
Psychedelics encyclopedia
by Peter G. Stafford · first published 1977
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Traces the history of the use of hallucinogenic drugs and discusses the psychological and physical effects of LSD, marijuana, mescaline, and other drugs.
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…transformative experience, you probably only took a low dose, and perhaps didn't have the proper set or setting. Check out the Marsh Chapel Experiment,[1] "Varieties of Psychedelic Experience",[2] the "Psychedelics Encyclopedia",[3] and Erowid's trip reports[4] for examples of people who did have massively transformative experiences. That said, from what I've read, it's relatively rare for LSD to radically transformative in…
on “LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug? (2006)” ↗"I knew Peter Stafford and as a teenager did graphic work on his book: Psychedelics Encyclopedia." That's really cool. I loved that book. Cheers to you and Peter Stafford from a fan! And thank you both for the good work you did. Regarding priming, perhaps the priming material needs to be seen…
on “How ayahuasca changed my perspective” ↗I'm aware of DMT and its need for MAOIs. If you don't have this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychedelics-Encyclopedia-Peter-Sta... may I recommend you race to the local bookstore and order it. It's a fantastic, thorough and scientific book. And at less than 30 quid, that's cheaper than 3 packs of cigs and a damn sight…
on “In the ‘Juul room’: E-cigarettes spawn a new form of teen addiction” ↗…an article about it. After reading it we knew we had to try it out. We did read quite a bit more about the drug before taking it. I knew Peter Stafford and as a teenager did graphic work on his book: Psychedelics Encyclopedia. I guess we came to LSD from a scientific rather than spiritual perspective. We already understood how the drug worked and why. That likely lessened the mystical impact that we might have had otherwise.…
on “How ayahuasca changed my perspective” ↗