Jungle. Star. Medicine: Astrology at the Edge of Consciousness
My interest in astrology grew quickly as I began having profound astrological insights and visions during my ayahuasca ceremonies, as though the landscape of the medicine had become almost entirely astrological in nature.
How I Accidentally Started the Drug Culture in 1962
A smattering of otherwise sensible humans have dropped out and followed our hero and his kool aid to Berkeley, where they’ve holed up in a condemned house and have adopted a new style: 24/7 nudity. Meanwhile . . .
Intuition and Acupuncture
I had always dreamed of writing full time, but instead of being able to delve in with
complete focus, I developed a pattern of procrastination and
self-loathing. There was something missing. A voice was whispering, just beyond my
hearing. Then I had a cathartic realization
that there really are doors of perception.
Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest
I cupped my
hands over my ears and saw myself curled into the fetal position, disoriented
and trying to escape. But escape from what, exactly? Not the effects of the
ayahuasca or the visions, but something deeper, something residing at my core:
the malignant feeling of being insignificant and alone in a universe far too vast and viscious for me to make headway.