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Consciousness is the one mystery everyone shares—because it feels like something to be us—yet no single discipline has fully mapped it. In this wide-ranging journey, Michael Pollan brings together scientific research, philosophy, literature, spirituality, and psychedelic experience to explore what consciousness might be, who (or what) has it, and why it matters to our sense of being human. Rather than treating the mind as a puzzle to conquer, he frames awareness as a practice: a way to return to life with presence, wonder, and clearer attention. Part investigation and part meditation, this book invites readers to reconsider the limits of Western thinking and to ask how we might use the miracle of consciousness more wisely—without needing easy answers.
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hardcover
Penguin Press
Published Jan 1, 2026
320 pages
ISBN: 9781984881991
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First Published
2026
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eng
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