David Jay Brown is the author of The New Science of Psychedelics: At the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality. He is also the coauthor of five bestselling volumes of interviews with leading-edge thinkers, Mavericks of the Mind, Voices from the Edge, Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse, Mavericks of Medicine, and Frontiers of Psychedelic Consciousness. Additionally, Brown is the author of two science fiction novels, Brainchild and Virus, and he is the coauthor of the health science book Detox with Oral Chelation. Brown holds a master’s degree in psychobiology from New York University, and was responsible for the California-based research in two of British biologist Rupert Sheldrake’s books on unexplained phenomena in science: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and The Sense of Being Stared At. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Wired, Discover, and Scientific American, and he was the Senior Editor of the special edition, themed MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Bulletins from 2007 to 2012. In 2011, 2012, and 2013 Brown was voted “Best Writer” in the annual Good Times and Santa Cruz Weekly’s “Best of Santa Cruz” polls, and his news stories have been picked up by The Huffington Post and CBS News. His recently wrote a book about lucid dreaming and shamanic healing titled Dreaming Wide Awake.  He also co-authored the book with Rebecca Ann Hill titled Women of Visionary Art which is an exploration of the role that dreaming, psychedelic experiences, and mystical visions play in visionary art.LINKS:David's Books- https://www.innertraditions.com/author/david-jay-brown/ www.davidjaybrown.com Book by Blake C. Erickson: The Forbidden Fruit & The Tree of Knowledge: Opening the Third Eye- www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Fruit-Tree-Knowledge/dp/0557019524/Music by ZencesTry on Spotify, iTunes, or visit- www.soundcloud.com/zencestry Podcast Logo Art by Zachary Brown (Visonary Voyager)- https://www.instagram.com/visionaryvoyager/?hl=enPatreon support for The DMT Xperience Podcast- www.patreon.com/dmtxp