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LSD and the Mind of the Universe

By: Christopher M. Bache, Ervin Laszlo - foreword
Narrated by: Christopher M. Bache
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A professor of religious studies meticulously documents his insights from 73 high-dose LSD sessions conducted over the course of 20 years

• Chronicles, with unprecedented rigor, the author’s systematic journey into a unified field of consciousness that underlies all physical existence

• Makes a powerful case for the value of psychedelically induced spiritual experience and discusses the challenge of integrating these experiences into everyday life

• Shows how psychedelic experience can take you beyond self-transformation into collective transformation and help birth the future of humanity

On November 24, 1979, Christopher M. Bache took the first step on what would become a life-changing journey. Drawing from his training as a philosopher of religion, Bache set out to explore his mind and the mind of the universe as deeply and systematically as possible--with the help of the psychedelic drug LSD. Following protocols established by Stanislav Grof, Bache’s 73 high-dose LSD sessions over the course of 20 years drew him into a deepening communion with cosmic consciousness.

Journey alongside professor Bache as he touches the living intelligence of our universe--an intelligence that both embraced and crushed him--and demonstrates how direct experience of the divine can change your perspective on core issues in philosophy and religion. Chronicling his 73 sessions, the author reveals the spiral of death and rebirth that took him through the collective unconscious into the creative intelligence of the universe. Making a powerful case for the value of psychedelically induced spiritual experience, Bache shares his immersion in the fierce love and creative intent of the unified field of consciousness that underlies all physical existence. He describes the incalculable value of embracing the pain and suffering he encountered in his sessions and the challenges he faced integrating his experiences into his everyday life. His journey documents a shift from individual consciousness to collective consciousness, from archetypal reality to Divine Oneness and the Diamond Luminosity that lies outside cyclic existence.

Pushing the boundaries of theory and practice, the author shows how psychedelic experience can take you beyond self-transformation into collective transformation, beyond the present into the future, revealing spirit and matter in perfect balance.

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“Once or twice in a century a book appears that has the explosive force of a supernova, breaking through the limitations of religion, science, and culture. This is such a book - a gripping account of an utterly unique and extraordinary hero’s journey that opens our minds and hearts to a new vision of our universe and ourselves. A deeply moving template of our evolutionary journey.” (Anne Baring, PhD, author of The Dream of the Cosmos)

“Chris Bache demonstrated tremendous courage to embark on the 73 highdose LSD sessions that form the core of this book. The insights and lessons he brought back are fascinating and profoundly relevant as we seek to answer fundamental questions of the meaning and purpose of our own lives. LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven is a diamond from Chris!” (Rick Doblin, PhD, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychede)

“Chris Bache is an intrepid psychonaut whose 20-year odyssey has yielded an extraordinary harvest of luminous insights into the deeper structure of reality and the underlying dynamics of human existence. Prepare to be amazed, energized, purged, shattered, illuminated, and reborn by penetrating to the heart of this stunning revelation for our times.” (David Lorimer, program director at the Scientific and Medical Network)

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Grateful. Thank you for the reminder

Like everything, it all seems like a reminder to go and let express what wants to be expressed through you. Thank you for being.

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mind blowing

amazing book!
very interesting all the way.
narrator is the author and he is doing a fantastic job.
must read/listen!

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Amazons

Reading alot of booked about different angles of psykadelic work. This is the best one.
So humle and sincere.

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Brilliant best book ever

Literally the only book I have ever "read" or listened to best book ever and thought me soo much about a drug I thought was just for pleasure totally recommend I listened to this at work for a whole week more less.

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Wow! What an epic journey this was.

This was for me one of the best books I have ever "read". I couldn't put it down. Totally captivating if you are interested in conciousness, spirituality and psychedelics.

I loved the narrator.

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stunningly presented

This subject is a very hard one to explain to people that havnt experienced it. Bache does an excellent job at describing his sessions and what came out of them. I can say, personally, that what I experienced was in this book, almost word for word. fantastic. If you haven't experienced it, then this book might be abit of a slug for you. but if you know you know.

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Profound, honest, deeply moving and illuminating, almost beyond belief

It would be no exaggeration to say that to me, personally this is one of the most important books that I've ever consumed.

As an aspiring writer, psychedelic initiate, and spiritually-minded truth seker Christopher Bache has succeeded in elevating my quest for truth and fulfilment. So many of his truths resonated so deeply within me that I can't not accept them as my own and having done so they fall like jigsaw-puzzle pieces into the sense-making puzzle of my own existence and my own part in the collective blossoming of the species. With that acceptance comes a grave fear of what awaits us, but also genuine excitement about the wonders that lie on the other side.

I am eternally grateful that this book came across my path and to the author for a staggering piece of work.

Thank you

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Extraordinary!

A must read for those interested or for practitioners of the psychedelic experience. Christopher should be applauded for his courage. Pioneering work!

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Fascinating glimpse of something bigger

I had to listen to this book in sections so that i could digest and reflect on what was being imparted with each collection of sessions. The layers that are peeled away take us closer to a grater truth that still remains on partially revealed and the tragic sense of loss for Bache at moving on from the sessions an what he was shown is heartbreaking.

I appreciate the candid telling of this story and will come back to it in the future as I process it.

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Revealed Research

Studious suffering and explanation. When will academic advance to understand Bache's findings? Regardless of interpretation, something interesting is going on.

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