Daniel Pinchbeck will be reading on the following dates:

Thursday, January 23 at 7 p.m.
in the library's meeting room
Chelmsford Public Library
25 Boston Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-256-5521

For more information about the author's visit, please contact the Assistant Director, Chris Kupec at 978-256-5521 x102, or e-mail him at ckupec@mailserv.mvlc.lib.ma.us

Thursday, January 30th at 7 p.m.
City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-362-8193

An evening with Clark Heinrich, Dale Pendell, and Daniel Pinchbeck.
A symposium in which three of the most articulate proponents of consciousness studies will explore the lore surrounding psychoactive plants and trace their shamanic roots in the healing and visionary experience.

Clark Heinrich is the author of Magic Mushrooms In Religion & Alchemy, published by Park Street Press, a journey examining how Amanita muscaria has played a significant role in world religions. His work offers insight into the heart of the mushroom experience and connects it with religious symbols and stories from around the world.

Dale Pendel is the author of the Pharmako trilogy which explores human interaction with psychoactive substances. The most recent of this three volume set is Pharmako/Dynamis, published by Mercury House, a beautifully illustrated investigation into the history and politics of the "Excitantia" variety of plants.

Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey Into The Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, published by Broadway Books, an intimate investigation of today's psychedelic culture. He travels around the worldsurveying ecstatic producing substances and offers insight into the relevance of the visionary experience in contemporary culture.