Books Recommended by Hamilton Morris
The Psychedelic Journey of Marlene Dobkin de Rios
45 Years with Shamans, Ayahuasqueros, and Ethnobotanists
Marlene Dobkin de Rios Ph.D.
Source: "[The author] wrote a lot about ayahuasca in the ‘80s and maybe even in the late ‘70s. She’s fantastic." - Hamilton Morris
Neuropsychedelia
The Revival of Hallucinogen Research since the Decade of the Brain
Nicolas Langlitz
Source: "I think it’s one of the best books ever written about psychedelics, neuroscience, and consciousness." - Hamilton Morris
Pihkal
A Chemical Love Story
Alexander Shulgin
Source: "It will tell you almost everything you need to know about psychedelics and drugs, in general." - Hamilton Morris
Shamanism & the Sacred Cactus
Ethnoarchaeological Evidence for San Pedro Use in Northern Peru
Douglas Sharon
Source: "For those that are interested in the historical and anthropological aspects of all of this." - Hamilton Morris
The Serpent and the Rainbow
A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic
Wade Davis
Source: "[Proposes] this pretty outrageous idea that [...] there really was zombification [in Haiti]." - Hamilton Morris
Pharmacotheon
Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources and History
Jonathan Ott
Source: "[Jonathan Ott is] great for getting a sort of wide, historical, and scientific view of things." - Hamilton Morris
Magic Mushrooms Around the World
A Scientific Journey Across Cultures and Time - The Case for Challenging Research and Value Systems
Jochen Gartz
Source: "[Jochen Gartz] published some work on [the variation and potency of mushrooms]." - Hamilton Morris
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language
David R. Klein
Source: "Fantastic, very well written, very clear, very accessible." - Hamilton Morris
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Michael Pollan
Source: Hamilton Morris mentioned a passage from this book on Twitter.
Tihkal
The Continuation
Alexander Shulgin
Source: "If you like PiHKAL, you’ll move on to TiHKAL, I would hope." - Hamilton Morris
The Healing Journey
Pioneering Approaches to Psychedelic Therapy
Claudio Naranjo
Source: "[Claudio Naranjo is] amazing." - Hamilton Morris
Buzzed
The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy
Cynthia Kuhn Ph.D.
Source: "An educational drug book." - Hamilton Morris
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