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How to change your mind is a shining light of hope for those who could benefit from psychedelic assissted therapy. Last night i finished reading michael pollans latest book, how to change your mind what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence penguin press, 2018. He is, to judge from his selfreporting, a giant squarebut pollans initial skepticism and general lack of hipness work wonders for the material. Brand new platform download all of my affirmations here. Here are my top 20 books that will change your life. How to change your mind is the story of this renaissance. Michael pollan psychedelics and how to change your mind. The book follows the history of lsd and psilocybin as well as pollans own personal experiences with lsd, psilocybin, and the toad. Over half of the book is about the history of psychedelics and made me feel like i was reading a history textbook with unnecessary dates, people, and irrelevant facts.