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When Plants Dream : Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance by Daniel Pinchbeck; Sophia Rokhlin is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

What is When Plants Dream : Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance about?

Ayahuasca is a powerful tool for transformation, that more and more Westerners are flocking to drink in a quest for greater self-knowledge, healing and reconnection with the natural world. This formerly esoteric, little-known brew is now a growth industry. But why? 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

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

Author

Daniel Pinchbeck; Sophia Rokhlin

Publisher

Watkins Media Limited; Watkins Publishing

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781786782977

Category

self-help

Subjects

Body Mind & Spirit, Christian, Religion

Rating

4.7 / 5 (186 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14