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in similar light:
i have reviewed Andy Letcher's SHROOM: A Cultural History fo the magic Mushroom for the JSM
and have a promise of the forthcoming cultural history of LSD by Andy Roberts (in press, expected early July) for review purposes too
dave e
---------- Original Message -----------
From: Hagay Hacohen <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, 27 May 2008 23:54:38 -0700
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Reading Suggestions
> Hello again,
>
> While I'm not familiar with the legal aspect of drug usage in the UK I would STRONGLY suggest to do a great deal of research before starting on the psychedelic path. "The Antipodes of the mind - Charting the phenomenology of the Ayahuasca experience." by Benny Shanon (Oxford Uni Press 2002 , 475 pages) Is a good place to start if you're keen on the academic aspect. This site will provide you with more practical info:
>
> http://www.erowid.org/
>
> It is quite possible that the topic of psychedelics was covered at length on the forums before. However, I strongly suggest that even after doing the research, reading the books, and covering various on-line forums you will be better off if you actually find real people living close to you who have been on that path. A book or a laptop will not be able to talk you down from a bad trip. Also, and this is another point worth minding, too much yoga will make you tired and you may strain a muscle. Too much book reading will make you pale and bookish. Even cults and "secret" orders can be left if one is unhappy there. (People can quit working even for MI5 right?:) But once you've taken a drug it's in your system to stay. Think about this.
>
> Best of luck:
>
> Hagay Hacohen
>
> PS
>
> Hanif Kureishi has a fantastic short story about (Among other things) drug usage and body culture. Pick up "The Body" London, Faber and Faber, for a good read.
>
>
> Jon Deschene <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. I had no idea where to begin and it looks like
> the above titles will give me a couple of different angles from which to
> tackle the subject. Much appreciated.
>
> "dude. you need a beer"
>
> If that's a response to the wordiness of the sentence, I apologize. If to
> the subject, psychedelics may have been a better suggestion.
>