The Jaguar that Roams the Mind: An Amazonian Plant Spirit Odyssey - Tindall, Robert

Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; Moving beyond the scientific approach to medicinal plants, which seeks to reduce them to their chemical constituents, Tindall illustrates the shamans' intimate relationships with plant spirits. He explores the three pillars of Amazonian shamanism: purging (drawing disease out of the body), psychoactive plants (including the ritual use of ayahuasca), and diet (communing with the innate intelligence of teacher plants). Through trial and revelations, the subtle inner logic of indigenous healing unfolds for him, including the 'miraculous' healing of a woman suffering from a brain tumour. Culminating in a ceremony fraught with terror yet ultimately enlightening, Tindall's journey reveals the crucial component missing from the metaphysics of the West: the understanding and appreciation of the sentience of nature itself.
Near Fine
Soft cover
Park Street Press
2008
Rochester, VT