To Fathom Hell or Soar Angelic

To Fathom Hell or Soar Angelic

Ben Sessa
Strange Attractor Press
2013

To Fathom Hell or Soar Angelic follows the journey of conservative NHS psychiatrist Dr Robert Austell,as he breaks free of tradition and learns to challenge the failure of psychiatric medicine. Thetransformation begins when he stumbles upon the field of psychedelic therapy and meets the enigmaticCalifornian maverick Dr Joseph Langley. Soon a small farm in Somerset is transformed into a hotbed ofpsychedelic research: Traumatic memories and personal awakenings emerge amongst a plethora of damagedand colourful characters and their uniquely therapeutic psychedelic experiences. Bringing the cultureand the science of psychedelia together as a single potent narrative, To Fathom Hell or Soar Angelicgives us a glimpse of what might be achieved with psychedelic medicines.

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