Download or read book Ayahuasca une exp rience chamanique vers une renaissance spirituelle written by Dominique Marie-Berthe and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'ayahuasca est un breuvage hallucinogène à base de lianes. Consommé traditionnellement par les chamans des tribus indiennes d'Amazonie pour entrer en transe dans un but divinatoire, c'est également un outil thérapeutique et de purification lors de rituels de guérison sacrés. Cet ouvrage décrit en détail les étapes de l'initiation chamanique d'une vingtaine de personnes, dont l'auteur, à travers la consommation de cette plante sacrée. Le groupe était encadré par un psychologue chaman français et un chaman curandero maestro péruvien. Après une présentation du chamanisme, l'auteur d'écrit d'abord ses propres expériences avant de révéler celles des autres participants pendant l'initiation et tout au long de l'année qui a suivi. En ce début de XXIème siècle, des résultats scientifiques positifs montrent un avenir certain pour des guérisons et le développement de l'être humain grâce à la plante sacrée, malgré les risques véritables qu'encourent les consommateurs d'ayahuasca pour leur santé.
Download or read book The Ayahuasca Experience written by Ralph Metzner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the chemical, biological, psychological, and experiential dimensions of ayahuasca • Details the scientific discovery of ayahuasca’s sophisticated psychoactive delivery system in the brain and body and its potential applications in medicine and psychology • Includes contributions from Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D., J. C. Callaway, Ph.D., and Charles S. Grob, M.D., on the ethnopharmacology, psychology, phytochemistry, and neuropharmacology of ayahuasca • Provides 24 firsthand accounts of ayahuasca experiences and resulting life changes Widely recognized by anthropologists as the most powerful and widespread shamanic hallucinogen, ayahuasca has been used by native Indian and mestizo shamans in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador for healing and divination for thousands of years. Made from the Amazonian vine Banisteriopsis caapi and the DMT-laden leaf of Psychotria viridis, ayahuasca is regarded as the embodiment of intelligent plant beings who can offer spiritual teachings and healing knowledge to those who respectfully engage with them. Many Western-trained physicians and psychologists now acknowledge that ayahuasca allows access to spiritual dimensions of consciousness, otherworldly realms and beings, and visionary experiences indistinguishable from classic religious mysticism. With contributions from leading psychoactive scholars Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D., Charles S. Grob, M.D., and J. C. Calloway, Ph.D., on the ethnopharmacology, psychology, phytochemistry, and neuropharmacology of ayahuasca, Ralph Metzner provides a comprehensive exploration of the chemical, biological, psychological, and experiential dimensions of this Amazonian hallucinogen. He includes more than 20 firsthand accounts from people who have participated in ayahuasca rituals and experienced major life changes as a result. He details the scientific discovery of ayahuasca’s sophisticated psychoactive delivery system in the brain and body as well as the deep psychological impact of this potent entheogen. He concludes with his own findings on ayahuasca, including its applications in medicine and psychology, and compares the worldview revealed by ayahuasca visions to that of modern cultures.
Download or read book Ayahuasca written by David Rodriguez and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will share with you all the precautions you should take to be prepared for an ayahuasca ceremony. There will always be precautions to take when it comes to psychedelic drugs, the important part is that you learn how to manage them so that you are as safe as possible when you do so. This includes ensuring that you are with people whom you trust that you are in a safe environment, that you are in the right headspace or mindset to do hallucinogenic drugs, and other factors as well. In this book, you will learn about how to take care of all these factors before you embark on an Ayahuasca journey, so that you are able to have the best experience possible. This book includes the following topics, among others; The history of Ayahuasca across the world. The science behind Ayahuasca including what it contains, what gives it psychedelic properties and how it acts in the body and the brain. How you could make your own Ayahuasca. What you can expect from an Ayahuasca ceremony. How to choose the best Ayahuasca Retreat center and location. Precautions to take before you try Ayahuasca. Tips and tricks for Ayahuasca so that you can have the best experience possible. What to do if you are having a bad trip. What you can expect to see and feel when under the influence of Ayahuasca The six S's of Psychedelic use Another aspect that this book covers is the myths surrounding psychedelic drugs like ayahuasca. Research, studies, treatment, and medication concerning this and many other drugs have come a long way people are more aware of psychedelics now than they were before. Emotions feelings, behavioral changes and, in general, what to expect after the spiritual experience are very important topics and all covered in this book, they will make you aware and excited to have your first ayahuasca ceremony. Would you like to know more? Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy now button.
