The Divine Spark: Psychedelics, Consciousness and the Birth of Civilization

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Divine Spark: Psychedelics, Consciousness and the Birth of Civilization
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Graham Hancock
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 155
Category/GenreMysticism, magic and ritual
ISBN/Barcode 9781781805626
ClassificationsDewey:133
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hay House UK Ltd
Imprint Hay House UK Ltd
Publication Date 6 April 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'I suspect the real breakthroughs in our understanding of consciousness are going to come from an entirely different direction. That direction, controversially, has to do with psychedelics - which, as many of the contributors to The Divine Spark argue, offer spectacular potential for the investigation of the "hard problem" of consciousness.' - Graham Hancock, from the Introduction. In The Divine Spark, bestselling author Graham Hancock brings us a groundbreaking collection of the latest thinking on consciousness and psychedelics. Graham has been writing and speaking about this to audiences worldwide, including a controversial TedX talk on ayahuasca and DMT, which received well over a million views on YouTube. Combining the wisdom of leading minds, The Divine Spark illuminates the topic like never before, with a particular focus on the use of psychedelics to open up the realm of the supernatural. The book unveils fresh theories on the relation of psychedelics to domains such as creativity, the survival of life on planet earth, interspecies communication, medicine and drug research, and many more. Contributors include: Mike Alvernia, Russell Brand, David Jay Brown, Paul Devereux, Rick Doblin, Nassim Haramein, Martina Hoffman, Don Lattin, Eduardo Luna, Dennis McKenna, Thad McKraken, Rak Razam, Gabriel Roberts, Thomas B. Roberts, Robert Schoch, Mark Seelig, Rick Strassman and Robert Tindall.

Author Biography

Graham Hancock is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Supernatural. His books have been translated into 27 languages. He has written for many of Britain's leading newspapers including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent and The Guardian. He was co-editor of New Internationalist magazine and East Africa correspondent of The Economist. He lives in England. www.grahamhancock.com