Social sciences

This book traces the history of the sacred mushroom, detailing how psilocybin can not only dispel anxiety and treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, but can restore our connection to the natural ...

The "barbarians" of ancient Europe had a system of social classes and familial clans with complex spiritual customs, rites of passage, black magic practices and shamanic ecstatic states.

· Shows how peyote and other visionary plants do not distort reality but gloriously unveil it, pulling the mind out of its cosmic slumber and revealing our unity with all life · Explains the necessity when working with peyote to remain the master of one's mind and consciously work on oneself · Examines how modern society's revulsion to sacramental plants and other ...

Margaret De Wys first became aware of ecstatic trance healing when she was a young girl fascinated by the rapture of the Holy Rollers. However, it would be decades before she would be called to explore that early fascination.

When composer and Bard College music professor, Margaret De Wys, learned she had breast cancer, the diagnosis shattered her comfortable life. Seized by fear, crushed by existential loneliness, she couldn't respond when her loved ones reached out to her.

For as long as humanity has existed, we have used psychedelics to raise our levels of consciousness and seek healing—first in the form of visionary plants such as cannabis and now with the addition of human-created psychedelics such as LSD and MDMA.

A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as she composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word 'table.' This fascinating mingling of the senses is called 'synesthesia' and the people who possess this amazing gift are called 'synesthetes.

THE PYRAMIDS AND THE PENTAGON is a detailed study of how and why government agencies have, for decades, taken a clandestine and profound interest in numerous archaeological, historical and religious puzzles. Focusing primarily upon the classified work of the U.S. Government, THE PYRAMIDS AND THE PENTAGON invites you to take a wild ride into the fog-shrouded past.

There are actually several myths associated with King Arthur. Perhaps you have in mind the beautiful lords and ladies of the round table. Or maybe you think of the Quest for the Holy Grail. Perhaps you think of the early Celtic legends about him.

The legend of King Arthur and Camelot has become so popular over the ages that its archetypal characters and stories interact with the conscious and subconscious on the deepest levels. The Tarot, a powerful spiritual and divinatory tool, also works with the subconscious and conscious minds. It was only natural that the two should be combined.

A recent study conducted by the Associated Press and mtvU found that four out of ten students say they endure stress often.

In 2000, while giving a talk in a private home in Oregon, Twyman encountered an extraordinary ten-year old boy. The child touched Twyman's finger - and his life changed. Suddenly and inexplicably, Twyman was able to harness the power of his mind. His psychic powers exploded.