Psychonauts
Research & scholarshipThe clinical era
Two centuries of people experimenting on themselves, and what it did to medicine.
The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution on the Planet
Research & scholarshipThe clinical eraHistory, culture & policy
What it is
Written by Jahan Khamsehzadeh, who holds a PhD in psychology, this 2022 book frames psilocybin mushrooms within human psychology, biology, and social development. It weaves together cultural history, evolutionary speculation, and an overview of the modern research revival into an integral, big-picture account of humanity's relationship with psychedelics. Aimed at a general readership, it adds academic-flavored framing to the historical and consciousness-studies titles on this shelf, and it is not a clinical reference.
The record
- Author
- Jahan Khamsehzadeh
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books
- ISBN
- 9781623176549
- Kind
- Research & scholarship
- Subject
- History, culture & policy
- Era
- The clinical era
- Links checked
- 31 Jul 2026, and they resolved.
Where to find it
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