The Psychedelic Experience

A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert, Timothy Leary , Daniel Pinchbeck

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Penguin
19 November 2008

Society & Social Sciences; Drug-induced states; Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

A guidebook to the wilderness of mind and an indispensable resource from the founding father of psychedelia for the first time in Modern Classics

The Psychedelic Experience, created by the prophetic shaman-professors Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzer and Richard Alpert, is a foundational text that serves as a model and a guide for all subsequent mind-expanding inquiries. In this wholly unique book, the authors provide an interpretation of an ancient sacred manuscript, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, from a psychedelic perspective. The Psychedelic Experience describes their discoveries in broadening spiritual consciousness through a combination of Tibetan mediation techniques and psychotropic substances.

By: Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert, Timothy Leary
Introduction by: Daniel Pinchbeck
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 114g
ISBN: 9780141189635
ISBN 10: 0141189630
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 19 November 2008
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

TIMOTHY LEARY was one of the most famous countercultural icons of the 1960s. Labelled as the 'Most Dangerous Man in America', Leary had many run-ins with the law and served several prison sentences. He dies in 1996; the following year seven grams of his ashes were launched into space aboard a Pegasus rocket. RALPH METZNER is a professor of psychology at the California Institute for Integral Studies and president of the Green earth Foundation. RICHARD ALPERT is a former professor who conducted controversial LSD experiments with Leary at Harvard. He is considered one of the most important spiritual teachers of the 20th century.

Reviews for The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

A handsome edition of the King James text, with brightly colored, stylized illustrations that make creative use of images from ancient Middle Eastern art as well as the clean lines and decorative repetitions of modern folk art. A joyful celebration of the survival of living things. (Kirkus Reviews)