The Ayahuasca Sessions: Conversations with Amazonian Curanderos and Western Shamans

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Rak Razam

The Ayahuasca Sessions

Conversations with Amazonian Curanderos and Western Shamans

Rak Razam

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North Atlantic Books,U.S.
02 June 2014

Shamanism, paganism & druidry

""A great read for seekers and thrill-seekers interested in ayahuasca tourism, entheogens, and counterculture studies, this companion volume to the author's memoir Aya Awakenings collects in-depth interviews with native Amazonian curanderos (healers) and Western shamans traveling the ""gringo trail"" in the jungles of Central and South America in search of a direct encounter with ayahuasca's m

A great read for seekers and thrill-seekers interested in ayahuasca tourism, entheogens, and counterculture studies, this companion volume to the author's memoir Aya Awakenings collects in-depth interviews with native Amazonian curanderos (healers) and Western shamans traveling the ""gringo trail"" in the jungles of Central and South America in search of a direct encounter with ayahuasca's multidimensional reality.

In areas of Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, the traditional herbal brew known as ayahuasca or yaje is legally used to heal physical ailments and to cleanse and purify the spirit by connecting it to the web of life; Sting and Tori Amos have admitted sampling it in Latin America, as has Paul Simon, who chronicled the experience in his song ""Spirit Voices."" Australian journalist Rak Razam documents the thriving business of 21st-century Amazonian hallucinogenic shamanism from multiple perspectives, revealing the stark differences between indigenous and foreign approaches as well as the commonalities.

Contents INTRODUCTION 1. INDIGENOUS CURANDEROS Adela Navas De Garcia Guillermo; Percy Garcia Lozano; Elias Mamallacta; Don Francisco Montes Shuna; Norma Panduro Navarro and Paula Harbrink Numan; Don Juan Tangoa Paima; Sara Alicia Ferreira Yaimes

2. WESTERN SHAMANS Kevin Furnas; Scott Petersen; Carlos Tanner; Ron Wheelock

3. AYAHUASCA WORKERS Chuck; Jan Kounen; Dennis McKenna; Alan Shoemaker

4. SEEDS Alexis; Brian; Javier; Joel and Elsa; Pedro; Rachel ; Rolando; Wind Spirit Center

By: Rak Razam
Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 526g
ISBN: 9781583948019
ISBN 10: 1583948015
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 02 June 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

RAK RAZAM is a new wave entheogenic researcher and the cofounder of Undergrowth.org, Australia's leading online counterculture arts and literature magazine, and the Icaros Foundation. An author, freelance journalist, and editor, he specializes in underground and counterculture communities, spirituality, and technology. He has written features for Australian Penthouse, The Age, Dazed and Confused magazine and Dazed Digital, Disinfo.com, Reality Sandwich, High Times, Filmmaker magazine, and many other publications. The author lives in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia.

Reviews for The Ayahuasca Sessions: Conversations with Amazonian Curanderos and Western Shamans

I think the world is in serious need of healing and ... and waking up.... The global ayahuasca movement and the rediscovery of the Archaic is an encouraging thing. --Dennis McKenna, ethnobotanist and author of The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss A memorable--and deeply personal--journey into the hearts and minds of those who carry on the shamanic traditions of ayahuasca. --Rick Doblin, president and founder of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)