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The healing journey: new approaches to consciousness Hardcover – January 1, 1974

by Claudio Naranjo (Author)
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In this remarkable book, Chilean-American psychiatrist Claudio Naranjo takes us on a scientific adventure through his groundbreaking research into new experiential methods of psychotherapy facilitated by psychedelic substances. The Healing Journey reveals these consciousness-expanding compounds to be fascinating therapeutic tools that are now—40 years after the original publication—gaining wider recognition in Western clinical and academic circles.This book takes an in-depth look at the spiritual and psychotherapeutic potential of the amphetamine derivatives MDA and MMDA, harmaline (the active compound in ayahuasca), and ibogaine. To distinguish them from classical psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin, Naranjo coins the terms “emotion-enhancers” and “fantasy-enhancers” for these substances.This book is a must-read for all serious students of consciousness and the human psyche, and for those with a personal or professional desire to explore revolutionary innovations in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, experimental psychiatry, or the psychology of religion. The exceptional clarity of Naranjo’s book also makes it an important resource for any intelligent layperson seeking information to guide them in their own search for spiritual growth and self-exploration.
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  1. Print length
    235 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pantheon Books
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1974
  5. ISBN-10
    0394488261
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0394488264
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pantheon Books; First Edition (January 1, 1974)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 235 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394488261
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394488264
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
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Michael H.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Healing Journey - New Approaches to Consciousness (Claudio Naranjo)
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2010
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Dr. Naranjo is a good writer (or the person who helped him with this publication). However, his sentences tend to "go on forever" which makes it hard for an amateur reader like myself to follow his looong sentence-paragraph concoctions!

I found what he was trying to tell me absolutely fascinating; about human consciousness and the plants and chemicals (Schedule I in the USA) he used to help heal the patients he encountered. Mental illness resides in the mind and psyche. These chemicals "allowed" his patients to step outside of their normal consciousness and/or fears and see their problems in a "different light", thus helping them to heal themselves.

Whether we know it or not, all mental healing comes from within - from within the patient. The psychotherapist, or spiritual healer in other cultures, is only a facilitator. This "self-healing" concept was dramatically illustrated to me during a three-day conference I attended on April 15-18, 2010, in San Jose, Calif. entitled "Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century".(see:[...] for further details)

Maybe even the USA will make into prescription medicines some of these powerful plants, plant extracts, and chemicals, rather than ban them as "bad medicine" due to the actions of a few people (idiots) like Timothy Leary!
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Nathen Gabriel
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks Claudio!
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020
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My favorite book on psychedelic therapy so far. The 25 page intro is alone worth it's therapeutic weight in gold. Unfortunately, three of the four therapeutic agents described in the book are not practically available for use on the black market. Ibogaine IS available...but be careful!
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Mark E. Harder
3.0 out of 5 stars The 2 editions...
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016
How does the 1974 edition (this one) differ from the 2013 edition?
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secret shaman
5.0 out of 5 stars Newly Relevant Classic
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013
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One of the original books about therapy with the "empathogens", with a preface by Stan Grof, describing the beneficial effects of this class of compounds before the prohibition, by a questionable legal manoeuver and premature, unwarranted scheduling into schedule I, by the DEA . Now that new research is showing the huge benefits in treating PTSD with MDMA, this early research is newly relevant and worth revisiting. MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) is in the process of reprinting this important Book.
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Buds
5.0 out of 5 stars The First Psychedelic Amphetamine Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2009
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The Healing Journey gives the reader a look into early psychedelic psychotherapy using XTC type molecules. The book was done when these (eg. MDA, MMDA) substances were as legal as sea salt. Naranjo was one of the first to explore these magical molecules. "The MMDA peak experience is typically one in which the moment that is being lived becomes intensely gratifying..." Naranjo further states, "I believe that self-awareness is contagious, and moments of self-discovery, once adequately communicated, can be a gift of consciousness to others."
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