The Psilocybin Connection

Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution on the Planet—An Integral Approach

By: Jahan Khamsehzadeh

Narrated by: Nathan Agin

Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

A comprehensive guide to psilocybin mushrooms and their impact on our psychology, biology, and social development.

How—and why—do psychedelics exist? Did psilocybin catalyze our early human ancestors’ social evolution? And how can an integral understanding of psychedelics quite literally change the world?

In an ambitious and comprehensive look at psilocybin—and an inside look at how humanity co-evolved alongside "magic" mushrooms—Jahan Khamsehzadeh, PhD, explores our historical and ancestral relationship to psychedelics and presents new and exciting research about what psilocybin can mean for us today.

Separated into three sections—Present, Past, and Future—The Psilocybin Connection advances our understanding of psychedelics in unexpected and original ways. Khamsehzadeh shares compelling research that suggests how naturally occurring psychedelics may have played an essential role in humanity's social, cultural, and linguistic evolution. Supported by archaeological evidence, neuroscience, and academic studies, he explores how mushrooms gave rise to art and expression, impacted spiritual experiences, and even spurred human brain development.

Blending the most comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of psilocybin research with stories of his own and others' psychedelic awakenings, Khamsehzadeh moves our understanding of the psychedelic mushroom forward toward a fresh, hopeful, and exciting future.

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©2022 Jahan Khamsehzadeh (P)2022 North Atlantic Books

Critic reviews

"This book’s blend of scholarship, erudition, and imagination makes a compelling argument that huan evolution, even the enlargement of our brains, has been due in part to psilocybin mushrooms and their effects on perception, cognition, and imagination. [Khamsezadeh's] scholarly perspective is persuasive, optimistic, and a pleasure to read."
—JAMES FADIMAN, PhD, microdose researcher and author of The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide

"The Psilocybin Connection explores how the psychedelic renaissance impacts lives across the planet. Khamsezadeh compiles compelling scientific research, provocative theories, and bold visions for the evolutionary role of psychedelics. Reading this book will expand your mind without any chemical compounds. And it just might inspire you to engage the territory yourself." —ADAM B. LEONARD, coauthor of Integral Life Practice

"Having been trained in both worlds, Dr. Khamsehzadeh weaves psychedelic Western cultural history with Indigenous wisdom traditions. This book demonstrates a clear integration of passion, scholarship, and a healthy dose of wonder—an elixir for those seeking to connect with the mystery that’s woven into not only our human lives but also the very fabric of the cosmos." —KILE ORTIGO, PhD, author of Beyond the Narrow Life

Overall informative and insightful

I thought the book was great! From the authors personal experiences, to the way he broke down complex topics, and his ability to connect points made this book easy to follow and focus. A great book for those looking to learn more about psychedelics and don’t know where to start

The connecting tissue I was missing

Well worth a read and despite some passage being drab they all connect to weave a convincing tapestry

A comprehensive book on psilocybin as a tool for healing and integration.

Deep and broad exploration of the many facets of psilocybin. I’m glad to have this in my library.

Outstanding!!!

Excellent work! Both the book and the narrator were sensational. I learned a lot. A very easy listen. Written with clarity and knowledge.

Very informative!

Very informative listen from start to finish! I learned many things. Recommend a listen if you’re interested in mycology or psychedelics.

Thank you Jahan

This book was an easily digestible version of all kinds of historical facts, collected quotes, and just a little bit of theory.
No matter what your knowledge of history or psychedelics, a reader would be able to learn more or connect dots of known knowledge.
I appreciate this book and will be sharing it with anyone who will listen.

A MUST have for anyone that can't get enough...

This book is a wonderfully constructed Tome of knowledge about Entheogens and the evolution of humanity.
Where we've been, where we're at and where we might go...
FACINATING material that has been very well researched and organized!
This one is TOP shelf worthy!!!!

A very complete book.

Great collection of studies and presentation of new data. I enjoyed the pace of the reading.

Great!

Super informative, uplifting, relatable and brings hope for the future of humanity. I Highly recommend this book.

Too many leaps unsupported

A few large premises in this book are ideological and unsupported. 1, that humans more largely evolved from high sugar diets with fruit. That's preposterous as supported by archeology and biology. Humans are omnivores and are most auccefull health wise eating so. Being vegan/vegetarian is not the future nor is it our past that forwarded us as a species. Second, that we are better natured towards Bonobos. Again, ridiculous. we are closely associated to both Chimps and Bonobos respective to each our own evolutions but it is purely your fantasy to better associate us as Bonobos striving to evolve towards a matriarchal led, polygamous non violent utopia. Not real.

Psychedelics made us jump in evolution, we were at one point a polygamous society due to trying to breed wider and further but it's not our social ideal and we are biologically discordant with being vegan/vegetarian. Biology does matter even if we are the universe experiencing itself. Learn some nuance please.