Higher Self - by Gregor Hasler (Paperback)

About the Book

Psychedelic therapy is becoming more accessible, with FDA approvals and legalization efforts underway. Higher Self introduces the reader to psychedelics in therapy, combining neuroscience, clinical psychology, and spirituality, while addressing neuroplasticity, mystical experiences, and practical therapeutic insights for laypeople, professionals, and spiritual seekers.

Book Synopsis

Higher Self by Dr. Gregor Hasler explores the healing power of psychedelics through real stories and cutting-edge research.

"More and more, we are able to forego immediate perception, which is often stressful and emotionally charged, in favor of a life led by concepts. The problem is that in doing so we surrender direct connection, and with it the fullness of life and the complexity of the world."

So writes Gregor Hasler in his urgent and timely book, Higher Self. In its pages, Hasler explores how psychedelics can play a pivotal role in healing the far-too-common afflictions of our modern age--isolation, loneliness, mental illness, and disease--and help us reconnect to the fullness of life. How does perception impact our day-to-day health and happiness? How can we access simplicity, beauty, and joy in an increasingly online world? Based on decades of experience as a researcher and psychotherapist, Hasler offers poignant stories of his clients' recovery that demonstrate the healing potential of psychedelics, while also addressing the complexities and pitfalls of the emerging "psychedelic renaissance."

Higher Self: Psychedelics in Psychotherapy, is an accessible and wide-ranging book that will captivate scientists, therapists, everyday spiritual seekers, and the psychedelic-curious alike.

Review Quotes

"A deeply insightful work that bridges modern science and ancient wisdom."

"Hasler's holistic approach to mental health offers fresh hope and practical guidance for both clinicians and patients."

"Hasler's writing is both authoritative and accessible, reflecting his expertise as a psychiatrist and researcher."

Hasler's holistic approach to mental health offers fresh hope and practical guidance for both clinicians and patients.

About the Author

Gregor Hasler, M.D. was born in Basel, Switzerland. He studied medicine at the University of Zurich and did his psychiatric residency in Paris, London, Lausanne and Zurich, before receiving his medical degree in 1995. Professor Jules Angst of Zurich trained him in psychiatric epidemiology. From 2003 to 2006, he was a visiting scientist at the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the National Institute of Mental Health, specializing in molecular neuroimaging. Since 2010, he has been a full professor of psychiatry at the University of Bern and Chief Medical Officer at the Psychiatric University Hospital of Bern. As of January 2019, he became a full professor and chair of psychiatry at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, where he is currently a practicing psychiatrist specializing in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and head of the Psychiatry Research Department at the University of Fribourg where he supervises researchers in psychiatric and psychedelic research. He is also the author of five books and more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, for which he has received numerous awards, including the NARSAD Independent Investigator Award and the Robert Bing Award of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. As President of the Swiss Society for Bipolar Disorders and the Swiss Society of Pharmacovigilance in Psychiatry and as the Secretary of the Affective Disorders Section of the World Psychiatric Association, he has been organizing scientific conferences, educational courses and advanced training for many years.