I was personally quite disapointed in this book. The statement 'Ram Dass's famous "Be Here Now," is a prelude to "The Psychedelic Experience,"' is beyond misleading. Be here now had so much to say, but this book adds nothing to the already huge body of liturature written on the topic. If you are interested in this text, get the html version off the net and spend your money on something serious, like the Tibeten book of Living and Dying.

The funny thing about this is, thousands of copies of "the Tibetan Book of the Dead," found there way on to the shelves of hippie homes, because people thought they were getting Tim's "Psychedelic Experience."

We were seeking one thing and being confused with another.

The Psychedelic Experience is a manual where many, many people who I have met; claim to have been enlightened just by following Tim's directions.

We know the Beatles, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones; The Moody Blues were all exposed to these teachings, before they became really big stars.

"When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find peace of mind is waiting there." George

The Beatles did a song about The Psychedelic Experience; they called it "The Void." You may remember it!

"Turn off your mind, relax, and float down stream,"

"Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void,"

"I'll play the game "existence" to the end of the beginning,"

"The Psychedelic Experience," is about life before death, The Tibetan Book is about life after death.

Ram Dass's famous "Be Here Now," is a prelude to "The Psychedelic Experience," but few people read that far.

There are three introductions in the Experience. Skip two and just read the one by lama Govinda. Tim was a researcher at Harvard University, those other introductions were written for people long dead.

The rest of the experience is quite simple (once you have had the experience that is.)

Leary's Psychedelic Experience do it now!!

This is undoubtedly Learys definitive work.This guide book is absolutely essential if you are going to take a psychedelic drug.It really makes sense of the visions and sensations you will encounter in the different stages,or Bardos of the trip.To put it simply and to the point,Lennon said of this book,"Learys method is the only way to trip".It really is a great guide book that should send you in the right direction. PRICELESS.
P.S:All the negative reviews of this book all seem to miss the point...its a GUIDEBOOK in the truest sense of the word,an internal 'roadmap'.Its not meant to preach to you a certain point,its there to be used as a manual-to memorize and if need be,to read during your trip.You will need to get beyond the sometimes 'poetic' style and get to the essence of the message.