Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS xi
3. Foreword xiii
4. Preface xix
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. Introduction xxvii
7. Note to the Reader xxxi
8. PART I. Setting the Stage
9. 1. The Death and Rebirth of Psychedelic Research 3
10. 2. Orientation, Definitions, and the Limits of Language 8
11. 3. Revelation and Doubt 29
12. PART II. Mystical and Visionary Forms of Consciousness
13. 4. Intuitive Knowledge 39
14. 5. Approaches to Unitive Consciousness 58
15. 6. New Perspectives on Time and Space 69
16. 7. Visions and Archetypes 78
17. PART III. Personal and Interpersonal Dynamics
18. 8. The Interpersonal and the Mystical 99
19. 9. Experiences of Meaninglessness, Despair, and Somatic Discomfort 104
20. 10. Religious Conversion and Psychodynamic Experiences 113
21. 11. Discipline and Integration 119
22. 12. Reflections on Death 126
23. PART IV. Present and Future Applications of Entheogens
24. 13. Psychedelic Frontiers in Medicine 139
25. 14. Psychedelic Frontiers in Education 152
26. 15. Psychedelic Frontiers in Religion 166
27. 16. Maximizing the Probability of Safety and Benefit 179
28. PART V. Onward
29. 17. Fears of Awakening 195
30. 18. Entering Into a New Paradigm 204
31. 19. Movement Into the Future 207
32. Epilogue 211
33. Selected Bibliography 213
34. A Hopkins Playlist for Psilocybin Studies (2008 Version) 223
35. Name Index 227
36. Subject Index 231