In this long-out-of-print counterculture classic, Dr. John C. Lilly takes readers behind the scenes into the inner life of a scientist exploring inner space, or “far-out spaces,” as Lilly called them. The book explains how he derived his theory of the operations of the human mind and brain from his personal experiences and experiments in solitude, isolation, and confinement; LSD; and other methods of mystical experience. It also includes glimpses into Lilly's friendship with such 1960s' notables as Oscar Ichazo, Ram Dass, Timothy Leary, Albert Hofmann, Fritz Perls, and Claudio Narajo. Written for the non-specialist, Center of the Cyclone shows an important, modern thinker at his most personal and profound.

The life of John C. Lilly, M.D., was the basis for the movie Altered States. His work was represented in Day of the Dolphin. He invented the isolation tank and has written more than a dozen books. Now, at age 74, he has decided to tell all: a life of science, drugs, dolphins, celebrities, and radical spiritual transformation. 14 pages of photographs.

John C. Lilly details his theory of the operation of the human mind from his personal experience and experiments in sensory deprivation, LSD therapy and psychoanalysis.

Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer was written by Dr. John C. Lilly about his research conducted at the National Institute of Mental Health. In it, he discusses his invention of float tanks, early communication with dolphins, and investigations into the use of LSD for personal and cultural development. This historic work is reprinted in this version, in its entirety, for the first time in 25 years.