The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience by Robert Masters

The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience by Robert Masters

One of the most important books written on the effects of LSD on the human psyche.

- Its authoritative research has great relevance to the current debate on drug legalization.

- Prolific authors Robert Masters and Jean Houston are pioneer figures in the field of transpersonal psychology and founders of the Human Potentials Movement.

The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience was published in 1966, just as the first legal restrictions on the use of psychedelic substances were being enacted. Unfortunately, the authors' pioneering work on the effects of LSD on the human psyche, which was viewed by its participants as possibly heralding a revolution in the study of the mind, was among the casualties of this interdiction. As a result, the promising results to which their studies attested were never fully explored. Nevertheless, their 15 years of research represents a sober and authoritative appraisal of what remains one of the most controversial developments in the study of the human psyche. Avoiding the wild excesses taken by both sides on this issue, this book is unique for the light it sheds on the possibilities and the limitations of psychedelic drugs, as well as on the techniques for working with them. With drug legalization an increasingly important issue, The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience provides a welcome and much needed contrast to the current hysteria that surrounds this topic.

Dr. Jean Houston, a human capabilities scholar, philosopher, and researcher, is one of our time's most imaginative thinkers and doers. She has long been regarded as a key figure in the Human Potential Movement. Dr Houston co-founded The Foundation for Mind Research in 1965 with her husband, Dr. Robert Masters. She is also the founder and chief teacher of the Mystery School, a human development school that teaches history, philosophy, the New Physics, psychology, anthropology, myth, and the many dimensions of human potential through a cross-cultural mythic and spiritual studies program. This school has been running for 24 years and is held on both the East and West Coasts.

Leaders from all over the world come to learn with Dr. Houston and her illustrious associates in an intense program in Social Artistry. She founded the International Institute for Social Artistry and serves as its Program Director. She has taught philosophy, psychology, and religion at Columbia University, Hunter College, the New School for Social Research, and Marymount College, as well as summer sessions in human development at the University of California at Santa Cruz and the University of British Columbia. She is a previous President of the Association of Humanistic Psychology. A Passion for the Possibility, Search for the Beloved, Life Force, The Possible Human, Public Like a Frog, A Mythic Life: Learning to Live Our Larger Story, and Handbook For A Peacemaker are among her 25 works.

Her PBS special, A Passion for the Possibility, has received a lot of attention and praise. Her book of the same name, based on the program, was released in August 1997 by Harper San Francisco. Dr. Houston also worked as an advisor to President and Mrs. Obama for two years. Clinton, in addition to assisting Mrs.

It Takes A Community To Raise A Child, wrote Clinton. She worked closely with Mrs. as a high school student. Roosevelt is working on establishing techniques to help young people become more aware of international issues and the activities of the United Nations. She's also collaborated with President and Mrs. Bush.

Carter advised and mentored leaders in a variety of countries and cultures. She has a B.A. in English. Ph.D. from Barnard College with a master's degree in psychology from Union Graduate School and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

The Graduate Theological Foundation awarded him a master's degree in religion. Honorary doctorates have also been bestowed upon her.

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ISBN 13	9780892818976
ISBN 10	0892818972
Title	The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience
Author	Robert Masters
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Year published	2000-05-26
Number of pages	336
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