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Resources > Free Psychedelic Literature
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 The following digital books are available. See
our bookstore for more
unusual books, many of which have been published or republished by
MAPS. In addition, many of our member or affiliate websites listed
here have interesting
collections of books, essays and articles.
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- LSD - My Problem Child
by Dr. Albert Hofmann Ph.D. First published in German in 1979.
The English translation was first published in 1980. A Russian
translation (MS
Word | PDF), a Polish Translation (MS
Word | PDF), a Chinese Translation and a Japanese Translation are also available.
- The Road To Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
by Carl A. Ruck, Albert Hofmann, R. Gordon Wasson, Jeremy Bigwood, Jonathan Ott, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith, Danny Staples
- Guided by the Moon: Shamanism and the Ritual Use of Ayahuasca in the Santo Daime Religion in Brazil.
by Edward McRae, PhD. Courtesy of the Núcleo de Estudos Interdisciplinares sobre Psicoativos (NEIP).
- Thanatos to Eros, 35 Years
of Psychedelic Exploration
by Myron Stolaroff (1994)
- Ketamine: Dreams and Realities
by Karl Jansen, M.D., Ph.D. (2000, 2004)
- The Secret Chief
by Myron Stolaroff (1997)
- The Secret Chief Revealed
by Myron Stolaroff (2004), an expanded and revised 2nd edition
of The Secret Chief. Also available in PDF
format.
- The Yage Drinker
by Fernando Payaguaje (Available as a single PDF File) Cover Image
Any donations will be forwarded to Pablo Yepez of the VIHOMA Foundation, who manages a small fund that supports Secoyas when they need medical treatment in Quito, the capital of Ecuador
- Remembrances
of LSD Therapy Past
by Betty Grover Eisner, Ph.D. (2002) (also in pdf)
- Handbook
for the Therapeutic Use of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-25: Individual
and Group Procedures
by Duncan Blewett, Ph.D and N. Chwelos, M.D (1959)
- Through the Gateway of
the Heart : Accounts of Experiences with MDMA and other Empathogenic
Substances
edited by Sophia Adamson and Ralph Metzner (1985)
- Storming
Heaven
Jay Steven's riveting book on the spread and cultural impact of
LSD in
America. This book is a meticulous and thorough story of the people
and events that brought about a major culture shift. It's
refreshingly free of Timothy Leary-style advocacy and idealism
and fun
to read. (The entire book is free!)
- Drugs & Mysticism: An Analysis of the Relationship between Psychedelic Drugs and Mystical Consciousness
A thesis presented by Walter Norman Pahkne to The Committee on Higher Degrees in History and Philosophy of Religion in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Religion and Society.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1963
- Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA,
The Sixties, and Beyond
Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlai
- Hallucinogens and Culture
Peter T. Furst's book is an introduction to psychedelic drugs in their
cultural and historical context, stressing their important role in religion,
ritual, magic and curing.
- The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience
R.E.L Masters and Jean Houston's sober and authoritative appraisal avoids
the starry-eyed claims and the fiery denunciations of the pro and con
factions, while shedding new light on the possibilities and the limitations
of these drugs, as well as on the techniques for working with them.
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