Hey all! I've been a lurker on the nexus for a while, and I've been an avid explore of the spice dimensions. I have a quick little question for you all. I've been researching the topic of psychedelics, anthropology, psychology, and theology for an extended period of time now, and I recently stumbled across this absurdly expensive book called Psychedelic Anthropology: The Study of Man Through the Manifestation of the Mind. I have never heard of it until now, and I can't seem to find much info on it. I did a little research on the author (Allan D Coult), but I didn't find anything too revealing. Apparently this book caused quite a stir in the academic community. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone here has read it, or knows where I could get a copy (physical or digital) for less than a few hundred dollars. This seems like quite the work and I'm astonished I've never even seen it pop up in all the time I've been exploring this field of study. "Consciousness grows in spirals." --George L. Jackson If you can just get your mind together, then come across to me. We'll hold hands and then we'll watch the sunrise from the bottom of the sea...
But first, are you experienced?
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Hmm. Never heard of it, but sounds interesting. I second this motion.
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Oh man, Egyptians on the cover...in a psychedelic context...I really wanna know what's in that book now! "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind" - Albert Einstein
"The Mighty One appears, the horizon shines. Atum appears on the smell of his censing, the Sunshine- god has risen in the sky, the Mansion of the pyramidion is in joy and all its inmates are assembled, a voice calls out within the shrine, shouting reverberates around the Netherworld." - Egyptian Book of the Dead
"Man fears time, but time fears the Pyramids" - 9th century Arab proverb
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Interesting... I found an abstract from a paper discussing the premises of this book. Quote:Through an analysis and interpretation of various mythological and symbolic systems, Allan Coult, in his textbook Psychedelic Anthropology, has defined a universal mechanism for the experience of various levels of consciousness. He has systematically categorized these mental and physiological states and proposes that the experience of them gives rise to specific symbolism and symbolic systems. In other words, these symbols can be correlated with and are a direct result and manifestation of the experience of these given states of consciousness. (page 1) No wonder this type of thing could cause an academic stir in 1966 (Coulter died in 1970). According to the idea, hyperspace doesn't reproduce cultural symbols, it's culture that picks from hyperspace. "The Menu is Not The Meal." - Alan Watts
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I'm leaving attached a review of the book published in the Phoenix Journal of Transpersonal Anthropology in 1979. "The Menu is Not The Meal." - Alan Watts
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If I am not mistaken this should be it. Glanced over it and looks like quite an interesting read. Global wrote:Oh man, Egyptians on the cover...in a psychedelic context...I really wanna know what's in that book now! Egyptians all throughout the book as well  [ source - attached below] Psychedelic Anthropology The study of man through the manifestation of the mind Allan D. Coult, Ph.D. The inner soul is full of joy. Reveal my secrets and sew me whole. With each day, "I" heeds your call.
You may not care the slightest and may not be the brightest, but from here "I" sees you're mighty for you created it all.
And the jumbling sea rose above the wall.
Through this chaos comes the order you enthrall.
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VIII wrote:If I am not mistaken this should be it. Glanced over it and looks like quite an interesting read. Global wrote:Oh man, Egyptians on the cover...in a psychedelic context...I really wanna know what's in that book now! Egyptians all throughout the book as well [ source - attached below] Psychedelic Anthropology The study of man through the manifestation of the mind Allan D. Coult, Ph.D. Fantastic, thanks! "Consciousness grows in spirals." --George L. Jackson If you can just get your mind together, then come across to me. We'll hold hands and then we'll watch the sunrise from the bottom of the sea...
But first, are you experienced?
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Yeah Thanks VIII and VTSeeker48...that has saved a whole lot of trawling..  (a $450 book for free makes me smile all over)Please do not PM tek related questions Reserve the right to change your mind at any given moment.
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Thanks a million VIII "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind" - Albert Einstein
"The Mighty One appears, the horizon shines. Atum appears on the smell of his censing, the Sunshine- god has risen in the sky, the Mansion of the pyramidion is in joy and all its inmates are assembled, a voice calls out within the shrine, shouting reverberates around the Netherworld." - Egyptian Book of the Dead
"Man fears time, but time fears the Pyramids" - 9th century Arab proverb
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Thank you, VIII Actually I spotted this yesterday, but pdfcast was offline. It clearly was meant to be found by you  "The Menu is Not The Meal." - Alan Watts
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Awesome work VIII. Thanks for your effort too Vodsel. This will be interesting to dig into.
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This is fantastic, thank you. Very good reading so far, definitely seems like something many of the naysayers on the Nexus board should try to wrap their heads around. VTSeeker48 wrote:VIII wrote:[ source - attached below] Psychedelic Anthropology The study of man through the manifestation of the mind Allan D. Coult, Ph.D. Fantastic, thanks!
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VIII wrote:If I am not mistaken this should be it. Glanced over it and looks like quite an interesting read. Global wrote:Oh man, Egyptians on the cover...in a psychedelic context...I really wanna know what's in that book now! Egyptians all throughout the book as well [ source - attached below] Psychedelic Anthropology The study of man through the manifestation of the mind Allan D. Coult, Ph.D. Excellent reading material so far. I was growing tired of the Unabombers 112 page Manifesto. This body ~ This body holding me ~ Be my reminder here that I am not alone in
this body ~ This body holding me ~ Feeling eternal all this pain is an illusion.
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Thankyou! Started reading and it captured my attention right away.
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I'm 3 chapters in, and I'm being strung along pleasantly so far. "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind" - Albert Einstein
"The Mighty One appears, the horizon shines. Atum appears on the smell of his censing, the Sunshine- god has risen in the sky, the Mansion of the pyramidion is in joy and all its inmates are assembled, a voice calls out within the shrine, shouting reverberates around the Netherworld." - Egyptian Book of the Dead
"Man fears time, but time fears the Pyramids" - 9th century Arab proverb
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Nice find! I am a piece of knowledge-retaining computer code imitating an imaginary organic being.
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Just got done reading it. It's definitely a bit dense. Would have to read and re-read a paragraph several times to make sure I was following as accurately as I could, all the while trying to relate what he's saying to personal experience. I thought the book was fantastic. Although a lot of the material wasn't brand spanking new, the way it was all put together and presented....it was just like all these mini-epiphanies in each chapter. Coult adds a whole new layer (for me at least) in regards to connecting all the pieces to this big mystery of life. I wish the guy were alive right now so I could write him! "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind" - Albert Einstein
"The Mighty One appears, the horizon shines. Atum appears on the smell of his censing, the Sunshine- god has risen in the sky, the Mansion of the pyramidion is in joy and all its inmates are assembled, a voice calls out within the shrine, shouting reverberates around the Netherworld." - Egyptian Book of the Dead
"Man fears time, but time fears the Pyramids" - 9th century Arab proverb
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Thanks for posting this, surprised that I haven't come across this book before. Looks very interesting "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus
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Looks very interesting, can't wait to read it. Thanks VIII and VTseeker48!
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