Author: Hayes, Charles

Tripping: An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic AdventuresEdited and with an introduction and other texts by Charles HayesFeaturing "A Conversation with Terence McKenna"

"...a fascinating journey through the folklore of post-modernpsychedelia...." -- Trip (formerly TRP)

"terrifically engaging" -- Publishers Weekly

"highly moving" -- The Lancet

The psychedelic state has been both demonized and mythologized, but what isit really like to trip? In TRIPPING, Charles Hayes has gathered fiftynarratives about unforgettable psychedelic experiences from an internationalarray of subjects representing all walks of life -- respectable Baby Boomers,aging hippies, young ravers, and accomplished writers such as John PerryBarlow, Anne Waldman, Tim Page, Steven Martin Cohen, Stephen Kessler, RobertCharles Wilson, Bruce Eisner, and Paul Devereux. Taking a balanced, objectiveapproach, the book depicts a broad spectrum of altered states, from thesublime to the terrifying.

Hayes' supplemental essays provide a synopsis of the history and culture ofpsychedelics and a discussion of the kinetics of tripping. Specially featuredis an interview with the late Terence McKenna, who was perhaps the preeminentpsychedelic spokesperson of our time. Illustrations are provided by renownedvisionary artist Alex Grey and four computer graphics masters.

A storehouse of astonishing, often otherworldly tales, TRIPPING is a voxpopuli of forbidden memories that enables readers to trip vicariously orcompare notes on their own experiences.