When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
A01=Daniel Pinchbeck
A02=Sophia Rokhlin
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Daniel Pinchbeck
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=JMTK
Category=VXWS
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Pre-order
Language_English
PA=Temporarily unavailable
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
softlaunch

When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance

English

By (author): Daniel Pinchbeck

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the Upper Amazon. Made from the ayahuasca vine and the leaves of a shrub, it is associated with healing in collective ceremonies and in more intimate contexts, generally under the direction of specialist an ayahuasquero. These are experienced practitioners who guide the ceremony and the drinkers experience. Ayahuasca has gained significant popularity these days in cities around the world. Why? What effect might ayahuasca be having on our culture? Does the brew, which seems to inspire environmental action, simplified lifestyles and more communitarian behaviour, act as an antidote to frenzied consumerist culture? In When Plants Dream, Pinchbeck and Rokhlin explore the economic, social, political, cultural and environmental impact that ayahuasca is having on society. Part 1 covers the background; what ayahuasca is, where it is found, and its cultural origins. Part 2 explores the role and practices of the ayahuasquero in both Amazonian and Western cultures. Part 3 examines the medicinal plants of the Amazon, looking particularly at the ingredients in ayahuasca and their therapeutic qualities, covering the most up-to-date biomedical research, psychedelic science and psychopharmacology. It also covers all the legal aspects of ayahuasca use. Lastly in Part 4 Pinchbeck and Rokhlin question the future of ayahuasca. When Plants Dream is the first book of its kind to look at the science and expanding culture of ayahuasca, from its historical use to its appropriation by the West and the impact it is having on cultures beyond the Amazon. See more
Current price €16.99
Original price €19.99
Save 15%
A01=Daniel PinchbeckA02=Sophia RokhlinAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Daniel Pinchbeckautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=JMTKCategory=VXWSCOP=United KingdomDelivery_Pre-orderLanguage_EnglishPA=Temporarily unavailablePrice_€10 to €20PS=Activesoftlaunch

Will deliver when available.

Product Details
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Sep 2019
  • Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781786780799

About Daniel Pinchbeck

Daniel Pinchbeck is the bestselling author of Breaking Open the Head and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. He co-founded the web magazine Reality Sandwich and the online platform Evolver.net. He was featured in the 2010 documentary 2012: Time for Change and hosted the talk show MindShift on GaiamTV. He directed the think tank Center for Planetary Culture. His essays and articles have appeared in a vast range of publications including The New York Times Esquire Rolling Stone and ArtForum and he has been a columnist for Dazed & Confused. Sophia Rokhlin MSc is an author a speaker and a nonprofit organizer dedicated to supporting the conservation of indigenous wisdom and territories.

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept