Caught sneaking around in a remote commune, Crystal Howard finds herself without a way to explain why she was hiding. Although she had brought offerings, she’s unable to tell if the villagers will accept them, her, or her request for direction and guidance. Working with what little she was told about the people only seems to make the situation worse.
A mysterious brew given by the village medicine woman causes her sense of self to be reworked before her eyes. With her grip on reality slipping, she grows unsure if the ritual is going to end with her being able to leave...
Meant to be a reference for discussing the experience of ego dissolution, The Existential Handbook can be used to ease the burden of finding a starting point for explaining the various subjective epiphanies that psychedelics are accompanied with. A collection of ideas that build on each other to create a way of thinking that resembles the experience that humans have worked centuries to explain; this book is a resource for humans to further understand their own beliefs.
The Spiral System of Suicidal Progression outlines a comprehensive psychological framework for understanding suicidal ideation to action. Presented in the tone of research observations, this model provides a foundation to explore the various aspects of suicidal progression, repetitive thought patterns, and the different events that may occur during the progression from ideation to a potential attempt.