Reading Material

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“The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honor trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”

— .H. White, The Once and Future King

The following is a recommended reading list in APA format that covers Psychedelics, Evolution, and their intersection. My interest in both psychedelics and evolution spans two decades. As a teen, the idea that a chemical substance could radically alter one’s perception was astounding. I also saw evolution as the over-arching narrative of human existence. Our evolutionary story, as put forward by great thinkers like cosmologist Brian Swimme, starts at the Big Bang and moves through us in each moment. The sociologist Robert Bellah, after fifty decades of research, points out in his work Religion and Human Evolution that “evolution. . . is the only shared metanarrative among educated people of all cultures that we have.” Ken Wilber, the Integral philosopher, has created a comprehensive framework for the evolution of the cosmos that includes consciousness. This is the framework through which I have approached psychedelics. As the work of Terence and Dennis McKenna has put forward, psychedelics maybe the missing element explaining the emergence of humanity. Decades of science supports this theory. My dissertation, and forthcoming book, presents this line of thinking. The following is the material I used for my work. I hope this list of resources makes it easier for other people to continue their research. The first column focuses on psychedelic and the second on evolution. Evolution in this context includes cosmological, collective, and psychological evolution.

 

Psychedelics:

Adams, C., Luke, D., Waldstein, A., Sessa, B., King, D. (Eds.). (2013). Breaking convention: Essays on psychedelic consciousness. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books

 

Allen, J. (1997). Maria Sabina: Saint Mother of wisdom. Psilly Publications and Raver Books.

 

Anderson, A. (2016, April 13). LSD may chip away at the brain’s “sense of self” network: Brain imaging suggests LSD’s consciousness-altering traits may work by hindering some brain networks and boosting overall connectivity. Scientific American. Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lsd-may-chip-away-at-the- brain-s-sense-of-self-network/

 

Ausubel, K. (2007). Preface. Harpignies, J. (Ed.). (2007). Visionary plant consciousness: The shamanic teachings of the plant world. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

 

Bache, C. M. (2000). Dark night, early dawn: Steps to a deep ecology of mind. Albany: State University of New York Press

 

Bache, C. (2019). LSD and the mind of the universe: Diamonds from heaven. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

 

Badiner, A. H., & Grey, A. (Eds.). (2002). Zig, zag, Zen: Buddhism and psychedelics. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

 

Ball, M. W. (2006). Mushroom wisdom: Cultivating spiritual consciousness with entheogens. Berkeley, CA: Ronin Publishing.

 

Barnhart, R. J. (Producer), & Dauber, R. (Director). (2019). A new understanding: The science of psilocybin [Documentary]. Retrieved from https://www.anewunderstanding.org/

 

Beach, H. (1996). Listening for the Logos: A study of reports of audible voices at high doses of psilocybin. Newsletter of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), 7(1), 12–17. Retrieved from https://maps.org/news-letters/v07n1/07112bea.html

 

Bourzat, F., & Hunter, K. (2019). Consciousness medicine: Indigenous wisdom, entheogens, and expanded states of consciousness for healing and growth. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

 

Brown, D. (2013). The new science of psychedelics: At the nexus of culture, consciousness, and spirituality. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

 

Brown, D., & Hill, R. (2018). Women of visionary art. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

 

Buhner, S. H. (2014). Plant intelligence and the imaginal realm. Rochester, VT: Bear & Company.

Burns, J. (2018, June 7). Study: Men who tried psychedelics are less likely to be violent toward their partners. Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2018/06/07/study-men-who- tried-psychedelics-are-less-likely-to-be-violent-toward- partners/#293fdb835191

Carhart-Harris, R. L., & Nutt, D. J. (2017). Serotonin and brain function: A tale of two receptors. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 31(9), 1091–1120. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0269881117725915

 

Carhart-Harris, R. L., Roseman, L., Bolstridge, M., Demetriou, L., Pannekeok, J., Wall, M. ... Nutt, D. (2017, October 13). Psilocybin for treatment- resistant depression: fMRI-measured brain mechanisms. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 13187. Retrieved from https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-13282-7

