Tripping - An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures

A collection of transformational, awe-provoking psychedelic experiences. In T ripping , Charles Hayes has gathered fifty narratives about unforgettable psychedelic experiences from an international array of subjects representing all walks of life--respectable Baby Boomers, aging hippies, young ravers, and accomplished writers such as John Perry Barlow, Anne Waldman, Robert Charles Wilson, Paul Devereux, and Tim Page. Taking a balanced, objective approach, the book depicts a broad spectrum of altered states, from the sublime to the terrifying. Hayes's supplemental essays provide a synopsis of the history and culture of psychedelics and a discussion of the kinetics of tripping. Specially featured is an interview with the late Terence McKenna, who was perhaps the preeminent psychedelic spokesperson of our time. A storehouse of astonishing, often otherworldly tales, Tripping is a compendium of forbidden memories that enables readers to trip vicariously or compare notes on their own experiences.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Hayes
• Assisted by: Charles Hayes (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2000
• EAN: 9780140195743
• ISBN: 978-0-14-019574-3
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Compass; Compass
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories