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Available Now
In honor of the 100th birthday of
Dr. Albert Hofmann, MAPS has
republished the English edition of Dr.
Hofmann’s memoir, LSD: My Problem Child
— Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism,
and Science. Out of print in the U.S. for
years, this is the fascinating account
of LSD’s discovery, its brief status as
a promising psychiatric research
medicine, and its transformation
into a recreational drug.
Dr. Hofmann also tells the story
of his adventures in Mexico with
Gordon Wasson, where he sought
out sacred mushrooms (later
isolating psilocybin as their active
component) and salvia divinorum.
New to the MAPS edition
are 16 pages of color illustrations,
a new introduction from
the author, a foreword by LSD
psychotherapist Stanislav Grof,
M.D, and an index. The book is
available at the MAPS online
bookstore for $12.95
(www.maps.org). You can
also read it online at http://
www.maps.org/freebooks.
At Dr. Hofmann’s request, MAPS has
worked to make the book available in
Russian and Chinese. We located a
Russian translation, as well as Japanese
and Polish translations, and commissioned
a Chinese translation. These are now
posted at maps.org/freebooks.
Signed editions of LSD: My Problem Child
Dr. Hofmann has signed 100 copies of a special hardbound edition of his book, with the profits to be allocated entirely to MAPSsponsored LSD and psilocybin research. Dr. Stanislav Grof, who wrote the foreword, has also signed these books. The first set of these books will sell for $250 each, with the price increasing in tiers. If you’re interested in purchasing one for your collection, contact MAPS at orders@maps.org
Forthcoming
Dr. Stanislav Grof, author of
LSD Psychotherapy and the originator of
Holotropic Breathwork, has asked MAPS
to publish his latest book, The Ultimate
Journey: Consciousness and the Mystery of
Death. We are in the final stages of
preparing the book for press, and we
expect it to be available by summer.
In The Ultimate Journey, Dr. Grof
argues that, contrary to the Western view,
death is not necessarily the end of consciousness.
He investigates cross-cultural
beliefs, paranormal and near-death
research, and his own patients’ experiences
of death and rebirth in psychedelic
therapy. The 300+ page paperback offers a
wealth of perspectives on how we can
enrich and transform the experience of
dying in our culture.
The book includes some of the same
material as The Human Encounter with
Death, written with Joan Halifax, but this
is largely an original work with new data.
The book will feature 24 pages of color
images and a foreword by Huston Smith.
MAPS will make an announcement when
it will be available on the website, hopefully
before summer 2006.
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