The Paradox of Mysteries

Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Download this article. What is the real tragedy when someone dies? There are countless phenomena that need no imagining in telling …

A Conversation with Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.

Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Download this article. David: How can LSD psychotherapy be helpful for someone facing a terminal illness? Stan: Psychedelic therapy …

Letter from the Editor – Spring 2010

Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Download this article. When acclaimed novelist and philosopher Aldous Huxley was dying, his final words were: “LSD, 100 micrograms …

Ego Death & Psychedelics

Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Download this article. “You are not an encapsulated bag of skin dragging arounda dreary little ego. You are an evolutionary wonder, …

The Wild Open Space of Death

Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Download this article. The winter of 1985 was the worst. Not because of the cold or snow, of which we had had plenty. No, it was …

Lessons from Psychedelic Therapy

Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Download this article. Psychedelics have a remarkable effect on the therapeutic relationship and the process of psychotherapy. …

Letter from MAPS President – Spring 2010

Spring 2010 Vol. 20, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics, Death and Dying Download this article. As evidenced by the photo on the back cover, guest editor David Jay Brown has looked death in the eye and …