Vintage 1976 Powers of Mind Book – Adam Smith Psychology & New Age Paperback

A distinctly 1970s exploration of the era’s fascination with consciousness, psychology, mysticism, and alternative ways of thinking. Powers of Mind by Adam Smith examines everything from altered states and meditation to biofeedback, yoga, the I Ching, LSD, Sufism, EST, Arica, and other movements that shaped the decade’s human-potential culture. The wonderfully retro metallic-style cover typography makes this copy especially display-worthy.

Condition
Fair vintage condition with substantial age and reading wear. Cover has heavy creasing, edge wear, corner creasing, and surface marks. Pages show noticeable age toning/yellowing. Binding remains intact though there is a split along the spine on the inside of the cover. Please review photos for exact condition.

Measurements
Approx. 4.25" x 7"

Publication Details
Title: Powers of Mind
Author: Adam Smith
Edition: First Ballantine Books Edition, November 1976
Publisher: Ballantine Books / Random House
ISBN: 0-345-25426-0-195
Language: English

Material
Paper
Softcover

Origin
Manufactured in the United States of America

Styling Notes
A great shelf piece for a collection leaning into 1970s counterculture, consciousness studies, New Age thought, psychology, or occult and metaphysical literature. The worn turquoise-and-silver cover has exactly the kind of strange vintage paperback aesthetic that looks at home among crystals, oddities, and esoteric books.

Additional Notes
The contents offer a fascinating snapshot of the 1970s consciousness movement, with discussions of biofeedback, yoga, LSD, the I Ching, Sufism, EST, Arica, altered perception, and other then-emerging approaches to the mind.

A unique find and purr-fectly peculiar