Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
by Kimon de Greef
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Richly reported and written with humor and flair, The Ego Trip is itself a trip—and Kimon de Greef is a major talent.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, #1 New York Times bestselling author of London Falling “Toad-laced psychopathy is one hell of a drug. An enthralling, galling journey into the deeply weird underbelly of the psychedelic renaissance.” — The New York Times In 2012, a Mexican doctor named Octavio Rettig declared that he had revived a forgotten indigenous ritual: smoking the secretions of the Sonoran Desert toad, which releases a potent psychedelic substance known as “the God molecule.” This enormously powerful drug can induce states of ego death and the sensation of being directly connected with the divine. But as Octavio's fame grew, stories emerged of extreme dosing, abusive behavior, and even dramatic deaths. While Octavio touted the cultural authenticity of his toad ceremonies, verifiable evidence of ancestral practice appeared questionable.
- Author: Kimon de Greef
- Publisher/distributor: Penguin Random House
- Title: Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
- ISBN: 9780385550246
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