A Short, Strange Trip : An Untold Story of Magic Mushrooms, Madness, and a Search for the Meaning of Life in the Amazon
A Short, Strange Trip : An Untold Story of Magic Mushrooms, Madness, and a Search for the Meaning of Life in the Amazon
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Author(s): O'Connor, John
ISBN No.: 9781464218088
Pages: 352
Year: 202604
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 38.63
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

Tag along with clever guide John O'Connor as he leads us on a gonzo journey through the history of psychedelics, the Amazon rainforest, and into the cosmic dimensions of our own minds. This will be the trip of a lifetime. March 4th, 1971: Deep in the Colombian rainforest, a motley crew of "psychonauts" prepared for what they believed would be the ultimate experiment. Convinced that a mixture of powerful hallucinogenic plants held the key to unlocking human consciousness, they soon found themselves entering hyperspace. The return journey was. complicated. Present day: Acclaimed journalist John O'Connor is fascinated by this forgotten expedition. What really happened in those jungle depths? Armed with decades-old field notes, new interviews, and a healthy dose of curiosity, O'Connor ventures into the same Amazon territory, retracing the psychonauts' steps through the remote Putumayo in search of a legendary hallucinogen called ukue --and the truth about an "experiment" that's been quietly gathering dust.


Working alongside indigenous Uitoto people who bore witness to it all, O'Connor explores how humanity's relationship with psychedelics has shaped everything from ancient religion to modern medicine. But as he journeys deeper into both the rainforest and the cosmic dimensions these substances reveal, one question keeps nagging at him: Were the psychonauts onto something truly profound--or just profoundly stoned? Some stories are worth the trip.


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