We're not suggesting you go out and try some LSD, or chomp on some psychedelic mushrooms... but the theme of our Live Auction IS "Alice in Wonderland"... and there IS this rabbit hole.  ;)

In the spirit of Alice's trip through the looking glass and educated choices, we offer you the Psychadellic Grab Bag!  Learn the science behind the trip, and pin a few posters on your wall to get into the mood.

NOTE:  Buyer pays all shipping costs via UPS- shipping is NOT included.  Local Pickup is also available.

Books:

• Psychedelic Monographs and Essays Volume 5


• Psychedelic Monographs and Essays Volume 6

"Psychedelic Monographs and Essays" represents the world's leaders in hallucinatory substance research and SOC (States of Consciousness) studies. Each periodic volume features original articles from the academic, the religious, the journalistic, the medical/scientific, the alchemical, and the underground communities. "PM and E" specializes in reviewing doctoral dissertations, instructional manuals, religious catechisms, books, lectures, letters, photos, courtroom transcripts and other pertinent artifacts of psychedelic research and culture. This is done much in an anthropological manner and in an academic way. "PM and E" is presented in traditional academic-style format with abstracts and extensive bibliographies. Each volume is approx. 300 pages with 25 pages of illustrations. All volumes are bound with striking wraparound covers taken from the best of contemporary psychedelic art. "Psychedelic Monographs and Essays" offers the chance for researchers, scholars and interested readers to publish and exchange important information, ideas, and literature, and present the merits of this work to the public-at-large.

• Pihkal, A Chemical Love Story


• Tihkal, A Continuation

About the Author:  Alexander "Sasha" Theodore Shulgin[1] (born June 17, 1925) is an American pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer.

Shulgin is credited with the popularization of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. In subsequent years, Shulgin discovered, synthesized, and bioassayed over 230 psychoactive compounds. In 1991 and 1997, he and his wife Ann Shulgin authored the books PiHKAL and TiHKAL on the topic of psychoactive drugs. Shulgin discovered many noteworthy phenethylamines including the 2C* family of which 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7, 2C-E, 2C-I, and 2C-B are most well known. Additionally, Shulgin performed seminal work into the descriptive synthesis of compounds based on the organic compound tryptamine.

Poster/Booklet (3 each- give to a friend!):

• "Xochi Speaks"
  "Xochi Speaks" is a bold introduction to the benefits and hazards of psychoactive substances of both plant and synthetic origin. The 24- x 36-inch full color poster by LordNose! depicts Xochipilli, Aztec prince of flowers, seated in eternal "stoned" bliss, his gaze directed upwards towards internally generated wondrous images. LordNose! provides us with a glimpse of the revealed mysteries -- Xochipilli here looks upon his "flowers," an arc or rainbow of multicolored molecules. The message, that chemistry matters, seems clear. The artist, not intimidated by chemistry, represents the molecules that supply these visions with three-dimensional clarity. In fact, the molecules (appropriately) have more substance and corporeality than the god, who appears from afar to be made of stone but on closer inspection is disintegrating into pixels of cyberspace, suggestive of the "surreality" and evanescence of psychic experience. Xochipilli, the Aztec god intent upon the molecules, attests vis ually to the sacred nature of ritual uses of psychoactive substances in traditional societies. These molecules are to be treated with great reverence and respect and are not to be taken lightly. The poster is accompanied by a sixteen-page booklet, A Guide to the Psychedelics, that gently introduces the molecular structure of psychoactive substances, lists further readings, and contains information on nutritional support, metabolism, and cross tolerances.
   


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