Ayahuasca SpiritQuest Reference library
Reference Articles about Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism, Ethnobotany, and related topics
edited by Otorongo Blanco

Medicinal plants of the Peruvian Amazon	Ayahuasca overview
Chacruna overview	Oco Yagé overview
The Amazon's Sacred Healing Plants	Ayahuasca Classification
Recipes and Admixture Plants	Ayahuasca Icaros (with original audio recordings)
Mechanisms of Healing	Ayahuasca Healing in Iquitos
Ayahuasca Visions	The Transformative Spirit of Yagé
Ayahuasca, Shamanism and Curanderismo	Ayahuasca,Yagé and Harmaline
Shamanism and Priesthood in the Campa Ayahuasca Ceremony	South American Indian Yagé Experiences
Ayahuasca and Parasites	The Traditional Ayahuasquero Diet
Therapeutic Potential of Ayahuasca	A Cognitive Psychological Study of Ayahuasca
Ralph Metzner on Ayahuasca	Amazonian Shamanism: The Ayahuasca Experience
Biopiracy Issues and Ayahuasca	What is Shamanism?

Ancient Wizardry in Modern Peru

Especially Recommended Reading

The Concept of Plants as Teachers
among four Mestizo Shamans of Iquitos, Northeastern Perú
by Luis Eduardo Luna

An Ethnobotanical Perspective on Ayahuasca
by Richard Evans Schultes, Ph.D.

Vine of the Soul
by Charlie Kidder

The Ritual and Religious Use of Ayahuasca in Contemporary Brazil
by Edward Macrae, Ph.D.

Identifying Spiritual Content in Reports from Ayahuasca Sessions
by Stanley Krippner and Joseph Sulla

Ayahuasca Variations
by William L. Benson

Saving the Vine of the Soul
by Maria Jiménez
reprinted as a public service from the National Post

Ayahuasca: From the Amazon to the Urban Jungle
from the final annual report of the France-based organization Geopolitical Drug Watch organization (OGD)

Insightful commentary about contemporary healing with Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca and Cancer: One Man's Experience
Ayahuasca and Cancer: A Postscript
by Donald Topping, Ph.D.
reprinted as a public service from the Bulletin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
to the MAPS Home Page

Ayahuasca Goes To Court
by Mark Sircus
    Commentary on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the religious use of Ayahuasca
by the Unaio Do Vegetal (UDV) Church in New Mexico
reprinted with permission of the author

A Selected Bibliography of Ayahuasca Reading
recommended references on shamanism, ayahuasca, huachuma, and entheobiology,
with special focus on the indigenous people, and cultures of the Amazon, Andes and Coast of Peru
by Otorongo Blanco

About some other sacred shamanic plants
of South America and Mesoamerica

Huachuma ~ San Pedro
"The Cactus of the Four Winds"
Trichocereus spp.

San Pedro, Peyote and Mescaline
A Visionary Catalyst for Healing

Teonanácatl
"The Flesh of the Gods"
Psilocybe tribe

Teonanacatl and Ololiuqui: Magic Plants of Mexico

Toé
"Trees of the Evil Eagle"
Brugmansia spp.

An Ethnobotanical Perspective on Brugmansia

Epená
"Shamanic snuffs of the western Amazon"
Virola spp.

Links to Important Related Sites
Follow these links to more information about
shamanism, ethnobotany, ayahuasca, sacred plants, plant healing, and related topics.

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