Breaking Open the Head
A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism
Daniel Pinchbeck
Breaking Open the Head explores the promise and meaning of the psychedelic experience, from the rituals and spirituality of tribal cultures to modern consciousness in the West. The author's personal journey includes encounters with Allen Ginsberg, Walter Benjamin, and present-day ethnobotanists, as well as his own experiences with outlaw compounds. Through brave participatory journalism, Pinchbeck transforms from a jaded Manhattan journalist to shamanic initiate and grateful citizen of the cosmos.
Publish Date
2003-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
2003-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2002
Goodreads Rating
4.06
ISBN
9780767907439
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