 

Caruana, L. (2010). The first manifesto of visionary art. Paris, France; Recluse Publishing

 

Cormier, Z. (2016, April 11). Brain scans reveal how LSD affects consciousness. Nature News: Q & A. Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/news/brain- scans-reveal-how-lsd-affects-consciousness-1.19727

 

Danforth, A. L., Grob, C. S., Struble, C., Feduccia, A. A., Walker, N., Jerome, L. ... Emerson, A. (2018, September 8). Reduction in social anxiety after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with autistic adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. Psychopharmacology, 235(11), 3137–3148. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-018-5010-9

 

Dass, R. (1971). Be here now. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group.

 

de Borhegyi, C., & de Borhegyi-Forrest, S. (2013). Historia General de las Cosas de Nuevo Espana [The genesis of a mushroom/Venus religion in Mesoamerica]. In J. A. Rush (Ed.), Entheogens and the development of culture: The anthropology and neurobiology of ecstatic experience (pp. 451–484). Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

 

DeKorne, J. (2011). Psychedelic shamanism: The cultivation, preparation, and shamanic use of psychotropic plants. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

 

Devereux, P. (1997). The long trip: A prehistory of psychedelia. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

 

Doblin, R. & Burge, B. (Eds). (2014). Manifesting minds: An anthology from the multidisciplinary association for psychedelic studies: A review of psychedelics in science, medicine, sex, and spirituality. Berkeley, CA: Evolver Editions.

 

Doyle, R. M. (2011). Darwin’s pharmacy: Sex, plants, and the evolution of the noösphere. Seattle: University of Washington Press.

 

Fadiman, J. (2011). The psychedelic explorer’s guide: Safe, therapeutic, and

sacred journeys. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

 

Forte, R. (2012). (Ed.). Entheogens and the future of religion (Reprint ed.). Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions

 

Ghose, T. (2014, October 24). Magic mushrooms create a hyperconnected brain. Live Science. Retrieved from https://www.livescience.com/48502-magic- mushrooms-change-brain-networks.html

 

Goldsmith, N. (2010). Psychedelic Healing: The promise of entheogens for psychotherapy and spiritual development. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press

 

Grey, A. (1990). Sacred mirrors: The visionary art of Alex Grey. Rochester: VT; Inner Traditions.

 

Grey, A. (1998). The mission of art. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

Grey, A. (2001). Transfigurations.Rochester: VT; Inner Traditions.

Grey, A. (2012). Net of Being. Rochester: VT; Inner Traditions.

 

Grof, S. (1998). The cosmic game: Explorations of the frontiers of human consciousness. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

 

Grof, S. (2000). Psychology of the future: Lessons from modern consciousness research (Suny series in Transpersonal and humanistic psychology). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

 

Grof, S. (2006). When the impossible happens. Adventures in non-ordinary realities. Boulder, CA: Sounds True.

 

Grof, S. (2015). Modern consciousness research and the understanding of art, including the visionary world of H. R. Giger. Santa Cruz, CA: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

 

Grof, S. (2019a). The way of the psychonaut, Vol. 1: Encyclopedia for inner journeys. Santa Cruz, CA: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

 

Grof, S. (2019b). The way of the psychonaut, Vol. 2: Encyclopedia for inner journeys. Santa Cruz, CA: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

 

Hancock, G. (2015). The divine spark: Psychedelics, consciousness, and the birth of civilization. San Francisco, CA: Disinformation Books.

 

Harner, M. J. (Ed.). (1973). Hallucinogens and shamanism. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.

 

Harpignies, J. (Ed.). (2007). Visionary plant consciousness: The shamanic teachings of the plant world. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

 

Hartman, S. (2018, November 9). Psilocybin could be legal for therapy by 2021. Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/psilocybin-legal- therapy-mdma-753946/

 

Henriques, M. (2017, September 15). Two parents' fight to set up the largest ever magic mushroom trial for depression is nearly over. International Business Times. Retrieved from https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/two-parents-fight-set- largest-ever-magic-mushroom-trial-depression-nearly-over-1639438

 

Hill, S. (2013). Confrontations with the unconscious: Jungian depth psychology

and psychedelic experience. London, England: Muswell Hill Press.

