🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Books exploring the resurgence of psilocybin, MDMA, and other psychedelics as tools for treating depression, PTSD, and existential distress. A frontier where neuroscience meets the numinous.

How to Change Your Mind

by Michael Pollan • 2018

Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.

4.27

85k+

🔬 Psychedelic Science 🌀 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔗 Addiction Recovery

How to Change Your Mind

Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.

by Michael Pollan 2018

4.27

85k+ ratings

🔬 Psychedelic Science 🌀 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔗 Addiction Recovery

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

by James Fadiman • 2011

Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.

4.17

3k+

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💧 Microdosing 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🌿 Plant Medicine 🌀 Altered States

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.

by James Fadiman 2011

4.17

3k+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💧 Microdosing 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🌿 Plant Medicine 🌀 Altered States

The Holotropic Mind

by Stanislav Grof • 1992

The brain filters consciousness, it doesn't make it. What birth imprints and altered states reveal.

4.02

1k+

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Psychology 🏺 Jungian Psychology

The Holotropic Mind

The brain filters consciousness, it doesn't make it. What birth imprints and altered states reveal.

by Stanislav Grof 1992

4.02

1k+ ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Psychology 🏺 Jungian Psychology

Good Chemistry

by Julie Holland • 2020

Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.

4.14

633

🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory 🌿 Holistic Healing 🖤 Shadow Work 🌳 Nature Connection

Good Chemistry

Your brain is built for belonging. Isolation rewires it. Mapping the neurochemistry of connection.

by Julie Holland 2020

4.14

633 ratings

🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory 🌿 Holistic Healing 🖤 Shadow Work 🌳 Nature Connection

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

by Padmasambhava • 1350

A Tibetan manual for dying, used as a practical guide for navigating the psychedelic experience.

4.16

11k+

🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 💨 Ego Dissolution 🌌 Altered States 🧭 Trip Navigation 👁️ Visionary Experience

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

A Tibetan manual for dying, used as a practical guide for navigating the psychedelic experience.

by Padmasambhava 1350

4.16

11k+ ratings

🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 💨 Ego Dissolution 🌌 Altered States 🧭 Trip Navigation 👁️ Visionary Experience

Never Enough

by Judith Grisel • 2019

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

4.14

5k+

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

Never Enough

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

by Judith Grisel 2019

4.14

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

The Tell

by Amy Griffin • 2025

One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.

3.92

56k+

📖 Trauma Memoir 👶 Childhood Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔒 Repressed Memory 🌱 Recovery Memoir

The Tell

One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.

by Amy Griffin 2025

3.92

56k+ ratings

📖 Trauma Memoir 👶 Childhood Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔒 Repressed Memory 🌱 Recovery Memoir

Shroom

by Andy Letcher • 2007

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

3.87

375

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research 🧠 Transpersonal Psychology ✨ Mystical Experiences 🏛️ Drug Policy

Shroom

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

by Andy Letcher 2007

3.87

375 ratings

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research 🧠 Transpersonal Psychology ✨ Mystical Experiences 🏛️ Drug Policy

The Cosmic Game

by Stanislav Grof • 1997

A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.

4.21

523

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🔮 Altered States ☯️ Science And Spirituality 👶 Prenatal Psychology

The Cosmic Game

A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.

by Stanislav Grof 1997

4.21

523 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🔮 Altered States ☯️ Science And Spirituality 👶 Prenatal Psychology

Psychedelics

by David J. Nutt • 2023

Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.

4.36

637

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 PTSD Recovery ✨ Mystical Experience 🔗 Addiction Recovery ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform

Psychedelics

Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.

by David J. Nutt 2023

4.36

637 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 PTSD Recovery ✨ Mystical Experience 🔗 Addiction Recovery ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform

Holotropic Breathwork

by Stanislav Grof • 2010

Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.

3.87

621

🌬️ Breathwork 🔮 Transpersonal Psychology 🌀 Non-Ordinary States 🤲 Somatic Therapy ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Holotropic Breathwork

Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.

by Stanislav Grof 2010

3.87

621 ratings

🌬️ Breathwork 🔮 Transpersonal Psychology 🌀 Non-Ordinary States 🤲 Somatic Therapy ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Dreaming Wide Awake

by David Jay Brown • 2016

Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.

4.26

125

🧠 Lucid Dreaming 🪶 Shamanic Practices 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Consciousness Studies 😴 Sleep Science

Dreaming Wide Awake

Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.

by David Jay Brown 2016

4.26

125 ratings

🧠 Lucid Dreaming 🪶 Shamanic Practices 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Consciousness Studies 😴 Sleep Science

Psychology of the Future

by Stanislav Grof • 2000

Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.

4.27

302

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Trauma 💨 Breathwork

Psychology of the Future

Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.

by Stanislav Grof 2000

4.27

302 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Trauma 💨 Breathwork

The Autoimmune Cure

by Sara Gottfried • 2024

Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.

