Plant Spirit Shamanism
Destiny Books,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-59477-118-7 (ISBN)
In Plant Spirit Shamanism, Ross Heaven and Howard G. Charing explore the use of one of the major allies of shamans for healing, seeing, dreaming, and empowerment--plant spirits. After observing great similarities in the use of plants among shamans throughout the world, they discovered the reason behind these similarities: Rather than dealing with the “medical properties” of the plants or specific healing techniques, shamans commune with the spirits of the plants themselves. From their years of in-depth shamanic work in the Amazon, Haiti, and Europe, including extensive field interviews with master shamans, Heaven and Charing present the core methods of plant shamanism used in healing rituals the world over: soul retrieval, spirit extraction, sin eating, and the Amazonian tradition of pusanga(love medicine). They explain the techniques shamans use to establish connections to plant spirits and provide practical exercises as well as a directory of traditional Amazonian and Caribbean healing plants and their common North American equivalents so readers can ex-plore the world of plant spirits and make allies of their own.
Ross Heaven is a therapist and workshop leader specializing in personal development, healing, and shamanism whose books include The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja, Darkness Visible, and Vodou Shaman. Howard G. Charing is a director of the Eagle Wing’s Centre for Contemporary Shamanism and has taught at Dr. Michael Harner’s Foundation for Shamanic Studies. He leads many workshops, including co-facilitated events with Ross Heaven and Leo Rutherford. Both authors live in England.
Foreword by Pablo Amaringo
Preface Sins, Souls, and Sun Flowers: Discovering the Power of the Plants by Ross Heaven
Preface The Call of the Plants by Howard G. Charing
Introduction The Way of the Plant Shaman
1 Nothing is Hidden: How Plants Heal
Exercise: A Journey to the Plants
Divining with Coca: An Interview with
an Andean Curandera
Exercise: Making an Offering
Exercise: Making Mojo
Exercise: The Effects of Loving Intent
2 The Shaman’s Diet: Listening to the Plants
Exercise: How to Diet
3 Plants of Vision: Sacred Hallucinogens
An Interview with a San Pedro Maestro
Exercise: Dreaming the Great Spirit
Exercise: Discovering Your Ally’s Song
Exercise: Creating a Seguro
Exercise: Maintaining the Sacred Communion:
Eating for a Healthy Neural Base
Exercise: Art and Action
4 Healing the Soul
Exercise: Removing Intrusions in the Body
Exercise: Returning Soul Energy
Exercise: Releasing the Soul Parts of Others
Exercise: The Quest for Vision
5 Pusangas and Perfumes: Aromas for
Love and Wholeness
Pusanga, the Fragrance of Love: An Interview
with Two Perfumeros
Exercise: Why Can’t I Have What I Want?
Exercise: Making Pusanga
6 Floral Baths: Bathing in Nature’s Riches
Baths in the Amazon: An Interview with a Shaman
Baths in Haiti: An Interview with a Leaf Doctor
Exercise: Love Bath (Haitian)
Exercise: Power Bath (Haitian)
Exercise: Soothing Bath (Peruvian)
Exercise: The Language of Flowers (American)
7 The Scream of the Mandrake
Exercise: Prescribing Plant Cures
Appendix 1 A Caribbean Herbal
Appendix 2 A Peruvian Herbal
Appendix 3 Hoodoo Oils
Notes
Glossary
Index
| Vorwort | Pablo Amaringo |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Includes 16 color photographs |
| Verlagsort | Rochester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 320 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59477-118-9 / 1594771189 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59477-118-7 / 9781594771187 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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