PHIKAL is structured as two books, the first is an account of 30 years of serious inquiry into the nature of chemistry, body and mind. It is written - with the device of fictional characters - as a personal diary of real events providing a unique view of what may well be an expression of the mind of a genius at work. the second book is a compendium of recipes, chemical structures, dosages, research observations and commentary detailing the greater part of a lifetime of work with the synthesis and discovery of 179 chemical compounds collectively known to chemists as phenethylamines, this "family" is quite large, and includes the amphetamines, ephedrine, mescaline and even the designer drug MDMA, along with many of the research chemicals discovered by Dr. Shulgin, including... MMDA, 2CB, 2CE, 2CI, DOB, DOM(STP), DOI, 25C-BOMe & Many More. In 1984 the DEA passed a "Law" called the "Analogue Substances Act" which claims to outlaw the creation/possession of chemicals similar to those now illegal but that do-not exist yet, but if they are created sometime in the future, their possession will require 20 years to life in prison, for simply inventing a brand new substance that gets people high or cures an illness!!! Due to the Suppression of Scientific work in this area, Most Underground Alchemists have given up on such risky self work, such scientists as do continue to study this subject rarely publish their results ( which may be illegal ) and record ever-wider realities only in private conversations - like the scholars of the Inquisitorial era ( Voltaire announced the Age of Reason two centuries too soon. We are still in the Dark Ages! ). A truly unique and one-of-a-kind book!!! PEACE!Read full review
If more people read this book the world would be a better place. The salvation for our species could in fact lie within the lessons and philosophies Dr. Shulgin shares.
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I heard about this book through a site about psycho-pharmacology I stumbled onto. It has incredible insights and has definitely informed me and changed the way I perceive this field of study and the use of psychedelics in general. It is wonderfully written with a very honest and-as I said before-insightful voice. It is so refreshing to see these drugs used purely as tools self-exploration rather than as party drugs.
Pihkal is a great introduction to chemistry for the non-specialist, rich in materials and compelling explanations.
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A good read ...
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It's deep. Thought provoking.
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Pihkal is the masterwork of Dr. Alexander Shulgin Phenethylamines are the future.
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