{"product_id":"psychedelic-shamanism-updated-edition-isbn-9781556439995","title":"Psychedelic Shamanism, Updated Edition","description":"\u003ci\u003ePsychedelic Shamanism \u003c\/i\u003epresents the spiritual and shamanic properties of psychotropic plants and discusses how they can be used to understand the structure of human consciousness. Author Jim DeKorne offers authoritative information about the cultivation, processing, and correct dosages for various psychotropic plant substances including the belladonna alkaloids, d-lysergic acid amide, botanical analogues of LSD, mescaline, ayahuasca, DMT, and psilocybin.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Opening with vivid descriptions of the author’s personal experiences with psychedelic drugs, the book describes the parallels that exist among shamanic states of consciousness, the use of psychedelic catalysts, and the hidden structure of the human psyche. DeKorne suggests that psychedelic drugs allow us to examine the shamanic dimensions of reality. This worldview, he says, is ubiquitous across space, time, and culture, with individuals separated by race, distance, and culture routinely describing the same core reality that provides powerful evidence of the dimensional nature of consciousness itself. The book guides the reader through the imaginal realm underlying our awareness, a world in which spiritual entities exist to reconnect us with ourselves, humanity, and our planet. Accurate drawings of plants, including peyote, \u003ci\u003eSalvia divinorum, \u003c\/i\u003eand San Pedro, enhance the book’s usefulness.“No hands-on explorer of psychedelic hyperspace will want to be uninformed of the facts and techniques in this book. It is a valuable contribution to the new literature of do-it-yourself shamanism and psychoactive ethnobotany.”\u003cbr\u003e—Terence McKenna, author of \u003ci\u003eFood of the Gods: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jim DeKorne’s \u003ci\u003ePsychedelic Shamanism\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic in the field of exploratory ontological musings on substance-induced changes of consciousness and their multidimensional implications. I recommend it highly.”\u003cbr\u003e—Daniel Pinchbeck, editorial director of Reality Sandwich and author of \u003ci\u003eBreaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The original \u003ci\u003ePsychedelic Shamanism\u003c\/i\u003e filled a crucial niche in the literature on the use of psychoactive plants in spiritual practice. This updated and revised version establishes its relevance to the current generation’s search for insightful and thought-provoking treatments of a controversial topic.”\u003cbr\u003e—Rick Strassman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and author of \u003ci\u003eDMT: The Spirit Molecule\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“At last, a book about drugs and the paranormal that makes sense. I recommend it to everyone.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eRobert Anton Wilson, coauthor of\u003ci\u003e The Illuminatus! Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“DeKorne writes closely from experience, within an informed background of inner exploration and growth, and that is what makes this book good. Kudos to North Atlantic Books for bringing it back into print.”\u003cbr\u003e—Dale Pendell, author of \u003ci\u003ePharmako\/Gnosis: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“An indispensable guide to the theory, practice, cosmology, theology, and ethnobotany of plant teachers.”\u003cbr\u003e—Howard Rheingold, editor of\u003ci\u003e The Whole Earth Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The myth and mystery of shamanism—the drugs, taboos, sex, death, and genius—get a first class Broadway showing, thanks to Jim DeKorne. This book is indispensable reading for anyone interested in drug or state of consciousness issues. DeKorne proves that passion can produce real art!”\u003cbr\u003e—Thomas Lyttle, publisher of \u003ci\u003ePsychedelic Monographs and Essays\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“DeKorne describes not only how to handle your plants, and the journeys you’re about to take, but he gives you a flight plan, explaining with personal stories and shamanic theory just what it is you will be experiencing.”\u003cbr\u003e—Richard Kadrey, author of \u003ci\u003eCovert Culture Sourcebook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJim DeKorne has been a political activist, epidemiologist, and college English teacher, and is the author of several books\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eThe former publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe Entheogen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview, \u003c\/i\u003ehe lives in Pahoa, HI.","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304362496229,"sku":"NP9781556439995","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781556439995.jpg?v=1767735190","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/psychedelic-shamanism-updated-edition-isbn-9781556439995","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}