 

Holland, J. (Ed.). (2001). Ecstasy, the complete guide: A comprehensive look at the risks and benefits of MDMA. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press.

 

Jesso, J. W. (2013). Decomposing the shadow: Lessons from the Psilocybin mushroom. Calgary, Canada: Soulslantern Publishing.

 

Keim, B. (2014) Science graphic of the week: How magic mushrooms rearrange your brain. Retrieved from https://www.wired.com/2014/10/magic- mushroom-brain/

 

Kennedy, D. (2014). Plants and the human brain. New York, NY: Oxford University Press

 

Kent, J. L. (2010). Psychedelic Information Theory: Shamanism in the Age of Reason. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

 

Klein J., (2018, September 20). On Ecstasy, Octopuses Reached Out for a Hug. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/science/octopus- ecstasy-mdma.html

 

Kotler, S. & Wheal, J. (2017). Stealing fire: How silicon valley, the Navy seals, and maverick scientists are revolutionizing the way we live and work. New York, NY: HarperCollins

 

Krippner, S. (2017, March 1). Salvador Roquet Remembered: An Innovative Psychedelic Therapist in 1960s Mexico. Retrieved from https://chacruna.net/salvador-roquet-remembered/

 

Letcher, A. (2007). Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers

 

Lovely, G. (2019, April 30). Make America Trip Again. Retrieved from https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/04/make-america-trip- again?fbclid=IwAR0mN_MZsRsqZUPYoxw3bgKKG24j54psWEUpw6c u5aiCoqCSR_9IjFE9Tis

 

Luna, L. E. (2013). Towards an Exploration of the Mind of a Conquered Continent: Shamanism, Sacred Plants and Amerindian Epistemology in Adams, C., Luke, D., Waldstein, A., Sessa, B., & King, D. (2013) Breaking Convention: Essays on Psychedelic Consciousness. Pp: 13-29). Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books

 

Ly, C., Greb A. C., Cameron L. P., Ori-McKenney K.M., Gray J.A., Olson D. E. (2018, June 12). Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity. Retrieved from https://www.cell.com/cell- reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(18)30755-1

 

MAPS. (2017, May 11). Paul Stamets: Psilocybin Mushrooms & The Mycology of Consciousness [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFWxWq0Fv0U&feature=youtu.be

 

Markoff, J. (2005). What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry. New York, NY: Penguin Publishing Group

 

Mason, N. L., Mischler, E., Uthaug, M. V., Kuypers, K. P. C. (2019). Sub-Acute Effects of Psilocybin on Empathy, Creative Thinking, and Subjective Well-Being. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02791072.2019.1580804

 

Masters, R. E. L., & Houston, J. (1966). The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience. New York, NY: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.

Mauss, S., Bellinkoff, B. (2018). Psychonautics: A comic’s exploration of psychedelics. Gravitas Ventures. https://www.psychonauticsfilm.com

 

McKenna, T. (1992). Food of the Gods. New York, NY: Bantam Books.

 

McKenna, T. (1993). True Hallucinations: Being an account of the author's extraordinary adventures in the devil's paradise. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers

 

McKenna, T., McKenna, D. (1993) The invisible landscape. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers

 

McKenna, T., Sheldrake, R., & Abraham, R. (2001). Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Parker Street Press.

 

McKenna, T., Sheldrake, R., & Abraham, R. (2005). The Evolutionary Mind: Conversations on science, imagination & spirit (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Parker Street Press.

 

Messemaker, M. (2017). Five dried grams: A graphic novelty meme. Utrecht, Netherlands: Drukkerij Libertas Pascal.

 

Metzner, R. (Ed.). (2005). Sacred Mushroom of Visions: Teonanacatl. Rochester, Vermont: Four Trees Press.

