The Wild Kindness
A Psilocybin Odyssey
By Bett Williams
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The Wild Kindness is absolutely electric. It's not only the subject matter, which is mystical and fascinating. Bett William's voice is untamed and inspired, full of gonzo humor, ambitious daring and high-vibrating heart. The personal, the political, the spiritual and the unknown come together into a mesmerizing read that is full-on literary fireworks. —MICHELLE TEA
This book will rock your face off. It reaches well beyond: BEAUTIFUL LOSERS at its most ecstatic, THE COLOSSUS OF MAROUSSI at its most reverent, probably bests every page of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST but I can’t say for sure because no matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t stand to read that book, I mean pretty much every big cock ecstatic odyssey of the sixties and seventies is whipped into an adaptogenic smoothie, rolfed within an inch of its life, and alchemized into something that boldly goes where no man has gone before - by the grace of Bett’s exceedingly rare literary gifts. She’s a psilocybin influencer and that’s important, given the Muzac domestications of the Pollan’s of this world, but I just need to say a simple word on behalf of a born writer: this book happens to be a great work of literature, which, I’m weird, but art matters much more to me than influence, or lifestyle, or whether you do things right or do things wrong. Bett is the best. Buy this from a bookstore you love, give it to someone you love.”
- ARIANA REINES
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Praise for The Wild Kindness
“The Wild Kindness is absolutely electric. It’s not only the subject matter, which is mystical and fascinating. Bett Williams’ voice is untamed and inspired, full of gonzo humor, ambitious daring and high vibrating heart. The personal, the political, the spiritual and the unknown come together in a mesmerizing read that is full-on literary fireworks. Love this book.”
— Michelle Tea, Author
“The Wild Kindness does that thing that great books do: gives the reader a peek into a world they would never otherwise have known…”
— Lucid News
Like a trip, the book builds and plateaus but never settles down...Williams can be brainy, funny, wounded, macho, nurturing, self-absorbed, reverent, and absurd...For the sake of all those newbies seeking psychedelic transformation out there, I almost hope she becomes a guru. But she’d hate it, and that’s why she’s awesome. —ERIK DAVIS, The Burning Shore
“You don't need to be interested in doing psychedelic drugs to find yourself in deep with Williams' chronicle of finding meaning and healing through mycelium.”
— Santa Fe Reporter
“On the surface, a book about mycology. Immediately beneath this, a safe trip facilitated by a guide who places herself between heaven and earth, between the fight for love and the fight itself; wholly engaged by both magic and the material plane.”
—Kristin Hersh, Singer/Songwriter
A hot lesbian living in the American Southwest decides to grow her own psychoactive mushrooms. “You'll never guess what happens next!” I was in the mood for a real YARN when I came across this memoir and it satisfied all of my yarn needs. The author, Bett Williams, has a life of sparkling singularity—one minute she’s recreationally analyzing the works of Willa Cather, the next she's puking in a juniper tree, or getting accused of felony burglary, or tripping on a straw mattress in rural Mexico, or or or … if you're curious about DIY magic mushrooms, or the psychedelic experience in general, this is a balm. It is the polar opposite of that Michael Pollan book. - MOLLY YOUNG/NY MAG, VULTURE
