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Serpent and the Sun: Tales of an Aztec Apprentice
Serpent and the Sun: Tales of an Aztec Apprentice, directed and produced by Shaahin Cheyene. Venice, CA: Victory Films, 2008. 90 min.; theatrical release. Reviewed by Timothy White. Reprinted from Shaman's Drum, Number 79 . from : http://shamansdrum.org/Pages/ReviewsSerpentSun.html...
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A father/daughter ayahuasca experience
From : http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v14n1-html/ayahuasca_amazon.html As part of MAPS' effort to spark discussion on more balanced and effective drug education, MAP published this story of a father and daughter's ayahuasca experience. For more on psychedelics...
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Ayahuasca and its Mechanism of Healing from Visionary Vine: Hallucinogenic Healing in the Peruvian Amazon
from : http://www.ayahuasca-healing.net/ingles.htm by Marlene Dobkin de Rios Throughout the history of medicine we find that many cures have been effective despite the irrational concepts of disease that members of a society might hold. To the Western...
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Boom-and-Bust Development Patterns Across the Amazon Deforestation Frontier
Ana S. L. Rodrigues,1 ,2 ,3 ,* Robert M. Ewers,4 Luke Parry,5 Carlos Souza, Jr.,6 Adalberto Veríssimo,6 Andrew Balmford1 The Brazilian Amazon is globally important for biodiversity, climate, and geochemical cycles, but is also among the least developed...
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Learn to shake yourself loose from what the world believes is the only reality
What would the feeling be like if your desire were true? I know from experience that it will come to pass, and I want to encourage everyone to try it. Start tonight. Feel yourself into your desired state of consciousness. What would you be conscious of...
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There is no limit to the power of belie
There is no limit to the power of belief or to the possibilities of prayer, but you must be brazenly impudent and not take No for an answer You do not need to ask anyone to aid you in the answer to a prayer, for the simple reason that God is omnipotent...
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Projects to protect the indigeneous communities of the world
reprinted from : http://www.journeytotheheart.org ____________________ Journey to the Heart is dedicated to the protection and promotion of indigenous traditions and healing systems through cross-cultural awareness and the formation of collaborative partnerships...
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Psychedelic Medicine [Two Volumes] New Evidence for Hallucinogenic Substances as Treatments - by
A book by Michael J. Winkelman and Thomas B. Roberts Reviews: This is one of the few recent books that treat this subject in a scholarly way and is recommended for all medical and academic libraries. Public libraries should also purchase it because such...
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Awakening to the Dream: May 27 Portal Offers Healing and Transcendence - By DL Zeta
A rare astrological configuration appears on the horizon this coming week, ushering in a new and greatly expanded time on Planet Earth. In coming days, Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron rendezvous in Aquarius to create a new unique portal offering healing and...
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A Gathering of the Tribe by Charles Eisenstein
from : http://www.realitysandwich.com/gathering_tribe Once upon a time a great tribe of people lived in a world far away from ours. Whether far away in space, or in time, or even outside of time, we do not know. They lived in a state of enchantment and...
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Guided by the Moon (chap. 2) - ebook by Edward MacCrae
from : http://www.neip.info/downloads/edward/ebook.htm Chapter 2 Caboclo Conceptions of Illness and the Use of Ayahuasca In many parts of the world where magical views on health and illness predominate, the questions asked when someone is taken ill are...
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A God-Shaped Hole at the Heart of Our Being
An interview with evolutionary theologian John F. Haught by Amy Edelstein Amy Edelstein Standing in front of the annual Metanexus conference on science and religion at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006, Dr. John F. Haught cut a quiet and impressive...
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If I now know what I want to be - by Neville
If I now know what I want to be, and assume that I am it, and walk as though I were, I become it and becoming it I so completely die to my former concept of self that I cannot point to any place in this world and say: that is where my former self is buried...
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Guided by the Moon (conclusion) - ebook by Edward MacCrae
- Conclusion - We have seen that the origin of the practices and concepts of the Santo Daime religion go back to ancient Indian traditions. We have also seen that Mestre Irineu learnt the secrets of the brew from someone belonging to the tradition of...
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The God Chemical: Brain Chemistry And Mysticism by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Fred Harvey, an 87-year-old roadman, or high priest, on the Navajo reservation at Lukachukai, Ariz., led a peyote ceremony. Using peyote, a cactus that induces visions when ingested, has been central to the Navajo religion for hundreds of years. Taken...
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Guided by the Moon (chap. 4) - ebook by Edward MacCrae
Chapter 4 The Santo Daime Rituals The Santo Daime doctrine made its initial appearance and began to develop at a time when the decadence of the rubber based Amazonian economy forced many of the old rubber tappers to migrate to the urban areas. The basic...
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Guided by the Moon - ebook by Edward MacCrae
from : http://www.neip.info/downloads/edward/ebook.htm Chapter 1 Shamanism in the Western Amazon : Ayahuasca, the Shaman and the "Vegetalista" Before beginning a discussion on the Santo Daime religion, one should examine the different uses of ayahuasca...
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Guided by the Moon (chap. 6) - ebook by Edward MacCrae
Chapter 6 From the Solitary "Vegetalistas" to the "Collective Shamanism" of the Santo Daime Shamanism, also called "pajelanca" in Brazil, is the most important Amerindian religious institution preserved by the Amazonian mestizo. In spite of having adopted...
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Guided by the Moon (chap. 5) - ebook by Edward MacCrae
Chapter 5 The Controlled Use of Ayahuasca and Its Structuring Effects in the Santo Daime Rituals "The first thing Daime obliges you to do, is to abandon any pretension of considering it a hallucinogenic beverage that will give you "kicks". Those who go...
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Ayahuasca experience reported in the National Geographic
Source : http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0603/features/peru.html link By Kira Salak For centuries, Amazonian shamans have used ayahuasca as a window into the soul. The sacrament, they claim, can cure any illness. The author joins in this ancient...
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MAPS News March 2009
See more of MAPS at : maps.org 1.MAPS Receives 5-year, $150,000 a Year Pledge from Ashawna Hailey, Totaling $750,000! Ashawna Hailey, a member of MAPSÕ Board of Directors, has made a 5-year, $150,000 a year pledge, for a total of $750,000, and has already...
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Imaginal Hygiene from M. T. Xen
from http://www.realitysandwich.com/imaginal_hygiene A few years ago, I attended a talk given by R.J. Stewart at theInternational Human and Fairy Relations Congress, an event held annually in the eastern Cascades of Washington. R.J. is a Scottish seer,...
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WHERE IN GOD'S NAME DID WE GO WRONG?
By Jean-Claude Koven WHERE IN GOD'S NAME DID WE GO WRONG? When people ask me if I am religious, I tell them I love God far too much to be religious. "Oh, then you must believe in God?" they inevitably ask. "Of course not," I reply with a smile, "does...
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Church wants hallucinogenic tea legalized
from : http://www.komonews.com/news/local/40015282.html PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon members of a Christian church based in Brazil are asking a federal judge to allow the use of a hallucinogenic tea during religious services. The Church of the Holy Light of...
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Hugs for Heroes
from : http://www.reuniting.info/how_can_women_help_men_hugs_for_heroes Thu, 2009-02-12 02:48 — Marnia Men who are willing to experiment with foregoing orgasm are my heroes. To be sure, most of them only make the experiment because they have exhausted...