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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 (1960–2018) was 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 lives in England.
Foreword by Pablo AmaringoPreface Sins, Souls, and Sun Flowers: Discovering the Power of the Plants by Ross Heaven Preface The Call of the Plants by Howard G. CharingIntroduction The Way of the Plant Shaman1 Nothing is Hidden: How Plants Heal Exercise: A Journey to the PlantsDivining with Coca: An Interview withan Andean CuranderaExercise: Making an OfferingExercise: Making Mojo Exercise: The Effects of Loving Intent2 The Shaman’s Diet: Listening to the PlantsExercise: How to Diet3 Plants of Vision: Sacred HallucinogensAn Interview with a San Pedro MaestroExercise: Dreaming the Great SpiritExercise: Discovering Your Ally’s Song Exercise: Creating a SeguroExercise: Maintaining the Sacred Communion: Eating for a Healthy Neural BaseExercise: Art and Action4 Healing the Soul Exercise: Removing Intrusions in the BodyExercise: Returning Soul EnergyExercise: Releasing the Soul Parts of OthersExercise: The Quest for Vision5 Pusangas and Perfumes: Aromas for Love and Wholeness Pusanga, the Fragrance of Love: An Interview with Two PerfumerosExercise: Why Can’t I Have What I Want?Exercise: Making Pusanga6 Floral Baths: Bathing in Nature’s RichesBaths in the Amazon: An Interview with a ShamanBaths in Haiti: An Interview with a Leaf DoctorExercise: Love Bath (Haitian)Exercise: Power Bath (Haitian)Exercise: Soothing Bath (Peruvian)Exercise: The Language of Flowers (American)7 The Scream of the MandrakeExercise: Prescribing Plant CuresAppendix 1 A Caribbean Herbal Appendix 2 A Peruvian HerbalAppendix 3 Hoodoo Oils NotesGlossaryIndex
"Plant Spirit Shamanism takes readers into realms that defy rational logic and scientific theory, showing graphically that we humans are not the only intelligent life on this planet. From their extensive travels to indigenous cultures that understand life very differently from those in the ‘developed’ world, the authors reveal a wealth of plant knowledge that has been lost to Western civilization.This book is both a fascinating read and a considerable challenge to the orthodox mind.”