Download or read book When Plants Dream written by Daniel Pinchbeck and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ayahuasca is a powerful tool for transformation, that more and more Westerners are flocking to drink in a quest for greater self-knowledge, healing and reconnection with the natural world. This formerly esoteric, little-known brew is now a growth industry. But why? Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the Upper Amazon. Made from the ayahuasca vine and the leaves of a shrub, it is associated with healing in collective ceremonies and in more intimate contexts, generally under the direction of specialist – an ayahuasquero. These are experienced practitioners who guide the ceremony and the drinkers’ experience. Ayahuasca has gained significant popularity these days in cities around the world. Why? What effect might ayahuasca be having on our culture? Does the brew, which seems to inspire environmental action, simplified lifestyles and more communitarian behaviour, act as an antidote to frenzied consumerist culture? In When Plants Dream, Pinchbeck and Rokhlin explore the economic, social, political, cultural and environmental impact that ayahuasca is having on society. Part 1 covers the background; what ayahuasca is, where it is found, and its cultural origins. Part 2 explores the role and practices of the ayahuasquero in both Amazonian and Western cultures. Part 3 examines the medicinal plants of the Amazon, looking particularly at the ingredients in ayahuasca and their therapeutic qualities, covering the most up-to-date biomedical research, psychedelic science and psychopharmacology. It also covers all the legal aspects of ayahuasca use. Lastly in Part 4 Pinchbeck and Rokhlin question the future of ayahuasca. When Plants Dream is the first book of its kind to look at the science and expanding culture of ayahuasca, from its historical use to its appropriation by the West and the impact it is having on cultures beyond the Amazon.
Download or read book Sh t the Moon Said written by Gerard Powell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It was during my eighth or ninth plant medicine journey that I was finally getting a real sense of freedom. I was feeling so elated that I told the moon I had a special request. I explained that this life had been so full of pain for me that I didn't think I could do it all again. So I asked her if in my next life she could make sure that I found the plant medicine as soon as possible. Her reply floored me. She typed, ‘Gerry, that's a request about next time, but it's the same one you used last time.'" Plant medicine? The moon typing? It probably seems incomprehensible. Gerard Armond Powell was a rags-to-riches success story—a member of the 1 percent—but also an extremely unhappy person with multiple addictions. On a fast track to destroying every relationship that ever mattered to him and considering suicide, he was looking for a miracle, a way out. He found it in the form of plant medicine and a shaman who introduced him to the truth of his life, and laid the groundwork for a psycho-spiritual journey that would lead him to reconnect with his soul, heal his addictions, and, finally, achieve a lasting sense of peace and happiness. This experience changed Powell, and convinced him to share the universal truths he learned with as many people as he could, which he does at the acclaimed Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica, and now with readers in Sh*t the Moon Said. This mesmerizing story gives readers a blueprint to chart their own course to happiness. The first step is to learn who they really are and the possibilities of what they can still become. Second, they have to achieve a reconnection with their souls. And third, they must heal their hearts. Sh*t the Moon Said provides us with an irreverent way of highlighting our shared unconscious wisdom and its life-changing potential. Powell's candid tale and unlikely journey will help inspire readers to know themselves better, and to find the path to their own greatest redemption.
Download or read book The Religion of Ayahuasca written by Alex Polari de Alverga and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider’s experience and personal transformation with ayahuasca and the religious philosophy surrounding it • An intimate account of the genesis of the Santo Daime tradition • Edited and introduced by Stephen Larsen, author of The Shaman’s Doorway In search of something to restore his spiritual connection to life after his release from captivity as a political prisoner in Brazil, Alex Polari de Alverga had a transformative encounter with Padrinho Sebastiao Mota de Mela, one of the two revered founders of Santo Daime. A potent synthesis of Christianity and indigenous Amazonian practices of entheogen use, mediumship, and healing, the Santo Daime church provided Alverga with an alternative to his disillusionment with modern society. His quest for spiritual initiation eventually led him deep into the heart of the rain forest to Mapiá, one of the spiritual centers of Santo Daime, where he became a teacher and leader of the Daime community. The Religion of Ayahuasca is a story of a classic spiritual encounter comparable to the Tibetan Saint Milarepa’s search for his teacher Marpa. It is also an intimate account of the genesis of an important religious tradition from its modest beginnings in Brazil to its growth throughout the world, offering an inside look at the spiritually centered village of Mapiá--a model for communities in the 21st century--and at the religious leader who helped create it. Providing insight into the spiritual path the Daime offers, Alverga’s tale reveals the new depths of Being made available through the sacred use of ayahuasca.
