The Future Of Time - Henri Yaker & Humphry Osmond

Psychedelics The Use and Implications of Hallucinogenic Drugs edited by Bernard Aaronson and Humphry Osmond In 1957 Dr. Humphry Osmond first coined the word 'psychedelic' to describe the mind-expanding drugs, then familiar to only a small minority of researchers. In these remarkably few years, this term-and the drugs it refers to have become household words.

This book is a broad and serious inquiry into this much-discussed topic. As such it is of value not only to the psychiatric expert but also to anyone who wants to understand the issues involved and the difficulties in resolving them. Some reviews of Psychedelics 'The authors have assembled a lucid summary of the voluminous literature on psychedelic drugs ...

They also consider, without negative prejudice or proselytising, the long-range social implications inherent in the widespread use of these drugs.' William Burroughs, New Society "This book is indeed eminently worth reading and gives a broader view of its particular subject than has heretofore been easily available. The editors have been widely imaginative in selecting their material.' Griffith Edwards, The British Journal of Psychiatry ... it contains fascinating accounts of the psychedelic experience itself, and of its relationship to different societies, to religion, to mental order and disorder, and even to its "non-drug analogues"-hypnosis and meditation ... The book is intensely thought-provoking on many of the most serious problems confronting us today...' George Birdwood, British Medical Journal