 

Metzner, R. (2015). Allies for Awakening: Guidelines for Productive and Safe Experiences with Entheogens. Berkeley, CA: Regent Press

 

Miller, R. L. (Ed.) (2017). Psychedelic Medicine: The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca. Rochester, Vermont: Park Street Press

 

Moreno, F. A., Wiegand, C. B., Taitano, E. K., Delgado, P. L. (2006). Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of psilocybin in 9 patients with obsessive- compulsive disorder. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17196053

 

Munn, H. (1973). The Mushrooms of Language in Harner, M. J. (ed.). (1973). Hallucinogens and Shamanism. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

 

Narby, J. (2000). The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam.

 

Narby, J. & Huxley, F. (Eds.) (2001). Shamans Through Time: 500 Years on the Path to Knowledge. New York, NY: Penguin Books

 

Nour, M., Evans, L., & Carhart-Harris, R. (2017). Psychedelics, personality and political perspectives. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 49(3), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2017.1312643

 

Oak, A. (2019). Creating a community of wise women: The women’s visionary congress. In Papaspyrou, M., Baldini, C., & Luke, D. [Eds] (2019) Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press

 

Oroc, J. (2018). The New Psychedelic Revolution: The Genesis of the Visionary Age. Rochester, Vermont: Park Street Press.

 

Oss, O. T., & Oeric, O. N. (1976). Psilocybin Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide. Oakland, Ca: Quick American Publishing

 

Casimiro, J. N. (2007, January 1). Doña Julia Julieta Casimiro. Retrieved from https://bombmagazine.org/articles/do%C3%B1a-julia-julieta-casimiro/

 

Pokorny T., Preller K. H., Kometer M., Dziobek I., Vollenweider FX. (2017, September 1). Effect of Psilocybin on Empathy and Moral Decision- Making. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28637246

 

Pollan, M. (2018). How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. New York, NY: Penguin Group

 

Powell, S. G. (2011). The Psilocybin Solution: The Role of Sacred Mushrooms in the Quest for Meaning. Rochester, Vermont: Park Street Press

 

Powell, S. G. (2015). Magic mushroom explorer: Psilocybin and the awakening earth. United States: Park Street Press,U.S.

 

Prochazkova, L., Lippelt, D. P., Colzato, L. S., Kuchar, M., Sjoerds, Z., Hommel, B. (2018). Exploring the effect of microdosing psychedelics on creativity in an open-label natural setting. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-018-5049-7

 

Psychedelic Seminars (2018). It's Time to Replace the War on Drugs with Information on Drugs. Retrieved from https://www.psychsems.com/

 

Ratsch, C. (1998). The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and its Applications. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press

 

Renter, E. (2014) Psychedelic mushroom compound found to grow and repair brain cells. Retrieved from http://naturalsociety.com/research-suggests- psychedelic-mushrooms-offer-valuable-brain-treatments/

 

Riba, J. (2016) Ayahuasca stimulates the birth of new brain cells: Latest findings from the Beckley/Sant Pau Research Programme. Retrieved from http://beckleyfoundation.org/2016/06/16/ayahuasca-stimulates-the-birth- of-new-brain-cells-latest-findings-from-the-beckleysant-pau-research- programme/

 

Richards, W. A. (2015). Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences. United States: New York, NY: Columbia University Press.

 

Roberts, T. (2013). The psychedelic future of the mind: How entheogens are enhancing cognition, boosting intelligence, and raising values. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press

 

Rush, J. A. (Ed.) (2013). Entheogens and the Development of Culture: The Anthropology and Neurobiology of Ecstatic Experience. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books

 

Samorini, G. (2002) Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions/Park Street Press.

 

Schultes, R. E., Hofmann, A., & Ratsch, C. (1998). Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press.

