An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mysticism and the Mystery Religions. Foreword, alphabetical entries, bibliography. The result may be that familiar objects become of extreme beauty and colours appear of rare brilliance, some of the effects being close to those of mystical religion. Time sense is affected, and past, present and future become one.
Logical categories fall away, and opposites unite.
He was filled with awe and touched by God's presence. Dr Leary also emphasizes its capacity to produce an expanded sexual consciousness and expanded sexual energy. But also it can produce fear and horror, or again an illusion of impregnability, and it has been known to lead to insanity, suicide and attempted murder.