Inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms can effectively treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, Adam Strauss embarked on his own program of vigilante psychopharmacology. Over the next year, he became enmeshed in an underground community of clandestine chemists, fell in love with a brilliant psychologist who took him on as her unofficial research subject, and spent three months on a remote island accompanied only by his geriatric pug dog and a formidable pharmacopoeia. Hilarious, harrowing, and heartrending, Varieties of Religious Experience transcends its admittedly extreme subject matter to touch on universal themes of love, loss and the deep yearning to connect to something beyond oneself.

“Storytelling of the highest order… Utterly, absolutely absorbing… A hugely intelligent, incredibly engaging performer.” - The Scotsman

“An amazing storyteller and stand up comedian… Outstanding” - EdFest Magazine

“An extremely gifted storyteller” - The Skinny

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