The Antipodes of the Mind: Charting the Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience

Awards:   Winner of Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanistic Disciplines 2006. Winner of Winner of the 2006 Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanistic Disciplines.
Author:   Benny Shanon (, Professor, Department of Psychology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holder of the Mandel Chair in Cognition)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199252930


Pages:   496
Publication Date:   07 November 2002
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  • Winner of Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanistic Disciplines 2006.
  • Winner of Winner of the 2006 Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanistic Disciplines.

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Author:   Benny Shanon (, Professor, Department of Psychology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holder of the Mandel Chair in Cognition)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.719kg
ISBN:  

9780199252930


ISBN 10:   0199252939
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   07 November 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Prologue Preliminaries:General background; Theoretical foundations; Methodology and general structure The Phenomenology of the Ayahuasca Experience;Atmosphere and general effects; Open eye visualizations; A structural typology of Ayahuasca visualizations; Interaction and narration; The contents of visions; The themes of visions; Ideas, insights, and reflections; Non-visual perceptions; Consciousness I; Transformations; Time; Meaning and semantics; Consciousness II; Light Theoretical issues:Stages and order; Contextual considerations; Cognitive parameters; Dynamics; A general theoretical perspective; Concluding philosophical reflections Epilogue Appendix (Quantitative Data) Bibliography

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... a great book ... it makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of consciousness ... The strength of the book lies in the rich descriptions and analyses of the ayahuasca experience ... deserves to be widely read by those who are seriously interested in understanding the nature of consciousness and reality. Journal of Scientific Exploration The experiences described in this book are quite literally mind-blowing and the cosmic vision it describes will be of great interest to TC readers. Highly recommended. The Cauldron It deserves to be read by anyone interested in religion, mysticism, and conciousness - and who is not? it should be required reading for psychologists, psychiatrists, and neuroscientists, because it shows how absurdly simplistic are the biochemical, darwinianm and genetic models now dominating mind-science. John Horgan, Maps Vol XIII 2003 Shanon's authorial persona is earnest, serious, straightforward, absolutely trustworthy. Antipodes is suffused with a sense of genuine adventure. John Horgan, author of Rational Mysticism Shanon's pioneering work Thomas B Roberts, Northern Illinois University


`Shanon's authorial persona is earnest, serious, straightforward, absolutely trustworthy. Antipodes is suffused with a sense of genuine adventure.' John Horgan, author of Rational Mysticism


... a great book ... it makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of consciousness ... The strength of the book lies in the rich descriptions and analyses of the ayahuasca experience ... deserves to be widely read by those who are seriously interested in understanding the nature of consciousness and reality. Journal of Scientific Exploration The experiences described in this book are quite literally mind-blowing and the cosmic vision it describes will be of great interest to TC readers. Highly recommended. The Cauldron It deserves to be read by anyone interested in religion, mysticism, and conciousness - and who is not? it should be required reading for psychologists, psychiatrists, and neuroscientists, because it shows how absurdly simplistic are the biochemical, darwinianm and genetic models now dominating mind-science. John Horgan, Maps Vol XIII 2003 Shanon's authorial persona is earnest, serious, straightforward, absolutely trustworthy. Antipodes is suffused with a sense of genuine adventure. John Horgan, author of Rational Mysticism Shanon's pioneering work Thomas B Roberts, Northern Illinois University


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Benny Shanon is a Professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holder of the Mandel Chair in Cognition.

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