Sacred Vine of Spirits: Ayahuasca
Only available in English Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic Amazonian plant mixture that has been used for hundreds, perhaps...
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(05/30/08) Only available in English Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic Amazonian plant mixture that has been used for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years by native Indian and mestizo shamans in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador for healing and divination. Many Western trained physicians and psychologists have acknowledged that this substance can allow access to spiritual dimensions of consciousness, even mystical experiences indistinguishable from classis religious mysticism. In Sacred Vine of Spirits: Ayahuasca Ralph Metzner, a pioneer in the study of consciousness, has assembled a group authoritative contributors who provide a exploration of the chemical, biological, psychological and experimental dimensions of ayahuasca. He begins with the history, psychology and chemistry of ayahuasca from leading scholars in the field of psychoactive research and then presents more than twenty firsthand accounts from Westerners who have used ayahuasca. He concludes with his own findings on ayahuascas applications...See less
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