DM Turner- The Esseential psychedelic guide

"soul-to- soul" connection, and is not entirely based on the increased
auditory sensitivity and resolving power of the mind.
These abilities can also be described as an enlargement of what one's mind
is able to take in at any given moment. While looking at, say, a tree,
normally someone can recognize the tree as a tree, see its leaves and overall
shape, or concentrate on any section of the tree. However, it is beyond most
people's ability to simultaneously perceive each of the 100,000 or so leaves
that are actually making up the image. With psychedelics one can perceive
significantly more than in normal awareness. This can be most spectacular
in a beautiful natural setting such as the coast line or the Grand Canyon.
Experiments with LSD in the Sixties found an average increase of ten points
in the I.Q. test results of those administered LSD. 1 This presents a massive
potential for increasing one's intelligence.
Experiences into normally unconscious realms can be both fascinating and
frightening. Tuning into these realms is like gaining admittance to a new
dimension. These non-physical realms have been explored for millennia by
shamans and mystics and offer a tremendous volume of information and
experiences. My LSD trip in Death Valley described in the Multiple
Combinations chapter, is one example of this type of experience. The mind
is the final frontier and psychedelics are the most powerful tools for inner
exploration.
THE ROLE OF PSYCHEDELICS IN FUTURE SOCIETIES - Once the
world recognizes the values of psychedelics there will be a rush to develop
these potentials to their maximum. Psychedelics will be used as tools to
enhance learning, communication, creativity, and problem solving.
Psychedelics will strongly affect the views and morals of humanity, and
create a race that would rather live together m harmony than constantly be
working against different factions of itself.
There will be a push to develop new psychedelics with specific effects, and
others having effects not attainable with the contemporary psychedelics.
There will be intensive research projects to delve into and map the newly
accessible areas of the mind. Being a fan of science fiction, I believe that
such skills as telepathy and psychokinesis will be practiced on a large scale,
and psychedelics will play a major role in developing these potentialities.
The term "evolutionary agents" is frequently used when discussing
psychedelics and I find this to be an appropriate description. If one is
willing to entertain the idea that humanity has not reached the ultimate end
of evolution, it is easy to see that psychedelics act as catalysts to develop
higher abilities in the mind. In summary psychedelics will change humanity