12k+
The Citadel of the Autarch Summary
The Citadel of the Autarch 88%
A torturer with a healing relic must consume a ruler's mind to inherit a dying world.
by Gene Wolfe 1983
4.26
12k+ ratings
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