Truly The Acid Diaries is a return to form for psychedelic literature, not only is it a beautifully written narrative but it's full of engaging ideas that Gray uses to weave a web of possibility and, ultimately, hope for the future of psychedelics. * Psychedelic Press, UK, August 2010 *
For anyone who thinks the story of LSD was written in the sixties: think again. The Acid Diaries combines a sharp critique of that decade's psychedelic adventures with a brave and original series of self-experiments in the present day. The result is an instant classic of acid literature. * Mike Jay, author of Artificial Paradises and High Society *
Read this book. * Nick Sand, designer of Orange Sunshine acid and legendary underground chemist *
A unique account of a courageous psychonaut's journey into the preternatural depths of human consciousness. * Martin A. Lee, coauthor of Acid Dreams *
The Acid Diaries is the best insider's portrait of the psychedelic journey I've ever found; the writing is stunningly beautiful in its effervescent candor. The Acid Diaries is an exceptionally honest and unguarded book. * Dr. Christopher M. Bache, author of Lifecyles, Dark Night/Early Dawn, and The Living Classroom *
Instant enlightenment? Hardly. One has to work for it, as outlined in this book . . . highly recommended . . . * Jonathan Ott, ethnobotanist, writer, translator, publisher, natural products chemist, and botanical *
Like any strong acid trip, there is both existential angst and cosmic bliss, and many states in between. The Acid Diaries is a contemporary classic of personal psychedelic exploration. * Michael Horowitz, Tim Leary's autobiographer *
All psychonauts will admire and profit from this amazing gift. * John Allen, chairman of Global Ecotechnics and inventor of the Biosphere 2 Project *
. . . a rich, dense, philosophical, and psychological trip memoir. * Jon Taylor, Erowid *
If you have any interest at all in acid, then get your hands on this book! * Stewart Home, artist, academic, filmmaker, activist, and author *
. . . extraordinarily insightful... * Dose Nation, October 2010 *
It is Gray's foundation in spiritual practices that makes The Acid Diaries glow. . . Gray is not some detached scientist. Nor is he some drugged our hippie. He writes with an intelligent, literate and confessional voice that's casual, yet never sloppy. . . This makes The Acid Diaries an excellent gateway book into the genre of psychedelic literature for anyone new to the field. * Gene Ching, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Volume 42 (4), December 2010 *