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Ayahuasca Reader: Encounters with the Amazon’s Sacred Vine
Embark on an expedition with a diverse group of adventurers, anthropologists, artists, shamans, scientists, and poets to the remote Amazon and the deepest corners of the human mind.
The latest expanded edition of the Ayahuasca Reader brings together a wide array of voices from the worldwide ayahuasca community. This includes researchers studying its therapeutic benefits, artists capturing the indescribable experience through visionary art, indigenous communities preserving ancient wisdom, and personal accounts of how ayahuasca has deepened connections with nature and the self.
The Ayahuasca Reader is a comprehensive five-part anthology that includes ancient myths from generations of Amazonian healers, personal accounts of interactions with Amazonian cultures, a selection of hymns and texts from religious groups that use ayahuasca as a sacrament, essays by renowned literary figures on the profound impact of their experiences, and a segment of transcendental visionary color art to enhance our understanding of ayahuasca. This expanded and updated collection also features a new section dedicated to ayahuasca-inspired art and additional resources, drawing readers further into the mythic lore of the Amazonian concoction that has captivated global interest.
About the editors
Edited by two eminent authorities in the field, Luis Eduardo Luna and Steven F. White. Born in 1947, Luna has authored multiple books and serves as the Director of Wasiwaska, a research center in Florianópolis, Brazil, dedicated to the study of psychointegrative plants, visionary art, and consciousness. Steven F. White, born in 1955, is a Professor of Modern Languages at St. Lawrence University and co-founder of its Caribbean and Latin American Studies Program. He is also an accomplished bilingual editor, translator, and poet.