Praise for Second Edition of The Psychedelic Renaissance Onward, intrepid explorer, keep your wits, while allowing them to be tickled, as Dr Sessa leads you into a world of remarkable wonders! You are in for a real treat! Robin Carhart-Harris This new book is a succinct, entertaining overview of the emerging “Psychedelic Renaissance” written by an insider, and one of the brightest young architects of this new emerging paradigm. Dr Dennis J. McKenna With intelligence, fact-based optimism and compassion Sessa throws open the doors of perception and guides the reader through the complexities of the history, pharmacology, legality and potential of these miraculous molecules. Andy Roberts This new edition of Sessa's, The Psychedelic Renaissance, will encourage researchers to work in this field, to the benefit of our understanding of how the brain works and to develop new approaches to psychiatric disorders. David Nutt Dr. Ben Sessa prescribes a way forward; mainstreaming psychedelics for a world in deep need of spirituality and inspiration. The Psychedelic Renaissance is a book that deserves to be widely read. Rick Doblin Ben Sessa’s energetic review of the research and cultural use of psychedelics provides a unique perspective. The way forward is clear: we urgently need more scientific research, and a rational reform of drug policies. Amanda Feilding The Psychedelic Renaissance will inevitably and rightly be seen as an important marker of their assimilation into the cultural mainstream. I highly recommend it. Ralph Metzner Dr. Sessa skilfully chronicles important developments, perhaps a turning point, in psychiatry and in the understanding of psychedelics in the wider culture. This new updated edition of The Psychedelic Renaissance is informative, entertaining and timely. Michael Mithoefer
Ben Sessa is a medical doctor and consultant psychiatrist. He is senior research fellow at the University of Bristol, Cardiff University, and Imperial College London, where he is currently conducting the UK’s first clinical studies with MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of PTSD and alcohol dependence. Dr. Sessa is outspoken on lobbying for change in the current system by which drugs are classified, believing a more progressive policy of regulation would reduce the harms of recreational drug use and provide increased opportunities for clinical psychedelic research. He is a cofounder and director of the UK’s Breaking Convention conference.
