Bore Hole

Author: Joe Mellen

Editorial review of the book

Bore Hole is the shocking, fascinating, and brutally honest autobiography of Joe Mellen, a man who drilled a hole in his own skull in search of higher consciousness. This book is not merely an extreme curiosity in the history of psychonautics—it is a document of the wild experimentation of the 1960s, the search for enlightenment, and rebellion against everyday reality.

With black humor and incredible detail, Mellen describes how, inspired by the ideas of scientist Bart Hughes, he decided to undergo trepanation, a procedure in which part of the skull is removed to increase blood flow to the brain and expand consciousness. But Bore Hole is more than just a description of a bizarre act—it is an insight into the counterculture of the time, into experimentation with LSD, art, freedom, and the limits of the body.

The book is also a document of inner searching and an expression of radical rejection of social norms. Joe Mellen is not crazy—he is lucidly crazy: self-reflective, provocative, and unusually insightful. Bore Hole is not for everyone, but for those interested in the edge of human experience, it is an unforgettable read.

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