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Index
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Mystery of San Pedro
WHY?
THE CACTUS AND THE CEREMONY
THE SAN PEDRO MESA
SOME CONTROVERSIES
MESCALINE, SAN PEDRO, AND SCIENCE
THE BIRTH OF ENTHEOGENS
OTHER EARLY WORK WITH MESCALINE
A NEW SCIENTIFIC PARADIGM FOR EXPLORING THE SAN PEDRO EXPERIENCE
THE SPIRIT OF THIS BOOK
Part One: San Pedro Shamans and Shamanism
Chapter 1: Shamanism and Curanderismo
THE CRISIS OF SHAMANISM
BECOMING A SHAMAN
SHAMANISM IN PERU
THE ANDEAN COSMOLOGY
THE ORIGIN OF DISEASE IS SPIRITUAL
THE PROCESS OF HEALING
Chapter 2: Traditions of San Pedro Healing: Ancient and Modern
Chapter 3: San Pedro, the “Miracle healer”
PART ONE: THE 2008 INTERVIEW
PART TWO: THE 2011 INTERVIEW
Chapter 4: Working Practically with San Pedro
BREAKDOWN
RECOVERY
MY INTRODUCTION TO PLANT MEDICINE
HOW OTHERS HAVE HEALED BY DRINKING WACHUMA
HOW I PREPARE THE MEDICINE
COMBINATIONS OF DIFFERENT CACTUSES
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENT STARS (RIBS)
COMBINATIONS WITH OTHER PLANTS
OTHER USEFUL PLANTS
THE CEREMONIAL SETTING
ADVICE FOR THE JOURNEY
POSTCEREMONY INTEGRATION
A FEW LAST WORDS
Part Two: The Western Mind
Chapter 5: The Anaconda and the Hummingbird
AYAHUASCA
SAN PEDRO
HEALING EXPERIENCES
Chapter 6: Notes on Getting Cactus Lodged in Your Reducing Valve
THE CACTUS OF THE FOUR WINDS
THE CACTUS OF VISION
ARTIFICIAL PARADISES—OR NATURAL CHEMICAL UTOPIAS?
CLEANSING THE DOORS OF (EXTRASENSORY) PERCEPTION
UNCORKING THE GENIE’S BOTTLE
PUTTING THE CORK BACK IN THE BOTTLE
REFERENCES
Chapter 7: Heaven and the Hummingbird
Part Three: San Pedro Healing
Chapter 8: San Pedro Healing
WHAT CAN WE DRAW FROM THESE COMMENTS?
OTHER ACCOUNTS
SAN PEDRO AND OTHER TEACHERS
THE SHAMAN’S VIEW
Chapter 9: San Pedro and the Cure of Addiction
Chapter 10: Healing an Abusive Past
Photo Insert
Chapter 11: New Insights, Emotional and Physical Healing
Chapter 12: The Universal Heart
Chapter 13: Deciding to Live Not Die
Part Four: San Pedro and Creativity
Chapter 14: San Pedro in Art and Music
MUSIC AND SONG
Chapter 15: San Pedro
Chapter 16: San Pedro and the Healing of the Divine Mother
Chapter 17: The Songs of San Pedro
RESEARCH INTO PLANT COMMUNICATION
THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE
SACRED SONGS
HOW THE SONGS COME TO BE
THE CREATIVE NATURE OF THE SHAMAN AND HIS SONGS
Conclusions: The Gifts of San Pedro
THE NATURE OF GRACE
LIVING WITH GRACE
Appendix: San Pedro Testimonials
Footnotes
Endnotes
About the Author
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
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