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OverviewA neuropsychologist takes ten different drugs in this panoramic view of psychedelics today Once demonised and still largely illegal, psychedelic drugs are now officially a 'breakthrough therapy', used to treat depression, trauma and addiction and to enhance well-being. But as neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell shows in this deeply serious yet wildly entertaining investigation, this approach misses what is so strange and valuable about them- the psychedelic experience itself. In Ten Trips he takes ten different drugs in ten different settings, journeying from a neuroimaging lab in London to the Colombian Amazon via Silicon Valley and his friend's basement kitchen. His encounters with scientists and gangsters, venture capitalists and con-men, psychonauts and shamans provide a panoramic view of psychedelics today- their capacity for healing but also trauma, for transcendence and corruption, profundity and hilarity. By removing psychedelics from their indigenous and underground cultures, we risk losing the very things we need to harness them. To make them safe or normal might ultimately destroy what makes them potent. That potential is indeed great, not as an antidote to mental illness - none exists - but as a way of changing our whole perspective on mental health and flourishing. Ten Trips is a dazzling, perception-shifting odyssey that shows how psychedelics can re-enchant us with the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andy MitchellPublisher: Vintage Publishing Imprint: The Bodley Head Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9781847926982ISBN 10: 1847926983 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 21 September 2023 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is an original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims and narratives that currently surround them. Its journey across the spectrum of wildly different psychedelic paradigms with which we're currently presented - scientific, therapeutic, countercultural, indigenous - demonstrates the extent to which psychedelic experiences are shaped by context and expectation, and transcends these limits to achieve profound insights into their essential qualities -- Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts A dazzling, timely book, as deep and poignant as it is madcap and hilarious - exactly what you'd want from a book on psychedelics. Mitchell does something rare: he takes a promising, voguish region of interest in medical neuroscience and deepens it so that the whole culture is implicated -- Professor Mark Lythgoe, Director of Biomedical Imaging, University College London A hair-raising hurtle of a ride into the belly of the psychedelic renaissance, exposing and dissecting its perils and pitfalls, as well as the marvels and mysteries the 'medicines' can open up, all fueled by spectacular prose, and by the urgency of a desperate quest for healing of self, world and culture. Neuroscience, extractive post-colonialism, religion, therapy, addiction treatment, meditation, the contemporary wellbeing industry - all are given a thorough shaking-out, with as much brilliantly rendered trip porn as you could ever hope for -- Henry Shukman, author of One Blade of Grass As self-described thought leaders, bureaucrats and Wall Street tune in to the promise of medical psychedelics as an antidote to all that ails us, Mitchell's decapod of delirious drug experiences is, in turn, an antidote to this hype and a rallying cry to keep psychedelics... psychedelic -- Josh Hardman, Psychedelic Alpha A much-needed corrective to the psychedelic science hype machine, Mitchell offers his own punctuated, racing dreamscapes. Eagle-eyed, poetic, and always playful, Ten Trips is chock-full of profane illumination -- Tehseen Noorani, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland This is an original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims and narratives that currently surround them. Its journey across the spectrum of wildly different psychedelic paradigms with which we're currently presented - scientific, therapeutic, countercultural, indigenous - demonstrates the extent to which psychedelic experiences are shaped by context and expectation, and transcends these limits to achieve profound insights into their essential qualities -- Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts A hair-raising hurtle of a ride into the belly of the psychedelic renaissance, exposing and dissecting its perils and pitfalls, as well as the marvels and mysteries the 'medicines' can open up, all fueled by spectacular prose, and by the urgency of a desperate quest for healing of self, world and culture. Neuroscience, extractive post-colonialism, religion, therapy, addiction treatment, meditation, the contemporary wellbeing industry - all are given a thorough shaking-out, with as much brilliantly rendered trip porn as you could ever hope for -- Henry Shukman, author of One Blade of Grass This is an original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims and narratives that currently surround them. Its journey across the spectrum of wildly different psychedelic paradigms with which we're currently presented - scientific, therapeutic, countercultural, indigenous - demonstrates the extent to which psychedelic experiences are shaped by context and expectation, and transcends these limits to achieve profound insights into their essential qualities -- Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts A dazzling, timely book, as deep and poignant as it is madcap and hilarious - exactly what you'd want from a book on psychedelics. Mitchell does something rare: he takes a promising, voguish region of interest in medical neuroscience and deepens it so that the whole culture is implicated -- Professor Mark Lythgoe, Director of the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London A hair-raising hurtle of a ride into the belly of the psychedelic renaissance, exposing and dissecting its perils and pitfalls, as well as the marvels and mysteries the 'medicines' can open up, all fueled by spectacular prose, and by the urgency of a desperate quest for healing of self, world and culture. Neuroscience, extractive post-colonialism, religion, therapy, addiction treatment, meditation, the contemporary wellbeing industry - all are given a thorough shaking-out, with as much brilliantly rendered trip porn as you could ever hope for -- Henry Shukman, author of One Blade of Grass As self-described thought leaders, bureaucrats and Wall Street tune in to the promise of medical psychedelics as an antidote to all that ails us, Mitchell's decapod of delirious drug experiences is, in turn, an antidote to this hype and a rallying cry to keep psychedelics... psychedelic -- Josh Hardman, Psychedelic Alpha A much-needed corrective to the psychedelic science hype machine, Mitchell offers his own punctuated, racing dreamscapes. Eagle-eyed, poetic, and always playful, Ten Trips is chock-full of profane illumination -- Tehseen Noorani, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland Author InformationAndy Mitchell is a neuropsychologist and therapist. He has specialized in treating patients with rare brain conditions, head injuries and epilepsy, and in the application of mindfulness for neurological patients. As a therapist he has worked with people with a range of mental health disorders. Before entering medicine, his first degree was in English Literature at Oxford University. He is originally from Leeds. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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