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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100618465138

ISBN-139780618465132

eBay Product ID (ePID)30782711

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameNatural Mind : a Revolutionary Approach to the Drug Problem

Publication Year2004

SubjectMindfulness & Meditation, Mind & Body, Naturopathy, Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology, Spiritualism

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, Health & Fitness, Medical

AuthorAndrew T. Weil

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight7.7 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-054061

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"This is an incredibly sane approach to the 'drug problem.' Somehow [Weil's] deep understanding of the dynamics and principles of consciousness [gives him] a very new and refreshing point of view." -- Alan Watts

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal154.4

Table Of ContentContents Preface to the 2004 Edition vii Preface to the 1998 Edition ix Preface to the 1985 Edition xi 1. What This Book Is About 1 2. Why People Take Drugs 14 3. Is Anything Wrong with It? 33 4. What No One Wants to Know About Marijuana 63 5. Clues from the Amazon 85 6. The Solar Mind: Straight Thinking 101 7. A Trip to the Moon: Deep Thinking 129 8. The Only Solution to the Drug Problem 163 9. Where to Go from Here 174 Acknowledgments 179 Afterword 181 Works Cited 187 Suggested Reading 191 Index 193

SynopsisA bestseller in its original edition, The Natural Mind was Dr. Andrew Weil's first book and the philosophical basis for all of his resulting beliefs and tenets on health, healing, and the mind. Now completely revised and updated for the twenty-first century, The Natural Mind suggests that the desire to alter consciousness periodically is an innate, normal human drive. A landmark in his career, and in America's approach to the drug problem in general, The Natural Mind is essential reading for anyone interested in Andrew Weil's philosophy of integrative medicine and optimum health., The best-selling books of Andrew Weil, "the guru of alternative medicine," (San Francisco Examiner) offer a comprehensive blend of traditional and alternative methods that help to achieve better health in the modern world. A bestseller in its original edition, The Natural Mind was Dr. Andrew Weil's frst book and the philosophical basis for all of his resulting beliefs and tenets on health, healing, and the mind. Revised and updated for the twenty-first century, The Natural Mind suggests that the desire to alter consciousness periodically is an innate, normal human drive. A landmark in his career, and in America's approach to the drug problem in general, The Natural Mind is essential reading for anyone interested in Andrew Weil's philosophy of integrative medicine and optimum health.

LC Classification NumberBF207.W45 2004