''TiHKAL: The Continuation'' is a 1997 book written by
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American biochemist, broad researcher of synthetic psychoactive compounds, and author of works regarding these, who independently explored the organic chemistry and ph ...
and
Ann Shulgin
Laura Ann Shulgin ( Gotlieb; March 22, 1931 – July 9, 2022) was an American author and the wife of chemist Alexander Shulgin, with whom she wrote ''PiHKAL'' and '' TiHKAL''.
Life and career
Laura Ann Gotlieb Detailed biography of Ann Shulgin ...
about a family of
psychoactive drug
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, mind-altering drug, consciousness-altering drug, psychoactive substance, or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that alters psychological functioning by modulating central nervous system acti ...
s known as
tryptamines
Substituted tryptamines, or simply tryptamines, also known as serotonin analogues (i.e., 5-hydroxytryptamine analogues), are organic compounds which may be thought of as being derived from tryptamine itself. The molecular structures of all trypt ...
.
A sequel to ''
PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story'', ''TiHKAL'' is an
acronym
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that stands for "Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved".
Content
''TIHKAL'', much like its predecessor ''PIHKAL'', is divided into two parts. The first part, for which all rights are reserved, begins with a fictionalized autobiography, picking up where the similar section of ''PIHKAL'' left off; it then continues with a collection of essays on topics ranging from
psychotherapy
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and the
Jungian
Analytical psychology (, sometimes translated as analytic psychology; also Jungian analysis) is a term referring to the psychological practices of Carl Jung. It was designed to distinguish it from Freud's psychoanalytic theories as their s ...
mind to the prevalence of
DMT in nature,
ayahuasca
AyahuascaPronounced as in the UK and in the US. Also occasionally known in English as ''ayaguasca'' (Spanish-derived), ''aioasca'' (Brazilian Portuguese-derived), or as ''yagé'', pronounced or . Etymologically, all forms but ''yagé'' descen ...
and the
War on Drugs. The second part of ''TIHKAL'', which may be conditionally distributed for non-commercial reproduction , is a detailed synthesis manual for 55 psychedelic compounds (many discovered by Alexander Shulgin himself), including their chemical structures, dosage recommendations, and qualitative comments. Shulgin has made the second part freely available on
Erowid
Erowid, also called Erowid Center, is a non-profit educational organization that provides information about psychoactive plants and chemicals.
Erowid documents legal and illegal substances, including their intended and adverse effects. Inform ...
while the first part is available only in the printed text.
As with ''PIHKAL'', the Shulgins were motivated to release the synthesis information as a way to protect the public's access to information about psychedelic compounds, a goal Alexander Shulgin has noted many times.
[ ] Following a raid of his laboratory in 1994 by the
United States DEA,
[ ] Richard Meyer, spokesman for DEA's San Francisco Field Division, stated that "It is our opinion that those books
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Tryptamines listed
See also
* List of psychedelic literature
* ''PiHKAL'', the 1991 book by the same authors, on Substituted phenethylamine, phenethylamines
* ''The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds'' (2011)
*
Substituted tryptamine
Substituted tryptamines, or simply tryptamines, also known as serotonin analogues (i.e., 5-hydroxytryptamine analogues), are organic compounds which may be thought of as being derived from tryptamine itself. The molecular structures of all trypt ...
*
Substituted lysergamide
Lysergamides, also known as ergoamides or as lysergic acid amides, are amides of lysergic acid (LA). They are ergolines, with some lysergamides being found naturally in ergot as well as other fungi. Lysergamides are notable in containing embed ...
References
External links
Erowid Online Books: ''TIHKAL: The Continuation'' by Alexander & Ann Shulgin"Shulgin in Spanish" Project – Information on the first complete translation of PIHKAL and TIHKAL into Spanish''TIHKAL'' • Info: A visual index and map of ''TIHKAL'', including the formatted text of Book II.Includes over 300 corrections to the original HTML version.
Transform Press – Publisher of TiHKAL
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1997 non-fiction books
Alexander Shulgin
Psychedelic drug research
Psychedelic literature
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Science books