{"product_id":"lsd-my-problem-child-reflections-on-sacred-drugs-mysticism-and-science-4th-edition","title":"LSD My Problem Child: Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism and Science (4th Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eLSD My Problem Child\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father and organic chemist, the late Albert Hofmann, PhD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredited with synthesizing and discovering the psychedelic effects of LSD, Hofmann traces the path of the drug from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition. He documents his trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD and shares correspondences with Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, and Walter Vogt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe underlying current of this book is Hofmann’s powerful conclusion that mystical experiences may be our planet’s best hope for survival. Whether induced by LSD, meditation, or arising spontaneously, such experiences help us to comprehend “the wonder, the mystery of the divine, in the microcosm of the atom, in the macrocosm of the spiral nebula, in the seeds of plants, in the body and soul of people.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than sixty years after the birth of his “problem child,” Hofmann’s vision of its true potential is reaching relevancy. His pioneering work was featured in the 2022 Netflix documentary series “How to Change Your Mind.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this book matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe definitive account of LSD’s discovery and history, told by the man who synthesized it — Albert Hofmann — with the perspective of a scientist, mystic, and concerned father\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraces LSD’s journey from promising psychiatric medicine to prohibited substance — a cautionary tale about fear, politics, and the suppression of healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHofmann’s correspondence with Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, and Walter Vogt offers an intimate window into the intellectual world of the psychedelic pioneers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatured in the 2022 Netflix series “How to Change Your Mind” — essential context for the current renaissance of psychedelic science and therapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA book whose central argument — that mystical experience may be our planet’s best hope for survival — has never felt more urgent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"By Albert Hofmann, Ph.D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44719007170605,"sku":"9780979862229","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":44719007203373,"sku":"9780998276588","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/9268\/4077\/files\/LSD-My-Problem-Child-cover.jpg?v=1773783761","url":"https:\/\/synergeticpress.com\/products\/lsd-my-problem-child-reflections-on-sacred-drugs-mysticism-and-science-4th-edition","provider":"Synergetic Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}