Trippy | Free Book
A riveting look at the tremendous promise and inherent risks of
the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment through the
lens of a New York Times reporter whose journalistic exploration
of this emerging field began with a personal crisis.
When he signed up for a psychedelic retreat run by a
mysterious Argentine woman deep in Brazil’s rainforest in early
2018, Ernesto Londoño, a veteran New York Times journalist,
was so depressed he had come close to jumping off his terrace weeks
earlier. His nine-day visit to Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center
included four nighttime ceremonies during which participants imbibed
a vomit-inducing plant-based brew that contained DMT, a powerful
mind-altering compound.
The ayahuasca trips provided
Londoño an instant reprieve from his depression and became the
genesis of a personal transformation that anchors this sweeping
journalistic exploration of the booming field of medicinal
psychedelics. Londoño introduces readers to a dazzling array of
psychedelic enthusiasts who are upending our understanding of trauma
and healing. They include Indigenous elders who regard psychedelics
as portals to the spirit world; religious leaders who use
mind-bending substances as sacraments; war veterans suffering from
PTSD who credit psychedelics with changing their lives; and
clinicians trying to resurrect a promising field of medicine hastily
abandoned in the 1970s as the United States declared a War on
Drugs.
Londoño’s riveting personal narrative pulls the
reader through a deeply researched and brilliantly reported account
of a game-changing industry on the rise. Trippy is the
definitive book on psychedelics and mental health today, and
Londoño’s in-depth and nuanced look at this shifting landscape will
be pivotal in guiding policymakers and readers as they make sense of
the perils, limitations, and promises of turning to psychedelics in
the pursuit of healing.
In The Press
Oprah's Book Club recommendation
“A moving, tender
and thoughtful exploration of a complicated subject. If you want to
understand psychedelics better, this is a great place to start.”
—Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of
Stolen Focus and Lost Connections
"A compulsively readable romp through a burgeoning scene
that has immense potential for both harm and healing."
—Dan Harris, New York Times bestselling author of
10% Happier and host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast
"I loved the reported memoir Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics by the
New York Times journalist Ernesto Londoño. A testament to the
complexity of Londoño’s perspective is that some passages made me
really want to try ayahuasca and some definitely didn’t. A thorough
and fair-minded reporter, Londoño also writes movingly about his own
extended family, experiences with depression, and delightfully
unexpected courtship."
—Curtis Sittenfeld, The Guardian
"In Ernesto Londoño's courageous and revelatory book, a
whole new continent sails into view: of the hidden corners of our
minds, and of the mysterious substances that light them up. This
journey inside the brain and around the world taught me more than any
book I've read in a long time. It's an important book, one that will
save people's lives."
—Benjamin Moser, Pulitzer Prize winning author of
Sontag: Her Life and Work
“Trippy is a meticulously researched investigation into
the brave new world of psychedelics. But it’s so much more than that.
It’s the story of how — in learning about the passages other travelers
found for relieving their pain — Ernesto Londoño found joy, love and
illumination.”
—Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She’s Not There and
co-author of Mad Honey
"New York Times correspondent Londoño debuts with
an arresting survey of the “medicinal psychedelic field” and where
it’s headed...a scrupulous study of a fascinating development in
mental health care.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Blending solid research and personal experience, the
author points to a new frontier for trauma treatment.”
—Kirkus
“An engaging memoir…Trippy is a fascinating
account of the world of medicinal psychedelics.”
—LA Times
“Trippy: The Perils and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics is
Ernesto Londoño’s mix of candid personal reflection and deep
reporting, illuminating a growing trend in mental health that many of
us don’t understand.”
—New York Times Columnist Frank Bruni's Opinion
Newsletter
"Londoño has drunk the brew, but, thankfully, not the
Kool-Aid…Seeing the perils and the promise of psychedelic experience
play out in Londono's own mind, as he comes to terms over years with
his own (quite considerable) personal traumas, is a privilege.”
—The Telegraph
“This title about utilizing
medicinal psychedelics in the treatment plans of some conditions could
easily have future public policy implications worldwide. The subject
matter will be of interest to many readers.”
—Library Journal
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