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The Psychedelic Experience

Book • 2008

Daniel Pinchbeck

The Psychedelic Experience is a foundational text created by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and Richard Alpert (Ram Dass).

It serves as a model and guide for mind-expanding inquiries by combining Tibetan meditation techniques with the use of psychotropic substances.

The book is based on a unique interpretation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead and is divided into three phases of the psychedelic experience: Chikhai Bardo (complete transcendence), Chönyid Bardo (external game reality and hallucinations), and Sidpa Bardo (return to routine reality).

It emphasizes the importance of set and setting, trusting the process, and passive integration with the experience to avoid fear and confusion.

The book also provides practical suggestions on preparing for and holding a psychedelic session.

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Paul Gillis-Smith

Mentioned in 4 episodes

Mentioned by

Curtis Yarvin

in the context of his early exposure to psychedelic literature.

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Mentioned by

Zach Leary

as one of the authors of “The Psychedelic Experience”.

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Susannah Cahalan

as a seminal guide that is quoted in a famous Beatles song.

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John Price

as using the Tibetan Book of the Dead as a map for psychedelic experience.

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Mentioned by

Paul Gillis-Smith

as an example of the 'turn to the East' in the 1960s.

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