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This collection of essays delves into some of the strangest and most profound aspects of the psychedelic experience, such as seeing the self as an illusion, feelings of deep insight, the sublime (fear mixed with wonder), encounters with DMT entities, déjà vu, and existential joy. Drawing on research and theories from a variety of disciplines, Sam Woolfe reflects on the ways that altered states may inform our understanding of consciousness, the self, and reality. Particular attention is paid to the philosophy of psychedelics, with the aim of clarifying altered states through the lenses of metaphysics, philosophy of mind, epistemology, aesthetics, existentialism, and Buddhism. In these essays, Woolfe balances open-mindedness with a critical and sceptical perspective - he believes that this approach is necessary when examining psychedelic consciousness.
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Philosophical EssaysTable of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Mescaline Revelations: Hume, Buddhism, and the Illusory Self
- Chapter 2: Noetic Experiences and Spinoza’s God
- Chapter 3: Encounters with Alien Beings: Analysing the Birth Trauma Hypothesis
- Chapter 4: Psychedelics and the Experience of the Sublime
- Chapter 5: Altered States, Asemic Writing, and Alien Symbols
- Chapter 6: On the Jester and Trickster Entities in the DMT Realm
- Chapter 7: On Plant Spirits and Psychedelic Teleology, Part I
- Chapter 8: On Plant Spirits and Psychedelic Teleology, Part II
- Chapter 9: A Profound Feeling of Familiarity: Bergson, Déjà Vu, and DMT
- Chapter 10: Catalysts for Existential Joy
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Back Cover