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Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul

Author: Ross Heaven

INDIGENOUS CULTURES / HERBAL HEALING

"Plant Spirit Shamanism takes readers into realms that defy rational logic and scientific theory, showing graphically that we humans are not the only intelligent life on this planet. From their extensive travels to indigenous cultures that understand life very differently from those in the ‘developed’ world, the authors reveal a wealth of plant knowledge that has been lost to Western civilization. This book is both a fascinating read and a considerable challenge to the orthodox mind.”
--Leo Rutherford, author of The Way of Shamanism and Your Shamanic Path

In Plant Spirit Shamanism, Ross Heaven and Howard G. Charing explore the use of one of the major allies of shamans for healing, seeing, dreaming, and empowerment--plant spirits. After observing great similarities in the use of plants among shamans throughout the world, they discovered the reason behind these similarities: Rather than dealing with the “medical properties” of the plants or specific healing techniques, shamans are communing with the spirits of the plants themselves.

From their years of in-depth shamanic work in the Amazon, Haiti, and Europe, including extensive field interviews with master shamans, Heaven and Charing present the core methods of plant shamanism used in healing rituals the world over: soul retrieval, spirit extraction, sin eating, and the Amazonian tradition of pusanga (love medicine). They explain the techniques shamans use to establish connections to plant spirits and provide practical exercises as well as a directory of traditional Amazonian andCaribbean healing plants and their common North American equivalents so readers can explore the world of plant spirits and make them allies of their own.

ROSS HEAVEN is a therapist and workshop leader specializing in personal development, healing, and shamanism. He offers indigenous medicine retreats and workshops worldwide. His books include The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja, Darkness Visible, and Vodou Shaman. Howard G. Charing is a director of the Eagle Wing’s Centre for Contemporary Shamanism, has taught at Dr. Michael Harner’s Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and leads workshops and medicine retreats in the United Kingdom, the Peruvian Amazon basin, and the Andes. Both authors live in England.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Pablo Amaringo

Preface  Sins, Souls, and Sun Flowers: Discovering the Power of the Plants by Ross Heaven

Preface   The Call of the Plants by Howard G. Charing

Introduction   The Way of the Plant Shaman

1    Nothing is Hidden: How Plants Heal
       Exercise: A Journey to the Plants
         Divining with Coca: An Interview with
           an Andean Curandera
       Exercise: Making an Offering
       Exercise: Making Mojo
       Exercise: The Effects of Loving Intent

2    The Shaman’s Diet: Listening to the Plants
       Exercise: How to Diet

3    Plants of Vision: Sacred Hallucinogens
       An Interview with a San Pedro Maestro
       Exercise: Dreaming the Great Spirit
       Exercise: Discovering Your Ally’s Song
       Exercise: Creating a Seguro
       Exercise: Maintaining the Sacred Communion:
         Eating for a Healthy Neural Base
      Exercise: Art and Action

4    Healing the Soul
       Exercise: Removing Intrusions in the Body
       Exercise: Returning Soul Energy
       Exercise: Releasing the Soul Parts of Others
       Exercise: The Quest for Vision

5    Pusangas and Perfumes: Aromas for
       Love and Wholeness
         Pusanga, the Fragrance of Love: An Interview
           with Two Perfumeros
       Exercise: Why Can’t I Have What I Want?
       Exercise: Making Pusanga

6    Floral Baths: Bathing in Nature’s Riches
       Baths in the Amazon: An Interview with a Shaman
       Baths in Haiti: An Interview with a Leaf Doctor
       Exercise: Love Bath (Haitian)
       Exercise: Power Bath (Haitian)
       Exercise: Soothing Bath (Peruvian)
       Exercise: The Language of Flowers (American)

7    The Scream of the Mandrake
       Exercise: Prescribing Plant Cures

Appendix 1    A Caribbean Herbal

Appendix 2    A Peruvian Herbal

Appendix 3    Hoodoo Oils

Notes

Glossary

Index

Ross Heaven is a therapist and workshop leader in personal development and healing whose books include Vodou Shaman, Darkness Visible, Spirit in the City, and The Journey to You. He teaches Darkness Visible workshops internationally and lives in England.

Howard G. Charing is a director of the Eagle Wing’s Centre for Contemporary Shamanism and has taught at Dr. Michael Harner’s Foundation for Shamanic Studies. He holds workshops internationally and in addition runs Plant Medicine Retreats in the Peruvian Amazon. He lives in England and Peru.