Download or read book A Book of Re Membering Lessons in Death and Rebirth with Ayahuasca written by B. M. B. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-01-17 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the tutelage of the sacred South American ayahuasca plant, as well as a handful of other guides - plant, human, animal and non-corporeal alike - B.M.B. leads the reader down some of the curious roads and vestiges of his psyche, and by extension likewise invites his readers to ask some challenging questions regarding their own self-concepts and the nature of the universe in which they live. This journal provides an unusual insight into the bizarre and often profound world of psychedelic experience, as well as a welcome reminder that entheogens are in fact serious spiritual tools, which, contrary to their reputation for recreational applications, are in the right hands a potent pathway to self-discovery. The author takes us into a disquieting no man's land wherein the experiencer is besought on all sides by egoic projections, doubt and delusion, and is left with only the strength of his own burgeoning wisdom to help him separate truth from illusion. www.BookofRemembering.com
Download or read book Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond written by Beatriz Caiuby Labate and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beatriz Caiuby Labate and Clancy Cavnar offer an in-depth exploration of how Amerindian epistemology and ontology concerning indigenous shamanic rituals of the Amazon have spread to Western societies, and of how indigenous, mestizo, and cosmopolitan cultures have engaged with and transformed these forest traditions. The volume focuses on the use of ayahuasca, a psychoactive drink essential in many indigenous shamanic rituals of the Amazon. Ayahuasca use has spread to countries far beyond its Amazonian origin, spurring a wide variety of legal and cultural responses. The essays in this volume look at how these responses have influenced ritual design and performance in traditional and non-traditional contexts, how displaced indigenous people and rubber tappers are engaged in the creative reinvention of rituals, and how these rituals help build ethnic alliances and cultural and political strategies. These essays explore important classic and contemporary issues in anthropology, including the relationship between the expansion of ecotourism and ethnic tourism and recent indigenous cultural revival and the emergence of new ethnic identities. The volume also examines trends in the commodification of indigenous cultures in post-colonial contexts, the combination of shamanism with a network of health and spiritually related services, and identity hybridization in global societies. The rich ethnographies and extensive analysis of these essays will allow deeper understanding of the role of ritual in mediating the encounter between indigenous traditions and modern societies.
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Download or read book Ayahuasca written by Naomi Harper and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Buy the paperback version of this book and get the kindle version FREE** By now you are probably aware of the Indigenous Amazonian plant medicine Ayahuasca and its popularity around the globe as a spiritual and therapeutic tool. Ayahuasca is a unique brew with a rich history, made from the sacred vine Banisteriopsis Caapi and the leaves of a plant containing DMT, sometimes called "the spirit molecule". You may have seen or heard references to ayahuasca in the media or in casual conversation, or you may know someone who has tried it or who wants to try it. You may be wondering what it is and if it's a legitimate healing modality or just another unsubstantiated wellness fad. You may also be curious as to how a hallucinogenic tea, which is illegal in most countries, came to be lauded not only by average people but by scientists and scholars as a powerful treatment for spiritual and psychological disorders. You may also be curious as to why people would risk sometimes serious legal repercussions to use it when they could easily obtain an FDA-approved (if unhelpful and potentially harmful) pharmaceutical drug from their doctor... Ayahuasca: The Psychedelic Experience will give you as many answers to your questions as you can get without actually drinking it. After reading this book you'll understand the history of the tea, its place in Amazonian cultures, how shamans conduct ayahuasca ceremonies, and what the "ayahuasca boom" means to Amazonian people and the burgeoning international community of people who use it. You'll learn what effects it has on the user both in the short and the long term. You'll also learn about how to safely navigate finding a ceremony in the Amazon and what to expect from one after you find it... People are growing increasingly tired of being dictated to regarding how they treat their own bodies and minds, and as a result, they are turning towards alternative methods of holistic healing and spiritual development. This psychedelic plant medicine is legal in the Amazonian countries where it is traditionally used, and