 

Shulgin A., & Shulgin A. (1991) Pihkal: A chemical love story. Berkeley, CA: Transform Press

 

Shulgin A., & Shulgin A. (1997) Tihkal: The continuation. Berkeley, CA: Transform Press

 

Sifferlin, A. (2016, December 1). Just One Dose of This Psychedelic Drug Can Ease Anxiety. Retrieved from https://time.com/4586333/psilocybin- cancer-anxiety-depression/

 

Sjöstedt-H, P. (2015). Noumenautics: Metaphysics, Meta-ethics, Psychedelics. Cornwall, United Kingdom: Psychedelic Press

 

Slattery, D. R. (2015). Xenolinguistics: Psychedelics, Language, and the Evolution of Consciousness. Berkeley, CA: Evolver Editions

 

Stafford, P. (1992). Psychedelics Encyclopedia, 3rd ed. Berkeley, CA: Ronin Publishing

 

Stamets, P. (1996). Psilocybin mushrooms of the world: An identification guide. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.

 

Stamets, P. (2005). Mycelium Running: A Guide to Healing the Planet Through Gardening with Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.

 

Stamets, P. [Ed] (2019). Fantastic fungi: How mushrooms can heal, shift consciousness & save the planet. San Rafael, CA: Earth Aware

 

Strassman, R. (2000). DMT: the spirit molecule: A doctor’s revolutionary research into the biology of out-of-body near-death and mystical experiences. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions Bear and Company.

 

Strassman, R., Slawek, W., Luna, L. E., Wojtowicz, S., & Frecska, E. (2008).

Inner Paths to Outer Space: Journeys to Alien Worlds through Psychedelics and other Spiritual Technologies. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions Bear & Company.

 

Strauss, A. (2019). The Mushroom Cure. Retrieved from https://www.themushroomcure.com/

 

Waldman, A. (2017, January 10). A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life. New York, NY: Anchor Publishing

Walsh, R. (2007). The World of Shamanism: New Views of an Ancient Tradition. Woodbury, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications

 

Wasson, R. G. (1968). Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

 

Wasson, G., Hofmann, G., Ruck, C. (2008). The road to eleusis. Unveiling the secret of the mysteries. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

 

Watts, A. (1962) The joyous cosmology: Adventures in the chemistry of consciousness. New York, NY: Vintage Books

 

Wigton, K. (2016). The brain on LSD revealed: First scans show how the drug affects the brain. Retrieved from http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newss ummary/news_11-4-2016-17-21-2

 

Wittmann M., Carter O., Hasler F., Cahn B.R., Grimberg U., Spring P., Hell D., Flohr H., Vollenweider F.X. (2007, January 21). Effects of Psilocybin on Time Perception and Temporal Control of Behaviour in Humans. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16714323?dopt=AbstractPlus

Evolution:

Bache, C. M. (2008). The living classroom: Teaching and collective consciousness. Albany: State University of New York Press.

 

Beck, D., & Cowan, C. C. (1996). Spiral dynamics: Mastering values, leadership, and change: Exploring the new science of memetics. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Business.

 

Bellah, R. (2011). Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

 

Bloom, H. (2001). Global brain: The evolution of mass mind from the big bang to the 21st century. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.

 

Capra, F. (1996). The web of life: A new scientific understanding of living systems. New York, NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell.

 

Capra, F. (2002). The hidden connections: Integrating the biological, cognitive, and social dimensions of life into a science of sustainability. New York, NY: Doubleday.

 

Capra, F., & Luisi, P. L. (2014). The systems view of life: A unifying vision. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

 

Dawkins, R. (1976). The selfish gene. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.

 

Dunbar, R. (1998). Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

 

Harari, Y. N. (2014). Sapiens: A brief history of humankind. New York, NY: Harper

 

Hawks, J. (2017). How has the human brain evolved. Retrieved from: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-has-human-brain- evolved/

 

Kelly, S. (2010). Coming home: The birth and transformation of the planetary era. Great Barrington, MA: Lindisfarne Books.

 

Koestler, A. (1967). The Ghost in the Machine. London, England: Hutchinson & Co.

