Library
Curated collection of essential reading on psychedelics, consciousness, spirituality, and harm reduction.
Featured Books
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan · 2018
A groundbreaking exploration of the new science of psychedelics, examining their history, use in therapy, and potential for treating depression and addiction.
The Doors of Perception
Aldous Huxley · 1954
A seminal account of Huxley's mescaline experience that became a foundational text in psychedelic literature and consciousness studies.
DMT: The Spirit Molecule
Rick Strassman · 2000
The landmark clinical study on DMT, documenting the experiences of volunteers who received the molecule in a controlled medical setting.
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
James Fadiman · 2011
A practical guide to safe psychedelic experiences, including protocols for microdosing and guidelines for sessions.
LSD: My Problem Child
Albert Hofmann
LSD: My Problem Child
Albert Hofmann · 1980
The discoverer of LSD recounts his accidental synthesis, the famous bicycle day, and his lifelong relationship with the molecule he called his "problem child."
LSD Psychotherapy
Stanislav Grof · 1980
Grof's comprehensive account of over 4,000 LSD psychotherapy sessions, detailing the spectrum of experiences and their therapeutic potential for trauma and end-of-life care.
DMT Entity Encounters
David Luke & Rory Spowers (eds.)
DMT Entity Encounters
David Luke & Rory Spowers (eds.) · 2021
Leading researchers, philosophers, and experiencers examine the nature of the beings encountered under DMT — from neuroscience and philosophy to indigenous cosmology.
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Food of the Gods
Terence McKenna · 1992
An exploration of the role of psychoactive plants in human evolution, culture, and consciousness throughout history.
Be Here Now
Ram Dass · 1971
A transformative journey from Harvard professor to spiritual teacher, blending Eastern philosophy with Western psychedelic experience.
The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James · 1902
A classic examination of mystical and religious experiences, exploring the psychology behind transcendent states.
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World
Paul Stamets · 1996
An identification guide to psilocybin mushroom species worldwide, written by one of the foremost mycologists.
TIHKAL
Alexander & Ann Shulgin · 1997
Tryptamines I Have Known And Loved - a comprehensive catalog of tryptamine compounds with synthesis routes and experience reports.
PIHKAL
Alexander & Ann Shulgin · 1991
Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved - the companion volume documenting phenethylamine compounds.
The Joyous Cosmology
Alan Watts · 1962
A poetic account of psychedelic experiences filtered through Eastern philosophy and mysticism.
Waking Up
Sam Harris · 2014
An exploration of consciousness and spirituality without religion, including discussions of meditation and psychedelic experience.
The Immortality Key
Brian C. Muraresku · 2020
A provocative investigation into the role of psychoactive substances in the origins of Western civilization and religion.
Inner Paths to Outer Space
Rick Strassman et al. · 2008
A multi-author exploration of the intersection between psychedelics, meditation, and the nature of consciousness.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Carl L. Hart · 2021
A neuroscientist makes the case for responsible drug use with evidence-based approaches to safety and policy.
The Cosmic Serpent
Jeremy Narby · 1998
An anthropologist's exploration of the connection between shamanic plant knowledge and molecular biology.
Acid Test
Tom Shroder · 2014
The story of the modern psychedelic therapy movement, following pioneers in MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD.
Psychedelic Medicine
Dr. Richard Louis Miller
Psychedelic Medicine
Dr. Richard Louis Miller · 2017
A comprehensive guide to therapeutic uses of psychedelics, featuring interviews with leading researchers.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe · 1968
Tom Wolfe's electrifying account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' cross-country trip, capturing the birth of 1960s psychedelic counterculture.
True Hallucinations
Terence McKenna · 1993
McKenna's account of the 1971 La Chorrera expedition into the Amazon, where he and his brother experimented with large doses of psilocybin mushrooms.
Plants of the Gods
Richard Evans Schultes & Albert Hofmann · 1979
A beautifully illustrated ethnobotanical survey of psychoactive plants used in ritual and healing across cultures worldwide, co-authored by two giants of the field.
Pharmacotheon
Jonathan Ott · 1993
A rigorous and encyclopedic reference on entheogenic drugs, their chemistry, pharmacology, and ethnobotanical use — indispensable for serious researchers.
The Road to Eleusis
Wasson, Hofmann & Ruck · 1978
The landmark scholarly argument that the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece involved an ergot-derived psychedelic potion, linking psychedelics to the birth of Western civilization.
Breaking Open the Head
Daniel Pinchbeck · 2002
A journalist's journey into global shamanic traditions and psychedelic cultures, from West African iboga ceremonies to burning man, blending personal narrative with cultural critique.
Acid Dreams
Martin A. Lee & Bruce Shlain · 1985
A meticulously researched history of LSD, from its CIA-funded origins to the counterculture revolution, drawing on declassified government documents.
