Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground

Written by Rachel Harris, PhD

Narrated by Kathleen Li

WISDOM FROM THE WOMEN HEALERS OF THE PSYCHEDELIC UNDERGROUND

The use of entheogens, or psychedelics, is out of the closet today. LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and other medicines once associated only with the counterculture are now being legally studied for their healing properties. But as Rachel Harris shows, the underground use and study of psychedelics by women dates back to the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece.

Harris interviews the modern women elders carrying on this tradition to gather their hard-won wisdom of experience. Any listener interested in inspiration, healing, and enlightenment will find here a wonder-filled narrative packed with provocative and perhaps life-changing insight.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jun 27, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350829426

Reviews for Swimming in the Sacred

[Vivian c · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I really wanted to like this book, but I can’t.
It felt like the author couldn’t decide if she wanted to write a book or a thesis; she kept jumping back and forth between writing as though she is speaking with you and writing a scientific journal article.
She was supposed to write about a group of very experienced women healers, but she seemed to have talked more about herself and quoted studies than talked about any woman long enough for you to get a sense of them.
The narration was painful too. I gave it about 2 hours and gave up.