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informed Citizen Book Club, Evening - How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan by Zoom

Date and Time

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM

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This discussion will be held on a Zoom call. Please register to receive the link.

USA

Event Contact(s)

Maria Schreiber

Category

Informed Citizen Book Club

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Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind


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We'll be discussing Michael Pollan's "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence," on Zoom.

When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. (From: https://michaelpollan.com/books/)

This book was selected as one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018. (See full review here.)