{"product_id":"9781583947715","title":"Breaking Convention: Essays on Psychedelic Consciousness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking Convention\u003c\/i\u003e—a collection of essays and articles from the international conference of the same name—is a multifaceted exploration of the history, use, and benefits of psychedelics since the dawn of humankind. Some pieces address the archaeological and ethnographic evidence of psychedelic use as a vital part of early human development. Others focus on modern psychedelic history—such as pre-World War II psychedelic research and self-experimentation, or the fear-mongering nuclear era of the 1950s and 1960s, when psychedelics were banished into a forty-year Dark Ages. Still other pieces examine contemporary drug use, particularly MDMA and poly drug use (the use of a combination of drugs for a specific effect). The book concludes with a piece by Rick Doblin, PhD, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), in which he offers a bold vision of the future, one in which psychedelics and expanded consciousness are an integral part of modern cosmopolitan society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eContents\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eAltered States and the Prehistoric Ritualisation of the Modern Human Mind\u003cbr\u003eTracing Neolithic World Views: Shamanism, Irish Passage Tomb Art and Altered States of Consciousness\u003cbr\u003eTowards an Exploration of the Mind of a Conquered Continent: Shamanism,\u003cbr\u003eSacred Plants and Amerindian Epistemology\u003cbr\u003e\"A Train of Delightful Visions\": Early Scientific Encounters with Psychedelics\u003cbr\u003ePsychedelic Formations in Literature\u003cbr\u003eDrop Acid Not Bombs\u003cbr\u003eSeason of the Witch: 1966 and the Vilification of LSD in Britain\u003cbr\u003eBreaking Conventions in Policy and Science\u003cbr\u003eReligious Freedom and the Expansion of Ayahuasca Ceremonies in Europe\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the MDMA Debate\u003cbr\u003ePoly and Mono: Reflections on the Validity of \"Poly Drug Use\"\u003cbr\u003eFrom Meta-Sin to Medicine: A Program for Future Research into the Healing Power of Psychedelics\u003cbr\u003eA Declaration of Psychedelic Studies\u003cbr\u003eBiophenomenology of Altered States\u003cbr\u003eCognitive Phenomenology of Mind Manifestation\u003cbr\u003ePsychedelics, Parapsychology and Exceptional Human Experiences\u003cbr\u003eThe Anaesthetic Revelation: Psychedelia and Mysticism\u003cbr\u003eDeceptive Cadences: A Hermeneutic Approach to the Problem of Meaning and Psychedelic Experience\u003cbr\u003eA Matter of Spirit: An Imaginal Perspective on the Paranormal\u003cbr\u003eCommunications from the Herbs: A Step-by-Step Guide to \u003ci\u003eIni\u003c\/i\u003e Consciousness\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: A Bold Vision, by Rick Doblin \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056122806512,"sku":"9781583947715","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583947715_p0.jpg?v=1763803376","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583947715","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}