This Is Your Mind On Plants: Opium-Caffeine-Mescaline

Michael Pollan explores the use of plants to change consciousness, including opium, caffeine, and mescaline, and the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants. He explores and participates in the cultures that have grown up around these drugs, while consuming (or in the case of caffeine, trying not to consume) them, and reckons with the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants and the equally powerful taboos. This ground-breaking and singular book holds up a mirror to our fundamental human needs and aspirations, the operations of our minds, and our entanglement with the natural world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 08 July 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

The Inspiration for the Major New Netflix Series: "How to Change Your Mind"

"How to Change Your Mind" is a captivating and thought-provoking new Netflix series that delves into the fascinating world of psychedelic drugs and their potential to alter consciousness. The series is inspired by the groundbreaking work of Michael Pollan, a renowned author and journalist who has written extensively about the intersection of food, culture, and the human mind.

Pollan's exploration of three different drugs - opium, caffeine, and mescaline - in "This Is Your Mind on Plants" throws the fundamental strangeness of our thinking about them into sharp relief. Through his engaging and informative narrative, Pollan explores the history, science, and cultural significance of these drugs, while also engaging in personal experiences with them.

One of the key themes of the series is the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants, and the equally powerful taboos that surround them. Pollan shines a fresh light on this subject, proving that there is much more to say about these plants than simply debating their regulation. Instead, he argues that when we take these plants into our bodies and let them change our minds, we are engaging with nature in one of the most profound ways we can.

Through his exploration of these drugs, Pollan also raises important questions about the operations of our minds and our entanglement with the natural world. He explores the ways in which these drugs can alter our perception of time, space, and ourselves, and the ways in which they can be used for therapeutic purposes.

"How to Change Your Mind" is a groundbreaking and singular book that holds up a mirror to our fundamental human needs and aspirations, the operations of our minds, and our entanglement with the natural world. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of food, culture, and the human mind, and it provides a thought-provoking and inspiring perspective on the power of psychedelics to alter consciousness and transform our understanding of the world.

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 163 x 240 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241519264