About the Book: Hallucinations
Have you ever seen something that wasnt really there? Heard someone call your
name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find
nothing?
Hallucinations dont belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are
linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. In some
conditions, hallucinations can lead to religious epiphanies or even the feeling
of leaving ones own body. Humans have always sought such life-changing visions
and for thousands of years have used hallucinogenic compounds to achieve them.
In Hallucinations, with his usual elegance, curiosity, and compassion, Dr Oliver
Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and