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"A classic account of the psychedelic experience The Joyous Cosmology is Alan Watts's exploration of the insight that the consciousness-changing drugs LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin can facilitate ""when accompanied with sustained philosophical reflection by a person who is in search, not of kicks, but of understanding."" More than an artifact, it is both a riveting memoir of Watts's personal experiments and a profound meditation on our perennial questions about the nature of existence and the existence of the sacred."

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"Spiritual philosopher Alan W. Watts, student of Buddhism, Anglican minister, chaplain at Northwestern University, and author of more than twenty books, died in 1973. Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and When Plants Dream (with Sophia Rokhlin). In his 2017 book How Soon Is Now, he explored the systemic changes needed to avert ecological collapse and extinction. His work was featured in the 2010 documentary 2012: Time for Change, which promoted the value of indigenous knowledge systems. He cofounded evolver.net and the web magazine Reality Sandwich. As director of the Center for Planetary Culture, a think tank, he built the Regenerative Societies Wiki, a database of solutions to the technical and social political challenges humanity faces. He hosted the talk show Mind Shift for Gaia TV. He speaks at festivals and conferences around the world. Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and When Plants Dream (with Sophia Rokhlin). In his 2017 book How Soon Is Now, he explored the systemic changes needed to avert ecological collapse and extinction. His work was featured in the 2010 documentary 2012: Time for Change, which promoted the value of indigenous knowledge systems. He cofounded evolver.net and the web magazine Reality Sandwich. As director of the Center for Planetary Culture, a think tank, he built the Regenerative Societies Wiki, a database of solutions to the technical and social political challenges humanity faces. He hosted the talk show Mind Shift for Gaia TV. He speaks at festivals and conferences around the world. Timothy Leary was one of the most famous countercultural icons of the 1960s. In 1957, the Harvard psychologist experienced a ""profound transcendent experience"" while taking hallucinogens in Mexico. Timothy Leary was one of the most famous countercultural icons of the 1960s. In 1957, the Harvard psychologist experienced a ""profound transcendent experience"" while taking hallucinogens in Mexico. Ram Dass is the author of the landmark classic Be Here Now and the acclaimed Still Here. After meeting his guru in India in 1967, Ram Dass became a pivotal spiritual influence on American culture. He currently resides in Maui. Ram Dass is the author of the landmark classic Be Here Now and the acclaimed Still Here. After meeting his guru in India in 1967, Ram Dass became a pivotal spiritual influence on American culture. He currently resides in Maui. As the middle of six children, Michael Langan quickly carved out his space in the group; he was the storyteller. Out in the real world, he would gravitate to office and administration roles until he quit his job in 2020, deciding to become a full-time voice-over artist and a background artist in film and television productions. When he's not on set, in his home studio, or being forcibly dragged across rugby fields by his dog Oisin, he can be found in his kitchen, setting off the fire alarm on a regular basis with his attempts at cooking and baking."

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