Storming Heaven
Jay Stevens · 1987
A sweeping cultural history of LSD in America, tracing how the molecule shaped and was shaped by postwar American society.
The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
Dennis McKenna · 2012
Dennis McKenna's deeply personal memoir about growing up alongside his brother Terence, their shared psychedelic journeys, and their diverging paths in life.
Realms of the Human Unconscious
Stanislav Grof · 1975
Grof's foundational work mapping the territory of the psychedelic experience, introducing the COEX system and transpersonal realms encountered in LSD sessions.
The Holotropic Mind
Stanislav Grof · 1992
Grof presents his model of three levels of consciousness — biographical, perinatal, and transpersonal — drawn from thousands of sessions with LSD and holotropic breathwork.
Altered States of Consciousness
Charles Tart · 1969
The definitive academic anthology on altered states, bringing together landmark papers on dreaming, hypnosis, meditation, and psychedelic experience.
Stealing Fire
Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal · 2017
How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs, and maverick scientists are revolutionising the way we live and work by hacking ecstatic and flow states — including through psychedelics.
The Holographic Universe
Michael Talbot · 1991
A compelling argument that the universe is a hologram, drawing on the work of David Bohm and Karl Pribram to explain mystical, paranormal, and psychedelic phenomena.
The Perennial Philosophy
Aldous Huxley · 1945
Huxley's masterful anthology of mystical writings from the world's great traditions, presenting the core insights common to all genuine spiritual experience.
The Way of the Shaman
Michael Harner · 1980
The foundational guide to core shamanism, introducing practices for journeying, healing, and working with helping spirits, by an anthropologist who became a practitioner.
Shamanism
Mircea Eliade
Shamanism
Mircea Eliade · 1951
The definitive academic study of shamanism across Siberia, Central Asia, and the Americas — a foundational text for understanding the archaic roots of psychedelic practice.
The Teachings of Don Juan
Carlos Castaneda · 1968
Castaneda's controversial account of his apprenticeship with a Yaqui sorcerer, including the ritual use of peyote, psilocybin mushrooms, and datura.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell · 1949
Campbell's seminal work on the monomyth — the universal hero's journey — providing a mythological framework for understanding transformative psychedelic experiences.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Trans. Chogyam Trungpa & Francesca Fremantle · 1975
The Bardo Thodol, used as a guide for navigating states of consciousness at death and in psychedelic sessions by Leary, Alpert, and Metzner in their famous adaptation.
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
John Marco Allegro · 1970
A highly controversial philological argument that early Christianity was rooted in a psychedelic mushroom cult, drawing on ancient Sumerian and Semitic language analysis.
The Antipodes of the Mind
Benny Shanon · 2002
A cognitive psychology professor's systematic analysis of over 2,500 ayahuasca visions, identifying recurring themes, motifs, and the phenomenology of DMT-space.
Singing to the Plants
Stephan Beyer · 2009
A comprehensive and scholarly study of mestizo shamanism and ayahuasca healing in the Peruvian Amazon, covering plant spirits, icaros, and curanderismo in depth.
The Ayahuasca Diaries
Gracie & Zarkov
The Ayahuasca Diaries
Gracie & Zarkov · 1985
Pioneering firsthand accounts of ayahuasca and DMT exploration from the 1980s underground, documenting entity contact and visionary experiences with meticulous detail.
Ecstasy: The Complete Guide
Julie Holland (ed.)
Ecstasy: The Complete Guide
Julie Holland (ed.) · 2001
A comprehensive scientific and clinical examination of MDMA, covering its pharmacology, history, therapeutic use in PTSD, and harm reduction guidelines.
Good Chemistry
Julie Holland · 2020
A psychiatrist argues that MDMA, cannabis, and psychedelics can restore the neurochemical foundations of human connection, empathy, and belonging.
Cannabis Pharmacy
Michael Backes · 2014
The definitive guide to medicinal cannabis: strains, cannabinoids, terpenes, dosing, and condition-specific protocols — practical harm reduction for cannabis users.
Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered
Lester Grinspoon & James Bakalar · 1979
A balanced, scholarly review of the scientific literature on psychedelics, advocating for resumed clinical research and evidence-based policy — ahead of its time.
Mycelium Running
Paul Stamets · 2005
Stamets' guide to cultivating and using mushrooms for healing ecosystems, human health, and environmental restoration — essential reading alongside his psilocybin work.
The Psychedelic Renaissance
Ben Sessa · 2012
A British psychiatrist surveys the modern resurgence of clinical psychedelic research, covering psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, and ketamine therapy with a harm reduction lens.
Medicinal Mushrooms
Christopher Hobbs · 1995
An evidence-based guide to the therapeutic properties of medicinal fungi including lion's mane, reishi, and cordyceps, bridging traditional use with modern research.