The Hummingbird's Journey to God: Perspectives on San Pedro, the Cactus of Vision & Andean Soul Healing Methods

by Heaven, Ross

Edition:

1st

ISBN13:

9781846942426

ISBN10:

184694242X

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

11/30/2009

Publisher(s):

Natl Book Network

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The Hummingbird's Journey to God San Pedro, a visionary and hallucinogenic brew derived from the mescaline-based Trichocereus pachanoi or 'cactus of vision', is one of Peru's most important and powerful teacher plants. For thousands of years this brew has been drunk by spiritual seekers and those who need healing, and it has cured a wide variety of physical problems.

Author Biography

Ross Heaven is a psychologist and healer and the director of The Four Gates Foundation, one of Europe's leading organisations for the preservation and teaching of indigenous wisdom.

Dedication and Thanks	p. ix
Cleansing the Doors of Perception	p. 1
Following the Flight of a Hummingbird	p. 8
The Condor and the Hummingbird: An Andean Fable	p. 15
Sunlight and San Pedro: A Healing Ceremony in the Andes	p. 22
The World Beyond Paradise: A Personal Perspective: The Healing Experience of San Pedro	p. 32
Hummingbird Medicine: The History and Use of San Pedro	p. 47
'Paradise is in the Plant': The Perspective of Science	p. 70
The Outsider Woman: The Perspective and Experiences of the Healer	p. 90
The Journeys of Others: The Perspectives of the Healed: The Accounts of San Pedro Drinkers	p. 117
'Every Illness is Psychosomatic': The Mind-Body Connection: The Perspective of Western Psychology in Relation to San Pedro Healing	p. 172
'The Hummingbird Takes Us to God': The San Pedro Cosmology: The Perspective of Andean Healing and Curanderismo	p. 186
'That God Quit a Long Time Ago': Perspectives on God and San Pedro	p. 207
The Journey of the Hummingbird: The Lessons of San Pedro	p. 223
Notes	p. 235
Glossary	p. 247
About the Author	p. 251
Disclaimer	p. 252
Index	p. 253
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