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Publishers Weekly, September 11, 2000
This terrifically engaging compendium ...avoids all of the expected ...cliches. ...a group of highly literate...testimonies...
Booklist, November 15, 2000
For seriously treating what is often characterized as nihilistic and destructive entertainment, ...deserves its place in the literature of psychoactive substances.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fine collection of reports gathered together with the purpose of documenting Psychedelic experience from the insiders perspective. If you, yourself, enjoy the odd adventure into sub/superconscious states - this book is sure to tikhal your fancy ;-) Sure to remind you of some of the far out/deep in spaces you have visited, and bring that wistful wisp of a smile back to your lips. If, on the other hand, you have a purely acedemic interest in altered states - then this book is an invaluable peek inside the heads of the Heads who decided to get out of their heads, hinting at why, telling you how, and doing their best to explain what the hell happened! This is the first book I have seen devoted entirely to 'Trip reports' and that is exactly why I bought it, and henceforth thoroughly enjoyed it. This may also be the reason you pass it by, although the reports are very involving and generally of a *High* standard of writing, they remain simply Trip reports... (or do they? hehehe)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Armchair Tripping!
14 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
This anthology of true life psychadelic experiences, from LSD and Ecstacy to peyote and ayahuasca, is an entertaining, enlightening trip into the world of mind altering drugs, which probably is too honest and unbiased for the liking of authorities who wish to erase drugs from society. Its candid and honest perspective is a refreshing change from the constant message that drugs are bad and must be obliterated. In Tripping, both euphoric and terrifying experiences are related, as well the use of entheogens, drugs used for spiritual purposes. Tripping neither encourages or discourages drug use, it simply lays the facts out straight. Although every trip differs, there are themes that turn up frequently, such as a higher understanding of self and life, of enlightenment, and sometimes of complete disorientation and panic. I'd highly reccomend Tripping to anyone interested in hallucinogenics and tripping.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
It's time to come out of the psychedelic closet
10 Nov 2000
Format:Paperback
The censors of consciousness are not going to like this book, which is reason enough to read it. For those who have taken a psychedelic journey or two it's a confirmation and vivid reminder of the experience. I was startled to see descriptions of unusual events and/or visions that I could have written myself, they were so similar to my own. For those who haven't ingested a psychedelic the book is must reading; it offers insights into the experience that are revealing, inspiring, and sometimes frightening. These drugs change lives, often for the better, especially if the set and setting are paid the proper attention. These stories testify to this fact. We would all be amazed and delighted if everyone who had ever benefited from psychedelics went public with it. Differing forms of these substances have been used for as long as there have been human beings, sometimes playing a vital role. One need only realize/recognize/remember that the religious systems of India and Greece, to name just two, were dependent on the use of psychedelic plants, to understand their potential value. Read this book: it will open your eyes. And to all users of psychedelics, past and present, I issue a challenge: Don't let others tell you what you can and can't do with your own mind and consciousness. Stand up for your rights, which are being whittled away daily by those running the Drug War--and make no mistake, it is a war. Half the prison population is comprised of drug POWs. Speak up. Defend yourself. Come out, come out, wherever--and whomever--you are.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Psychedelic experience as story-telling
15 Nov 2004
Format:Paperback
This book contains an amazing interview with Terence McKenna, which took place toward the end of his life, that is worth the price of the book.
Tripping is the best story-telling approach to the psychedelic encounter that I have read or experienced. I have always felt that all story-telling festivals need a psychedelic tent, because these extreme experiences are some of the best stories human beings can tell. Through the psychedelic medium human beings still tell stories of meeting gods and demons, travelling to new fantastic worlds, and taking mythic and perilous journeys.
Even though these stories are about the experiences of a number of travellers, Hayes has expertly rewritten their accounts through a single narrative voice. This gives the book continuity it otherwise might have lacked.
Bruce Eisner's story about taking too much LSD at Burning Man is hilarious. Very well done.
Tripping is the best story-telling approach to the psychedelic encounter that I have read or experienced. I have always felt that all story-telling festivals need a psychedelic tent, because these extreme experiences are some of the best stories human beings can tell. Through the psychedelic medium human beings still tell stories of meeting gods and demons, travelling to new fantastic worlds, and taking mythic and perilous journeys.
Even though these stories are about the experiences of a number of travellers, Hayes has expertly rewritten their accounts through a single narrative voice. This gives the book continuity it otherwise might have lacked.
Bruce Eisner's story about taking too much LSD at Burning Man is hilarious. Very well done.
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