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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is one of Ayahuasca’s principle active ingredients. In this revolutionary book, Dr. Rick Strassman’s groundbreaking research explores the link between DMT and near-death and mystical experiences.
Dr. Rick Strassman’s official website
Ayahuasca, also known as “Vine of the soul”, is a powerful medicinal tea which has been used by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon for hundreds of years as a sacred tool for healing and spiritual growth.
Books
Ayahuasca: Human Consciousness and the Spirits of Nature
This book discusses Ayahuasca from a variety of perspectives: historical, religious, chemical, cultural, horticultural and experiencial. All of the information is presented in a thorough, well-written, and objective manner offering some conclusions while at the same time allowing the reader to form their own.
Dr. Ralph Metzner, founder of the Green Earth Foundation
Ayahuasca: Sacred Vine of Spirits
A compilation of writings on the chemical, biological, psychological, and experiential dimensions of Ayahuasca. It discusses the medical and psychological applications of Ayahuasca and includes 24 firsthand accounts of Ayahuasca experiences and resulting life changes.
Dr. Ralph Metzner, founder of the Green Earth Foundation
The Ethnopharmacology of Ayahuasca
This book brings together papers on the anthropology, pharmacology, psychology and psychiatry of ayahuasca. It has contributions by some of the main ayahuasca researchers, and also by new researchers. It is free.
Blog of Rafael Guimarães dos Santos
Download each chapter in PDF:
#1 - An overview of indigenous and mestizo use of ayahuasca.
#2 - The notion of cure in the Brazilian ayahuasca religions.
#4 - Therapeutic perspectives on the effects of ritual experience with ayahuasca: A case study.
#5 - The therapeutic potential of harmine and ayahuasca in depression.
#6 - Possible risks and interactions of the consumption of ayahuasca and cannabis in humans.
Ayahuasca in My Blood: 25 Years of Medicine Dreaming
A customer review on Amazon: Peter Gorman isn't just writing about ayahuasca experiences - he's telling tales of 25 years of travelling and living in the Amazon. One thing is missing from the book: any trace of ego. Quite the contrary, the writer is quite willing to reveal his fears, weaknesses, uncertainties. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the Amazon, native healing, and mind-expanding plants.
Peter Gorman
Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon
Singing to the Plants sets forth, in accessible form, just what this shamanism is about - what happens at an ayahuasca healing ceremony, how the apprentice shaman forms a spiritual relationship with the healing plant spirits, how sorcerers inflict the harm that the shaman heals, and the ways that plants are used in healing, love magic, and sorcery.
Steve Beyer