 

Kurzweil, R. (2005). The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. New York, NY: Penguin Books

 

Lakoff, G. & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors We Live By. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

 

Lakoff, G. & Johnson, M. (1999). Philosophy in the Flesh: the Embodied Mind & its Challenge to Western Thought. New York, NY: Basic Books

 

Laszlo, E. (1972). The Systems View of the World. New York, NY: George Braziller, Inc.

 

Lewis-Williams, D. (2004) The mind in the cave: Consciousness and the origins of art. New York, NY: Thames and Hudson Inc.

 

Lewis-Williams, D. (2010) Conceiving god: The cognitive origin and evolution of religion. New York, NY: Thames and Hudson Inc.

 

Lovelock, J. (1995). The ages of Gaia: A biography of our living earth. New York, NY: WW Norton & Co.

 

Lovejoy, A. O. (1976). The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

 

Margulis, L. (1998). Symbiotic Planet: A New Look at Evolution. New York, NY: Basic Books.

 

Maslow, A. H. (1971). The farther reaches of human nature. New York, NY: Penguin

 

Maslow, A. H. (2013). A Theory of Human Motivation. Mansfield, CT: Martino Publishing

 

McAuliffe, K. (2011). If modern humans are so smart, why are our brains shrinking? Retrieved from https://www.discovermagazine.com/the- sciences/if-modern-humans-are-so-smart-why-are-our-brains-shrinking

 

McIntosh, S. (2007). Integral consciousness and the future of evolution: How the integral worldview is transforming politics, culture, and spirituality. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House Publishers.

 

McIntosh, S. (2012). Evolution’s purpose: An integral interpretation of the scientific story of our origins. New York, NY: Select Books.

 

McKenna, D. (2014) Forward. Wright, T. & Gynn, G. (2014). Return to the Brain of Eden: Restoring the Connection Between Neurochemistry and Consciousness. Rochester, VT: Bear and Company.

 

Meadows, D. H. (2009). Thinking in systems: A primer. Sterling, VA: Earthscan.

 

Mesle, R. (2008). Process-Relational Philosophy: An introduction to Alfred North Whitehead. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press

 

Morgan, E. (1990). The scars of evolution. What our bodies tell us about human origins. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

 

Narby, J. (2005). Intelligence in Nature: An Inquiry into Knowledge. New York, NY: Penguin Group

 

Pearson, A. (2011) Out-of-Africa migration selected novelty-seeking genes in New scientist. Retrieved from: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028114-400-out-of-africa- migration-selected-novelty-seeking-genes/

 

Pollan, M. (2002). The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World. New York, NY: Random House Trade.

 

Rifkin, J. (2009). The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crises. New York, NY: The Penguin Group

 

Rifkin, J. (2011). The third industrial revolution: How lateral power is transforming energy, the economy, and the world. New York: Palgrave Macmillan

 

Russell, P. (1995). The Global Brain Awakens: Our Next Evolutionary Leap. Palo Alto, CA: Global Brain Inc.

 

Ryan, C. & Jetta, C. (2010). Sex at dawn: How we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships. New York, NY: HarperCollins

 

Sahlins, M. (2017). Stone Age Economics. New York, NY: Routledge Classics

 

Sheldrake, R. (2009). Morphic resonance: The nature of formative causation. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press

 

Sheldrake, R. (2012). Science set free: 10 paths to new discovery. New York, NY: Deepak Chopra Books

 

Shubin, N. (2008). Your inner fish: A journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body. New York, NY: Pantheon Books

 

Shubin, N. (2013). The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People. New York, NY: Random House

 

Siegel, R. K. (2005). Intoxication: The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances. Rochester, Vermont: Park Street Press

 

Strauss, M. (2015) 12 theories of how we became human, and why they’re all wrong. Retrieved from

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150911-how-we-became- human-theories-evolution-science/

 

Swimme, B., & Berry, T. (1994). The universe story: From the primordial flaring forth to the Ecozoic era - A celebration of the unfolding of the cosmos. San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins Publishers.

 

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