9. Preparation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. Part One. Four Stories
6. 2. Alan 13
7. 3. Helen 31
8. 4. Matthew 47
9. 5. Marc 61
10. Part Two. Evolutionary Change
11. 6. Growing Up 75
12. 7. Psychedelics: Blowing Open the Doors of Perception 101
13. 8. Between the Sacred and Profane 117
14. 9. Preparation 129
15. 10. Encounters with God 145
16. 11. Metamorphosis 157
17. 12. Changes 185
18. 13. Defection 211
19. 14. Why Have the New Religions Lost Their Momentum? 221
20. A Statement on the Method 227
21. Notes 233
22. References 237
23. Index 243