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MORE INFORMATION ON AYAHUASCA AND PLANT SPIRIT SHAMANISM

ONLINE ARTICLES ABOUT AYAHUASCA

The Role of Teacher Plants in Healing Addictions     Tracie Thornberry

Ayahuasca as a Cure for Depression     Jim Davis

Vine of the Souls - A Closer Look at Amozonia's Visionary Medicine     Charlie Kidder

The Scientific Investigation of Ayahuasca – A Review of Past and Current Research     Dennis J McKenna, Ph.D.

Ideas and Reflections Associated with Ayahuasca Visions     Benny Shanon, Ph.D.

Ayahuasca and Creativity     Benny Shanon, Ph.D.

Ayahuasca and Cancer: One Man's Experience     Donald M. Topping, Ph.D.

Preparation for the Ayahuasca Experience     Howard Charing

The Ayahuasca Effect     Kirby Surprise Psy.D

BOOKS

Ayahuasca In My Blood - 25 Years of Medicine Dreaming, Peter Gorman (Create Space, 2010) A fascinating personal account of Peter Gorman's 25 years of drinking ayahuasca in the jungle outside of Iquitos, Peru.

Aya: A Shamanic Odyssey, Rak Razam (Icaro Publishing, 2009) Experiential journalist Rak Razam's exploration of the shamanic gringo trail in Peru and beyond.

Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul, Ross Heaven (Destiny Books, 2006) Has information on ayahuasca and San Pedro including interviews with some of the shamans working in these traditions.

The Jaguar that Roams the Mind, Robert Tindall (Park Street Press, 2008) A journey into the vanishing world of Amazonian shamanism — an adventure of initiation and return — that explores the unique reality at the heart of the Amazonian healing system.

The Hummingbird's Journey to God, Ross Heaven (O Books, 2009). The first book to be written about healing with San Pedro, it is of particular interest if you are joining our Tranquilo Programme. It also includes information on ayahuasca and Ross' Magical Earth programme.

The Cosmic Serpent , Jeremy Narby (Tarcher, April 5, 1999). Does ayahuasca reveal the waveform and energy of life, DNA and consciousness?

Sacred Vine of Spirits: Ayahuasca , Edited by Ralph Metzner ( Park Street Press, 2006) A collection of essays and accounts of ayahuasca drinkers.

 

WEBSITES AND MAGAZINES

www.erowid.org is an intelligent web-based resource about teacher plants and related subjects, including their medical, scientific and legal status, and the experiences of those who have taken them. It includes a few articles on San Pedro and ayahuasca written by Ross.

 

Positive Health magazine May 2008 issue has an article by Ross on plant medicines and healing with ayahuasca, which you can read online at http://www.positivehealth.com/article-view.php?articleid=2374

 

Sacred Hoop magazine December 2008 issue features an article by Ross on ayahuasca and symbols of power. See http://www.sacredhoop.org/ for how to order back issues.

 

Kindred Spirit magazine February 2009 has an article on San Pedro and an interview with our San Pedro shaman as well as healing accounts from some of our participants and photographs of our ceremonies. See http://www.kindredspirit.co.uk/ for details .

 

Shaman's Drum magazine Winter 2009/2010 has an article by Ross on San Pedro and an interview with our San Pedro shaman. See www.shamansdrum.org for details.