The Science of Altered States, from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality, and Beyond
A scientific travel guide to altered states of consciousness - and what we can learn from them

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When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wired patterns of thinking - through so-called 'altered states of consciousness' - we can gain new perspectives on ourselves and the world around us.

From shamans in Peru to tech workers in Silicon Valley, Kingsland takes us on a dazzling tour of lucid dreams, mindfulness, hypnotic trances, virtual reality and drug-induced hallucinations. A startling exploration of perception and consciousness, this is also a provocative argument for using altered states to boost our mental health.


'Read this book and take part in one of the greatest intellectual adventures of all time.'Professor J. Allan Hobson