Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens Are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Values - Softcover

Thomas B. Roberts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594774595 ISBN 13: 9781594774591

Publisher: Park Street Press, 2013

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"Roberts provides us with a map of a healthy future and directions on how to get there. This important, practical volume should be on the must-read list of all citizens, including students, businesspeople, artists, legislators, regulators, and policy makers. We would all do well to follow Professor Roberts's guidance into our psychedelic future."--Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D., author of Psychedelic Healing

"With intelligence, keen insight, deep knowledge, and a wonderful ability to imagine a future illuminated by the powerful interaction between entheogens and the seeking human mind, Thomas Roberts pulls off a visionary book about the most fascinating subject imaginable."--Tom Shroder, author of Old Souls and Fire on the Horizon

"Tom Roberts is one of the few elder statesmen of the psychedelic world concerned with the inevitable social and medical repercussions arising from the continued worldwide use and growing medical and governmental acceptance of entheogens. I find his speculations and their implications wise and innovative."--James Fadiman, Ph.D., author of The Psychedelic Explorers Guide

"Roberts's work in the area of entheogens--man's use of psychedelic substances in the context of religious rite or spiritual growth--has sought to replace popular uninformed hysteria with actual facts and, through critical examination, illuminate the ways in which our brains process and interpret our perceptions. He has earned his place among the best inner explorers of our time."--Will Dresser, author of Sacrament of Fear and The Methuselah Man

"Roberts's book is a tour de force in the nascent field of psychedelic studies. The Psychedelic Future of the Mind proposes bold new research directions and methodologies that intrepidly advance what psychedelic research can become. A guide for researchers and the general public alike, this book promotes paths to integrate the power of psychedelic insights into both careers and daily life."--Nese Devenot, founder of the Psychedemia conference and contributing editor for Reality Sandwich

"Tom Roberts may be an extraordinary academic thinker, but he presents the ideas in this book poetically and directly in ways that will allow everyone from artists and intellectuals to shamanic seekers and born-agains to understand the value of psychedelics as we map out the geography of the global future of consciousness."--David Biddle, Reality Sandwiches, March 2013

"The Psychedelic Future of the Mind is the best exploration that I've ever seen on how mystical experiences can transform human lives, catalyze the evolution of spiritual intelligence, and help people to discover the hidden potentials of the mind. This valuable contribution to our understanding of the psychedelically-inspired mystical experience--and its consequences on physical, mental, and spiritual health--discusses the psychology of religion, and how we learn in non-ordinary states of consciousness, from a transcendental vantage point. Thomas Roberts' magnificent new book also explores how the future evolution of consciousness will interface with advanced technology, and is simply a treasure trove of fascinating ideas, bursting with eye-opening insights on every page."--David Jay Brown, author of The New Science of Psychedelics

"In short, Roberts' book offers a well-informed introduction to the broad spectrum use of psychedelics, a prospectus for community growth centers, and a vision of intelligence and creativity higher than what we now enjoy, plus news from one of the best thinkers and a pair of the most imaginative researchers in the field."--Alternet, April 2013

"Tom Robert's new book is a tour de force in the nascent field of psychedelic studies. More than a seminal overview of psychedelic research to date, The Psychedelic Future of the Mind proposes bold new research directions and methodologies that intrepidly advance what psychedelic research can become...Roberts' book will be a signpost of inspiration to current and future researchers in developing this field."--Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, April 2013

"One of the most important and powerful aspects of this book is that Roberts effectively bridges the gap between science and humanistic thought. He takes an ecumenical and very open-minded approach to the value of altered states. This book should be in every psycho-naut's library."--Neurosoup, April 2013

About the Author

Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D., is professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University, where he has taught the world's first catalog-listed psychedelics course since 1981. A former visiting scientist at Johns Hopkins, the editor of Spiritual Growth with Entheogens, coeditor of Psychedelic Medicine, and author of Psychedelic Horizons, he lives in DeKalb, Illinois.

Edition details

• Publisher: Park Street Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1594774595
• ISBN 13: 9781594774591
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352