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Product Description An investigation into experiences of other realms of existence and contact with otherworldly beings
• Examines how contact with alien life-forms can be obtained through the “inner space” dimensions of our minds
• Presents evidence that other worlds experienced through consciousness-altering technologies are often as real as those perceived with our five senses
• Correlates science fiction’s imaginal realms with psychedelic research
For thousands of years, voyagers of inner space--spiritual seekers, shamans, and psychoactive drug users--have returned from their inner imaginal travels reporting encounters with alien intelligences. Inner Paths to Outer Space presents an innovative examination of how we can reach these other dimensions of existence and contact otherworldly beings. Based on their more than 60 combined years of research into the function of the brain, the authors reveal how psychoactive substances such as DMT allow the brain to bypass our five basic senses to unlock a multidimensional realm of existence where otherworldly communication occurs. They contend that our centuries-old search for alien life-forms has been misdirected and that the alien worlds reflected in visionary science fiction actually mirror the inner space world of our minds. The authors show that these “alien” worlds encountered through altered states of human awareness, either through the use of psychedelics or other methods, possess a sense of reality as great as, or greater than, those of the ordinary awareness perceived by our five senses.
Nothing new hereSeptember 22, 2008 3 out of 5 found this review helpful
After reading Strassman's DMT The Spirit Molecule I was very excited for this book to come out. I expected him to go deeper into his theories about what it means for humans to naturally produce DMT in our brains, among phenomenons possibly related to the chemical, but instead he only reiterated what was in his previous publication. It seemed like the entire book was a sophmoric introduction to the psychedelic experience rather than a progression of new ideas in reference to the experience. The one chapter that had anything to say about psilocybe mushrooms simply copy and pasted reports from the popular drug information site Erowid. I was looking for insight and new possibilities, not trip reports and introductions to already well known entheogens. I felt led on by this book and was incredibly disappointed at the entire lack of any new material whatsoever. Unfortunately, the only positive comment I can give about this book is that it contained some fascinating artwork, but it seems necessary to note that was not the main purpose of this book at all. All in all, if you're new to the psychedelic scene entirely, this is a good introduction, but for most this volume will provide no more than a sense of regret at wasting your money on it. If you really feel the need to get this, I suggest flipping through it in a bookstore first before commiting to it because otherwise you will almost surely be disappointed.
Glory to DrugsSeptember 16, 2008 0 out of 11 found this review helpful
I think this book should have been printed in the sixties. Drugs and the paranormal just don't mix.. what is real what is not? Unless your an old hippe from that time I think this book should be over looked.
Well written and thought-provokingSeptember 6, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Halfway through the book and continue to get more fascinated with the content. Truly a paradigm-shifting concept.
Far OutSeptember 2, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Loved the Anunnaki and Sumerian comparative to Hebrew, and contemporary myth. It would seem that the human race may be monitored, and manipulated by a race of extraterrestrial, or interdimentional beings who have been controlling things since the dawn of man, or longer. If you visit inner space you'll enjoy and learn from this book
...And I Think My Spaceship Knows Which Way To GoAugust 21, 2008 9 out of 11 found this review helpful
"This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today
For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go..."
-David Bowie, "Space Oddity"
I remember hearing this song on some mushrooms. All of the sudden I got a glimpse of something that was golden, bright, pure...I had a realization that this thing I called "me"...this body and everything in it was all MADE UP. It was/is/and will always be complete and total BS...you can read that as, Belief Systems. But the Real Me was changeless, forever, eternal.
This book blows my mind. And that's good. Minds are for the soul purpose of being blown. I mean, if you're not thinking of at least temn impossible things before breakfast, you're just kind of existing. But the purpose of life is to be shaken, stirred, and moved and this book will definitely move you. It confirms a lot of the experiences I had during my psychedelic phase and yet made me even clearer on why I stopped.
I stopped experimenting with psychedelics after hearing a rather brilliant quote from Alan Watts. I'm paraphrasing, but he basically said, "When a scientist sees something through a microscope, he immediately goes to work on what was seen. He doesn't keep his eye glued to the microscope. So, if you have a vision on psychedelics, go to work on that vision...don't keep trying to have another one..."
And that really woke me up. I was given visions that to this day still delight me just by thinking about them. I am grateful for my experiences and my inner excursions. The final frontier is not space, but mind. We all need to be psychonauts and explore the interior realms. We are all so much. This book made me laugh, smile, and think. Some of it was a little crazy, but some of it was truly moving.
"Once in awhile you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look for it right."
-the Grateful Dead, "Scarlett Begonias"
Look for the Light within yourself. You'll be amazed at what you'll find.
"Hold your breath Make a wish Count to three
Come with me And you'll be In a world of Pure imagination Take a look And you'll see Into your imagination
We'll begin With a spin Traveling in The world of my creation What we'll see Will defy Explanation
If you want to view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want to, do it Wanta change the world? There's nothing To it
There is no Life I know To compare with Pure imagination Living there You'll be free If you truly wish to be
If you want to view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want to, do it Wanta change the world? There's nothing To it
There is no Life I know To compare with Pure imagination Living there You'll be free If you truly Wish to be..."
