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Very good non-fiction read. Written to engage the reader, while staying true to the story and memories.
An entertaining book of a man's quest to find Shamans in Peru. I highly recommend reading it with an open mind...
I have wanted to know more about the 4 sacred directions in Native religions and I got the whole shooting match with this book. The author is a psychology Ph.D candidate looking for wisdom form native healers to complete his dissertation. He goes to Peru and meets up with various shamans who take him through the four directions over the space of 20 years. Either you love this stuff or you hate it. If you pick and choose, there is some wisdom there.
Very interesting! I've read it twice.
My introduction to South American shamanism
I first read this book in my twenties, when it was one of the first on shamanism that I read. I was very impressed by this account of an American psychologist who went to Peru to experience ayahuasca, the South American Vine of the Dead. After so many other books on the subject, and twenty years later, it's still an interesting book and definitely well-written, but much of the impact it had at the time is gone. It's entertaining and somewhat interesting, but no classic in its genre as I once tho...
A wonderful introduction to a journey into shamanism in Peru and sacred initiations. I read it before going to Peru and having my own profound experiences. I have last week re-read this story and enjoyed its nuances once morel.
This was the first spiritually-oriented book that I have ever read. It changed the way that I thought about myself and the world. It inspired me to learn more about healing on all levels: spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. In short, it changed my life.I was so taken by this book that I immediately read the sequel.
