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High Weirdness

Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies

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High Weirdness

Written by: Erik Davis
Narrated by: Erik Davis
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An exploration of the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality in the work of Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson.

A study of the spiritual provocations to be found in the work of Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson, High Weirdness charts the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality that arose from the American counterculture of the 1970s. These three authors changed the way millions of readers thought, dreamed, and experienced reality - but how did their writings reflect, as well as shape, the seismic cultural shifts taking place in America?

In High Weirdness, Erik Davis - America's leading scholar of high strangeness - examines the published and unpublished writings of these vital, iconoclastic thinkers, as well as their own life-changing mystical experiences. Davis explores the complex lattice of the strange that flowed through America's West Coast at a time of radical technological, political, and social upheaval to present a new theory of the weird as a viable mode for a renewed engagement with reality.

©2019 Erik Davis (P)2020 Tantor Philosophy Religious Studies Science Fiction Fiction Mythology Magic

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Eric has a great voice for narration, and can mimic Terrance’s voice very well. I appreciated the change in vocal tone to help understand that he’s quoting someone.

The book is insightful and fun. I’ve always enjoyed Terrance McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson and Philip K Dick’s writing. If you like these people, this book is for you.

Amazing and thorough!

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I like the narration but since this isn't fiction, there is really no need to affect the voices, some of which are kind of irreverent, even bizarre, in an off-putting way.

Weird choices made in the narration

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Truly and incredible mind bending journey into high weirdness that has shaped much of the psychedelic and sci-do culture.

A master piece of puzzle pieces!

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As stated previously in the headline this audio book received an admirable 4.6235421 Stars out of five. We need more weird stuff. Or perhaps the weird needs more from us. Or we could just watch the show.

4.6235421 Stars out of Five. Good stuff.

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