Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground

288 Pages·2023·3.305 MB·English

by  Rachel Harris

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SWIMMING
I N T H E
S ACRED
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SWIMMING
I N T H E
S A C R E D
Wisdom from the
Psychedelic Underground
R A C H E L H A R R I S , PhD
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The material in this book is intended for education. It is not meant to take the place
of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified medical practitioner or therapist and does
not represent advocacy for illegal activities. Any application of the material set forth
in the following pages is at the reader’s sole discretion and risk, and the author and
publisher assume no responsibility for any actions taken either now or in the future.
No expressed or implied guarantee of the effects of the use of the recommendations
can be given or liability taken.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
First printing, May 2023
ISBN 978-1-60868-730-5
Ebook ISBN 978-1-60868-731-2
Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper
New World Library is proud to be a Gold Certified Environmentally
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This book is dedicated to the women who have prac-
ticed the sacred art of guiding journeys despite great
legal risk to themselves. They are the true heroes of the
psychedelic renaissance.

CONTENTS
Preface.....................................................................xi
Out of the Silence
Chapter 1: .......................................1
Visions from Childhood
Chapter 2: ............................31
Becoming a Psychedelic Guide
Chapter 3: ..................57
Guidance from Unseen Others
Chapter 4: ....................89
Visionary Realms
Chapter 5: ..................................121
Somatic Sensing
Chapter 6: ...................................147
What the Hell Is Integration, Anyway?
Chapter 7: ........169
Psychedelic Ways of Knowing
Chapter 8: .................197
Acknowledgments................................................221
Endnotes...............................................................223
Index....................................................................247
About the Author....................................................273