Silent Music by Anthony Lewis
A cutting-edge exploration of the role of psychedelics in the end-of-life experience - Outlines 10 steps for dying gracefully with the help of psychedelics, including how to navigate the complex legal landscape and find the right guide and therapy - Looks at clinical studies of psychedelics from UCLA, Johns Hopkins, and NYU School of Medicine that show dramatic lessening of end-of-life anxiety in terminally ill patients - Shares wisdom from experts on psychedelic research and palliative care, including Roland Griffiths, Katherine MacLean, Ira Byock, and Anthony Bossis Examining the evolving landscape that is found around end-of-life psychedelic care, Dr. Richard Louis Miller, a clinical psychologist for more than half a century, looks at how LSD, MDMA, psilocybin, and ayahuasca can be vital tools in allowing individuals in all stages of life to confront fears of dying and, in so doing, lead richer lives. Miller shares wisdom from experts on the frontiers of psychedelic research and palliative care--including Roland Griffiths, Katherine MacLean, Ira Byock, and Anthony Bossis--and examines cutting-edge studies from Johns Hopkins, UCLA, and NYU School of Medicine that show dramatically decreased anxiety in terminally ill patients through the use of psychedelics. He explores how different substances can help the dying overcome their end-of-life distress. He also provides testimony from researchers and patients participating in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy that helps convey the experience of ego death at the heart of the psychedelic experience. Miller outlines 10 steps for dying gracefully, without fear, with the help of psychedelics. He examines how to navigate the complex legal landscape and find the right guide, dose, and therapy. He also includes reflections from key figures in the psychedelic community as well as some of his own psychedelically informed mystical and near-death experiences. Revealing psychedelics as a portal of transformation, Miller shows how they are singularly valuable in helping individuals face the end of life with courage and serenity.Anthony Lewis was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who revolutionized legal reporting in the United States. He is the author of the Gideon v. Saul case. Wainwright was a landmark case from 1963 that guaranteed legal representation to indigent individuals charged with serious crimes. New York Times v. Sullivan: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment is the subject of his book Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment. The Supreme Court decision Sullivan, which transformed American libel law in 1964.
Lewis worked as a Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times from 1957 to 1964, and for thirty years he authored an Op-Ed piece called At Home Abroad or Abroad at Home, depending on where he was writing from. From 1974 through 1989, he was a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. He has also served as Columbia University's James Madison Visiting Professor. Anthony Lewis, who was 85 years old at the time of his death, died in 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9798823004749 |
| Title | Silent Music |
| Author | Anthony Lewis |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | AuthorHouse |
| Year published | 2023-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 108 |
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