How to Change Your Mind

"With an eye to this renaissance and the scientists using brain-imaging technology to investigate how psychedelics may illuminate consciousness, Pollan writes: One good way to understand a complex system is to disturb it and then see what happens."

"“Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream.” In this lyric, John Lennon nods to an experience with LSD, one of the central molecules in Michael Pollan’s thoughtful exploration of psychedelic drugs. How To Change Your Mind isn’t a dissection of the counterculture, but an insight into the medicinal benefits of psychedelics in treating depression, addiction and trauma. Through historical research, contemporary case studies and even his own experimentation, Pollan makes the case for the safety and practicality of using psychedelics to expand our consciousness and enrich our lives."