by alex seymour
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Copyright © 2016 by Alex Seymour
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Seymour, Alex, author.
Title: Psychedelic Marine : a transformational journey from Afghanistan to the Amazon / Alex Seymour.
Other titles: Transformational journey from Afghanistan to the Amazon
Description: Rochester, Vermont : Park Street Press, [2016]
Identifiers: LCCN 2016003883 (print) | LCCN 2016004794 (e-book) | print ISBN: 9781620555798 | ebook ISBN: 9781620555804
Subjects: LCSH: Seymour, Alex. | Afghan War, 2001—Personal narratives, British. | Great Britain. Royal Marines. Commando, 42—Biography. | Afghan War, 2001—Campaigns—Afghanistan—Helmand. | Marines—Great Britain—Biography. | Veterans—Drug use—Great Britain. | Ayahuasca Ceremony—Peru. | Ayahuasca—Psychotropic effects. | Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience—Peru.
Classification: LCC DS371.413 . S47 2016 (print) | LCC DS371.413 (e-book) | DDC 958.104/742092—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016003883
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Cover Image Title Page Dedication Epigraph Acknowledgments Table of Contents Prologue Part 1: The Secret That Can’t Be Told Chapter 1: 99.99% Need Not Apply Chapter 2: The Helmand Candidate Chapter 3: Infinite Insight Chapter 4: Rule Number 1: Don’t Shoot Your Mates Chapter 5: Peace Be upon You Chapter 6: Opium Blues Chapter 7: Best Man’s Grief Chapter 8: Don’t Think Chapter 9: Back in the Game Chapter 10: Rule Number 2: Don’t Shoot Civilians Chapter 11: Farewell to Zamrod Part 2: The Mythic Voyage Chapter 12: Power in the Jungle Chapter 13: Jungle Wonder Chapter 14: Journey to the Middle of Nowhere Chapter 15: The Gift of Ego Death Chapter 16: How to Get Lost Chapter 17: Never Get Out of the Boat Chapter 18: Question Authority, Trust Yourself Chapter 19: Evil Exists, Confront It Chapter 20: What Is God? Chapter 21: The Most Amazing Night Chapter 22: The Power of Choice Epilogue Appendix: Using the Shamanic Experience for Healing Trauma An Idea Begins to Form The Next Step Some Practical Advice Footnote About the Author About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions