James W. Jesso - Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom

Lessons From The
Psilocybin Mushroom

James W. Jesso

Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom

SoulsLantern Publishing

Calgary, Canada

Copyright, 2013 by James W. Jesso/SoulsLantern Publishing

All Rights Reserved. No part of this book, except for brief review, may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means--electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise--without written permission of the author directly.

Disclaimer:

This book is intended as an informational guide for educational and philosophical purposes. Neither the author nor the publisher encourage, endorse, or support illegal or dangerous behavior of any kind. Readers assume full responsibility for their choices and actions, including but not limited to, any physical, psychological, or social consequences resulting from the ingestion of psychedelic substances or their derivatives.

Cover Design: Phillip Vernon of Third Eye Arts

Inner layout: Melanie Goodfellow

Editing: Marty Grant & Jasmine Leah Griffeth

*Publication graciously crowdfunded by community supporters*

978-0-9919435-1-7

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What we are talking about is something of immense importance because unless there is a fundamental revolution in each one of us, I do not see how we can bring about a vast, radical change in the world. And surely, that radical change is essential.

-J. Krishnamurti
As One Is:
To Free The Mind from All Conditioning

This book is the largest project I have seen to completion at this point in life. By and far, the only reason it made it to this point is through the help and support of an entire community of people, some of which I have never met and never will. It would be a book in itself to mention all the people who helped inspire me to take a leap on this creative project. What follows is a partial list.

Throughout the course of my development as a conscious being, there have been several authors and teachers who inspired me with their ideas and actions. Those who were most influential in developing the supportive ideas to this book include Jiddu Krishnamurti, Baba Ram Dass, Chgyam Trungpa, Terrence McKenna, Neal Goldsmith, and Martin W. Ball. The manner in which these people presented their conceptual frameworks for the nature of mind, reality, experience, and personal growth unlocked whole new realms of experience and investigation in my life. Without these realms, this book wouldnt have happened.