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Psychedelic Information Theory Shamanism in the Age of Reason
by James L. Kent

PIT Press Supermassive, LLC 1122 E. Pike St. #679 Seattle, WA 98122 Copyright © 2010 by James L. Kent Some rights reserved. Do not reproduce or reprint any section of this text without express permission from the author. Library of Congress Publication Data Kent, James L. Psychedelic Information Theory: Shamanismin the Age of Reason / James L. Kent. First Edition. Includes bibliographical references ISBN 1453760172 EAN-13 9781453760178 http://psychedelic-information-theory.com Keywords: Psychedelics, Entheogens, Hallucinogens, Consciousness, Perception, Pharmacology, Epistemology, Hallucination, Psychosis, Dreaming, Shamanism, Novelty Theory, Creativity, Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos Theory

PsychedelicInformation Theory Shamanism in the Age of Reason
by James L. Kent

First Edition, PIT Press / Supermassive, LLC, 2010

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Images and Plates
01. Fractals generated by nature and computers 02. Entopic patterns in phosphenes and prehistoric art 03. Chaos stars, symbols of chaos magic 04.Feedback circuits in visual perception 05. Troxler’s fading illusion 06. Peripheral drift illusion 07. Kalachakra time-wheels, mandalas, and calendars 08. Stabilized and destabilized perception 09. ADSR Envelope 10. ADSR Envelope for N20 and Saliva divinorum 11. Molecular structure of glutamate and GABA 12. Molecular structure of amines and hallucinogens 13. Layers of the neocortex 14. Biophillicfractals selected for intrinsic natural beauty 15. Video feedback loop spinning towards central attractor 16. Retino-cortical coupling pathways and mapping planes 17. Entopic geometric form constants 18. Examples of programmatic cellular automata 19. Muscles of the eye 20. Alien hallucination in entopic grid 21. Molecular structure of acetylcholine and choline 22. Hobson’s AIM model 23. Kitaoka’s“Rotating Snakes” peripheral drift illusion 24. Spiral and tunnel attractors in video feedback 25. “Mushroom Inside” trance festival flyer 26. Traditional shamen and medicine drums 27. Shipibo textile patterns 28. Hilbert plane-filling or Peano curves 29. EEG bands over one level of activity 30. Period doubling bifurcations in the logistics map 31. Chladni figures created by standing interference patterns08 10 13 28 39 41 44 48 52 53 57 58 66 76 77 80 81 83 85 91 92 93 98 101 112 114 133 135 142 176 202

Preface
Psychedelic Information Theory (PIT) is a formal deconstruction of psychedelic hallucination, expanded consciousness, and shamanism, and as such it attempts to move topics which have traditionally been classified as metaphysics into fields of physics and mathematics. The goal of PIT isto unify all existing psychedelic research into a formal model which accurately describes the complex dynamics generated when a psychedelic drug is introduced into human neural and social networks. PIT is a general model which links psychedelic pharmacology directly to the nonlinear dynamics of expanded consciousness, neuroplasticity, shamanic technique, and tribal organization. This book shouldbe equally enlightening for shamen, physicians, scientists, mathematicians, mystics, and anyone seeking to model or understand the functional limits of expanded consciousness. PIT is presented as an introductory textbook for people with broad interests in consciousness, perception, psychedelics, hallucination, shamanism, dreaming, pharmacology, neuroplasticity, chaos theory, and related fields.Because PIT is meant to be an overview of a general theory which encompasses many diverse fields, it only scratches the surface of what could be a far larger and more detailed text. Students interested in further exploration on these topics should consult the bibliography and references for more avenues of research and discovery. For readers who are less scientifically inclined, or who seek a...