Mike Jay is an author and historian who has written widely on the history of science and medicine, particularly on the mind, consciousness and psychoactive drugs.
His books include Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic, a definitive exploration of the ceremonial, medicinal and modern uses of the peyote and San Pedro cacti, and High Society: Mind-Altering Drugs in History and Culture, a richly illustrated history of humanity’s engagement with psychoactive plants and compounds.
His most recent work, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, traces the story of self-experimenters who shaped modern conceptions of consciousness. Other notable books include The Influencing Machine, Emperors of Dreams: Drugs in the Nineteenth Century, and This Way Madness Lies.
Connect: mikejay.net
