Zach Leary on Your Extraordinary Mind

A modern manual for the 21st century psychonaut

Zach Leary - writer, facilitator and son of cultural icon Timothy Leary - has released his new book Your Extraordinary Mind. A modern manual for the 21st century psychonaut, the book focuses on education, harm reduction, and a new approach to set and setting, while journeying through his own personal experiences and influences from his father and family friend, Ram Dass. He was interviewed here by Stephanie Price.

When Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Richard Alpert published The Psychedelic Experience (1964), psychonauts had, for the first time, a handbook to help navigate their explorations. Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead - which provides people with a method of breaking the cycle of reincarnation - The Psychedelic Experience guides the reader across three bardos of ascension through the lens of a psychedelic journey, emphasizing the importance of set and setting, preparation, and mindset.

While the guide has been a vital companion for many over the last few decades, Zach Leary…