Inner Paths to Outer Space

Rick Strassman, M.D., is clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and the author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule. Slawek Wojtowicz, M.D., is a medical oncologist working in the pharmaceutical industry in Edison, New Jersey, a science-fiction illustrator, and the author of Daydreaming. Luis Eduardo Luna, Ph.D., is coauthor (with Pablo Amaringo) of Ayahuasca Visions and director of Wasiwas--Research Centre for the Study of Psychointegrator Plants, Visionary Art and Consciousness in Florianópolis, Brazil. Ede Frecska, M.D., is chief of psychiatry at the National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Budapest, Hungary, and a contributing author to Psychedelic Medicine.

• Foreword by Stephen Hickman Introduction 1 The Psychedelics: Overview of a Controversial Drug TypeRick Strassman , M.D.2 DMT: The Brain’s Own Psychedelic Rick Strassman , M.D.3 The Varieties of the DMT Experience Rick Strassman , M.D.4 Ayahuasca: The Sacred Vine of the Amazon Luis Eduardo Luna , Ph.D.5 The Varieties of the Ayahuasca Experience Luis Eduardo Luna , Ph.D.6 Magic Mushrooms Slawek Wojtowicz , M.D.7 The Shaman’s Journey: Supernatural or Natural? A Neuro-Ontological Interpretation of Spiritual Experiences Ede Frecska , M.D.8 How Can Shamans Talk with Plants and Animals? The Topological Roots of Plant Consciousness and Interspecies Communication Ede Frecska , M.D.9 Close Encounters of the Ancient Kind and Spontaneous DMT Release Ede Frecska , M.D.10 Hypnosis, Past Life Regression, Meditation, and More Slawek Wojtowicz , M.D.11 Preparation for the Journey Rick Strassma n , M.D.12 The Sacred Voyage: Beyond Science Fiction? Slawek Wojtowicz , M.D.Notes Recommended ReadingAbout the Authors Index

“Those who regularly navigate the hyperspatial landscape that some have called the ‘tryptamine dimension’ have long suspected that the portals to inner and outer space may be one and the same. This book, a collaboration of the most cutting-edge shaman/neuroscientists working in this field, boldly explores this concept in a stunning tour de force.”