3.53

746

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔗 Psychoneuroimmunology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🔬 Functional Medicine

The Autoimmune Cure

Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.

by Sara Gottfried 2024

3.53

746 ratings

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔗 Psychoneuroimmunology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🔬 Functional Medicine

Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion

by Michelle Janikian • 2019

Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.

4.33

525

🌿 Plant Medicines ⚖️ Microdosing 🛡️ Trip Safety 🔄 Psychedelic Integration 🕯️ Indigenous Healing

Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion

Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.

by Michelle Janikian 2019

4.33

525 ratings

🌿 Plant Medicines ⚖️ Microdosing 🛡️ Trip Safety 🔄 Psychedelic Integration 🕯️ Indigenous Healing

Psychedelic Medicine

by Richard Louis Miller • 2017

Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.

4.01

312

🩺 Psychiatry Critique ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 💔 Trauma Treatment 🌌 Mystical Experience 🧠 Cognitive Liberty

Psychedelic Medicine

Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.

by Richard Louis Miller 2017

4.01

312 ratings

🩺 Psychiatry Critique ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 💔 Trauma Treatment 🌌 Mystical Experience 🧠 Cognitive Liberty

Me, But Better

by Olga Khazan • 2025

Personality isn't fixed. The uncomfortable science of becoming more extroverted, calm, and open.

3.65

1k+

🧠 Personality Psychology 🌱 Adult Development 😰 Anxiety Management 🤝 Social Connection 🚪 Exposure Therapy

Me, But Better

Personality isn't fixed. The uncomfortable science of becoming more extroverted, calm, and open.

by Olga Khazan 2025

3.65

1k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 🌱 Adult Development 😰 Anxiety Management 🤝 Social Connection 🚪 Exposure Therapy

Attention

by Casey Schwartz • 2020

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

3.12

394

🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🎰 Behavioral Design

Attention

Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.

by Casey Schwartz 2020

3.12

394 ratings

🏪 Attention Economy 💊 Prescription Stimulants 📱 Digital Distraction 🧠 Trauma And Focus 🎰 Behavioral Design

Psychedelics and the Soul

by Simon Yugler • 2024

Psychedelics open the soul. Myths show the way through what you find there.

4.57

102

🧠 Depth Psychology 📖 Myth And Psychology 🕳️ Shadow Work 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌀 Jungian Psychology

Psychedelics and the Soul

Psychedelics open the soul. Myths show the way through what you find there.

by Simon Yugler 2024

4.57

102 ratings

🧠 Depth Psychology 📖 Myth And Psychology 🕳️ Shadow Work 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌀 Jungian Psychology

Magic Medicine

by Cody Johnson • 2018

How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.

4.13

156

🍄 Psychedelic Medicine ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💧 Microdosing 📜 History Of Drugs

Magic Medicine

How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.

by Cody Johnson 2018

4.13

156 ratings

🍄 Psychedelic Medicine ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💧 Microdosing 📜 History Of Drugs

Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance

by James Fadiman • 2025

One-tenth of a psychedelic trip, taken on schedule, to ease depression, pain, and brain fog.

4.23

181

🧪 Microdosing 🧠 Neuroplasticity ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔬 Citizen Science 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory

Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance

One-tenth of a psychedelic trip, taken on schedule, to ease depression, pain, and brain fog.

by James Fadiman 2025

4.23

181 ratings

🧪 Microdosing 🧠 Neuroplasticity ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔬 Citizen Science 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory

The Suggestible Brain

by Amir Raz • 2024

Your mind runs on suggestion, not facts. That's why placebos, fake news, and false memories work.

3.68

152

👥 Social Influence 💊 Placebo Effect 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💭 False Memories 🤔 Skepticism

The Suggestible Brain

Your mind runs on suggestion, not facts. That's why placebos, fake news, and false memories work.

by Amir Raz 2024

3.68

152 ratings

👥 Social Influence 💊 Placebo Effect 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💭 False Memories 🤔 Skepticism

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are

by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue • 2021

The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.

4.37

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Nature Connection ✨ Plant Spirit Medicine 🧬 Somatic Healing 🦌 Animist Spirituality

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are

The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.

by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue 2021

4.37

19 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Nature Connection ✨ Plant Spirit Medicine 🧬 Somatic Healing 🦌 Animist Spirituality

Heavily Meditated

by Dave Asprey • 2025

Your triggers are biological, not personal. The fast path to a nervous system that stops reacting.

3.48

159

🧬 Biohacking 🧠 Meditation Science 🩹 Trauma Healing 🌬️ Breathwork Techniques 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Heavily Meditated

Your triggers are biological, not personal. The fast path to a nervous system that stops reacting.

by Dave Asprey 2025

3.48

159 ratings

🧬 Biohacking 🧠 Meditation Science 🩹 Trauma Healing 🌬️ Breathwork Techniques 🔄 Neuroplasticity

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