thousands of people from every corner of the world travel to South America every year to treat themselves for conditions that they can't receive adequate treatment for at home. Others hold secret "ayahuasca circles" in countries where possession of the medicine is prohibited, in spaces such as diverse modest apartments or rented rooms or million-dollar mansions. From the Amazon rainforest to Silicon Valley to remote Swedish provinces, La medicine is the people's choice of treatment for the physical, mental, and spiritual disorders of our time. Learn more about this fascinating and versatile tea and use the knowledge you gain to decide for yourself whether you are ready to take the next step on your ayahuasca journey... This book is a one-stop shop for anything the potential journeyer might need to know about this amazing and transformative sacrament. It has been used in the jungle for countless generations, and only in modern times have Westerners been able to access this life-changing experience. With this book as your guide, you'll have everything you need to know to begin planning your own experience... --- Get your copy of Ayahuasca: The Psychedelic Experience today! ---
Download or read book Ayahuasca written by Javier Reguerio and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More and more people from all walks of life and spiritual and religious backgrounds feel drawn to ayahuasca in often surprising ways. In Ayahuasca: Soul Medicine of the Amazon Jungle, author Javier Regueiro offers a guide for those new to the use of this powerful medicine that originates in the Amazon rainforest. Javier Regueiro not only provides general information about ayahuasca, but he bridges the cultural gap between the native and the current use of ayahuasca by Westerners. This guide offers background about the plant medicine, its history, and how to engage with and learn through its use. It includes stories of Javier's personal experience of transformation, as well as stories from those he's guided in ceremonies Addressed to the ever-increasing number of people who approach this medicine for their own personal healing and development, this guidebook provides clear and practical advice on how to use this therapeutic modality in a fashion that is meaningful to modern people for a maximum of benefit."--Back cover.
Download or read book Ayahuasca Wisdom written by Jules Henry Rivers and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A science-based proposition about how to achieve spiritual healing using a proposed quantum model of the psyche. Fascinating chapters on quantum psychology covering the abstractions of the ego and subconscious, and how subpersonalities and entities control our lives. Find step by step advice to re-program the subconscious using techniques while immersed in your ayahuasca experience. By using simple quantum concepts, ayahuasca spiritual advisors, psychedelic-assisted therapists, and advanced ayahuasca practitioners will be able to adopt a common language with their clients and patients to effectively communicate and enroll them in their own healing processes. Richly illustrated with diagrams and images, this book explains with remarkable simplicity, quantum physics concepts as they relate to the proposed model of the psyche, and its practical applications for ayahuasca integration work, coaching, and spiritual healing. Bonus section containing nine intriguing stories describing in uncanny detail, the emotional breakthroughs experienced by some of the authors' ayahuasca session participants.
Download or read book Journeying Through the Invisible written by Hachumak and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey into the world of Ayahuasca and healing. A mysterious and powerful plant medicine with curative powers that is drunk as a tea during a sacred ceremony, Ayahuasca has been known to change people's lives dramatically. But what was once a healing experience practiced only by Indigenous South Americans - and sought out by the adventurous few - has, in the past fifty years, become increasingly popular around the world. Hachumak, a Peruvian medicine man, has been practicing traditional healing arts in his country for more than twenty years. His unique approach is based on ritualistic simplicity and highlights the essence of the Art, which includes the borrowed forces from Nature. In this remarkable book, he shares his knowledge and experiences to broaden our understanding of this powerful medicine and protect it from misuse and exploitation. Whether you are among the uninitiated and curious, or a seasoned journeyer, you will gain a deeper understanding of what shamanism is and how and why it works, as well as its possibilities and limitations. Hachumak reveals his own path to becoming a shaman and explains how a well-crafted Ayahuasca ceremony unfolds when run by an experienced curandero. He describes in detail what to expect - both physically and psychologically - while under the guidance of the sacred plants. With Hachumak as our experienced and trusted guide, Journeying Through the Invisible offers a new and healing way of seeing ourselves and the world around us.
Download or read book Psychotropiques written by Jean-Loup Amselle and published by Albin Michel. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comment comprendre la pulsion touristique actuelle vers le chamanisme ? Qu'est-ce qui pousse un nombre toujours plus grand d'Occidentaux à entreprendre un voyage initiatique, à participer à cette « fièvre de l'ayahuasca » qui saisit l'Amazonie péruvienne, en absorbant cette plante psychotrope au péril de leur vie, ou du moins de leur santé mentale ? Dans cet essai très original, Jean-Loup Amselle s'intéresse moins aux récits de l'expérience de soi qu'au chamanisme comme fait culturel, économique et social. Les enjeux de cette enquête dépassent le cadre de l'Amazonie péruvienne et de ses pratiques pour interroger nos sociétés occidentales et leurs problèmes. Comment le Sud soigne-t-il le Nord ? Quels sont les fantasmes moteurs de cette « filière du chamanisme » ? Et comment le chamanisme est-il reconfiguré dans la transaction touristique ? En liaison avec le développement massif du tourisme, le chamane devient un professionnel des affaires, un entrepreneur associant les valeurs ésotériques des héritiers du New Age et de la Beat Generation avec le savoir des guérisseurs amazoniens. L'ayahuasca serait bel et bien l'un des religions actuelles des Occidentaux, avec ses risques de dérives sectaires et d'aliénation des individus.
Download or read book Ayahuasca written by Naomi Harper and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ayahuasca allows you access to deep knowledge with the aid of the shaman. Through Ayahuasca use, you're able to make contact with the Mother and access the knowledge that she has to share. Just as in a dream, that knowledge may be gone just as soon as it's revealed, or it may remain with you for the rest of your life. The experience of vacating your body, of leaving Earth, and making contact with the Mother on a spiritual plane that only your mind can access is so powerful that some people find the course of their life altered from that moment forward... By just learning about Ayahuasca, you're embarking on a voyage of self-discovery that many never experience. Beginning that journey requires that you understand what ayahuasca is, why it is, and how it is prepared. This is the knowledge that you must gain before you're ready for the knowledge that the Mother has to share with you. Reading Ayahuasca: Exploration of Consciousness Through Plant Medicine is the first step to gaining the knowledge you need to move forward in your journey... In this book you'll learn: What is Ayahuasca? History of Ayahuasca Ayahuasca for development Different plants of Ayahuasca The power of Ayahuasca The practical aspects of Ayahuasca Pharmacology of Ayahuasca Shamanism and Ayahuasca The mysteries of Ayahuasca And so much more! This book is a one-stop shop for anything the potential journeyer might need to know about this amazing and transformative sacrament. It has been used in the jungle for countless generations, and only in modern times have Westerners been able to access this life-changing experience. With this book as your guide, you'll have everything you need to know to begin planning your own experience... Grab your copy of Ayahuasca: Exploration of Consciousness Through Plant Medicine now!
Download or read book The Andean Codex written by J. E. Williams and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2005-07-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience a Sacred Way of LifeFor more than thirty years Dr. J. E. Williams has risked his health and personal safety to journey among shamans in Peru, the place he calls the mystical and spiritual center of our times. In its rain forests, mountains, and environmentally attuned indigenous population, Peru's mystical landscape fosters inner discovery.The Andean Codex guides the reader step by step through journeys to Andean sacred places like Machu Picchu, Cuzco, and Moray, and in the process uncovers the esoteric meaning of these ruins. Williams recounts his initiation with Peruvian shamans, including shamanic ceremonies he performed at Machu Picchu and his experiences using the mind-expanding, heart-opening ayahuasca and the sacred coca plant. Throughout these encounters, Williams weaves in practical advice that brings the wisdom of Andean shamans to life. His unforgettable account of their prayers, practices, and ceremonies offers a rare opportunity to see the world through the eyes of a shaman and experience the Andean sacred way.
Download or read book Ayahuasca Reader written by Luis Eduardo Luna and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ayahuasca Reader is an expansive anthology of texts translated from several different languages covering multiple aspects of the ayahuasca experience. The book is a classic in ayahuasca literature and a must read for those interested in learning more about this sacred plant medicine.
