Psychedelic Shamanism, Updated Edition

The Cultivation, Preparation, and Shamanic Use of Psychotropic Plants

De: Jim DeKorne

Narrado por: Paul Brion

Psychedelic Shamanism presents the spiritual and shamanic properties of psychotropic plants and discusses how they can be used to understand the structure of human consciousness. Author Jim DeKorne offers authoritative information about the cultivation, processing, and correct dosages for various psychotropic plant substances including the belladonna alkaloids, d-lysergic acid amide, botanical analogues of LSD, mescaline, ayahuasca, DMT, and psilocybin.

Opening with vivid descriptions of the author’s personal experiences with psychedelic drugs, the book describes the parallels that exist among shamanic states of consciousness, the use of psychedelic catalysts, and the hidden structure of the human psyche. DeKorne suggests that psychedelic drugs allow us to examine the shamanic dimensions of reality. This worldview, he says, is ubiquitous across space, time, and culture, with individuals separated by race, distance, and culture routinely describing the same core reality that provides powerful evidence of the dimensional nature of consciousness itself. The book guides the reader through the imaginal realm underlying our awareness, a world in which spiritual entities exist to reconnect us with ourselves, humanity, and our planet.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“No hands-on explorer of psychedelic hyperspace will want to be uninformed of the facts and techniques in this book. It is a valuable contribution to the new literature of do-it-yourself shamanism and psychoactive ethnobotany.”
—Terence McKenna, author of Food of the Gods: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution

“Jim DeKorne’s Psychedelic Shamanism is a classic in the field of exploratory ontological musings on substance-induced changes of consciousness and their multidimensional implications. I recommend it highly.”
—Daniel Pinchbeck, editorial director of Reality Sandwich and author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism

“The original Psychedelic Shamanism filled a crucial niche in the literature on the use of psychoactive plants in spiritual practice. This updated and revised version establishes its relevance to the current generation’s search for insightful and thought-provoking treatments of a controversial topic.”
—Rick Strassman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule

“At last, a book about drugs and the paranormal that makes sense. I recommend it to everyone.”
—Robert Anton Wilson, coauthor of The Illuminatus! Trilogy

“DeKorne writes closely from experience, within an informed background of inner exploration and growth, and that is what makes this book good. Kudos to North Atlantic Books for bringing it back into print.”
—Dale Pendell, author of Pharmako/Gnosis: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path

“An indispensable guide to the theory, practice, cosmology, theology, and ethnobotany of plant teachers.”
—Howard Rheingold, editor of The Whole Earth Review

“The myth and mystery of shamanism—the drugs, taboos, sex, death, and genius—get a first class Broadway showing, thanks to Jim DeKorne. This book is indispensable reading for anyone interested in drug or state of consciousness issues. DeKorne proves that passion can produce real art!”
—Thomas Lyttle, publisher of Psychedelic Monographs and Essays

“DeKorne describes not only how to handle your plants, and the journeys you’re about to take, but he gives you a flight plan, explaining with personal stories and shamanic theory just what it is you will be experiencing.”
—Richard Kadrey, author of Covert Culture Sourcebook

I loved this book so much

This book is a much needed addition to any seekers library. It is thought provoking and inspirational.

Great book

The author give a lot of material in different sides of aspects. Very useful and knowledgable book

Great

Read by the author. The small side vinyets and wisdom are precious. Puts the subject in a great perspective with cautions and insights. Good references.

not suitable for an audio book

I can't decide idpf it was the narrator's voice or how he pronounced the sentences that made it difficult to listen to. but on top of this the content is very detailed and I believe it would be better to read thus as a hard copy

He starts off strong

Somewhere around chapter 3 or 4, it is clear he doesn't know as much about Shamanism as he would like you to think. I read a lot of these books so I have a library I can suggest to clients.

If you practice Shamanism then you are familiar with shadow work as a foundational principle/practice. A lot of the things that come up are clear red flags for the lack of such work and are written off as something other than undone personal work.
Also, this really wired thing all voices or images are all motivated by one cause? And making it sound like it is anything other than our own unhealed /untamed ego - lack of personal work.

The whole these voices are ALL stemming from the same force, and not in we are all one way. this was kind of a red flag cause when you are in altered states there are so many beings and to lump them all into one category seems reckless.

That it may all stem from an evil "entity" out there to get us. I have had run-ins with "entities" but they are few and far between and do show up more the less grounded you are and the more personal work you have to do or when you are triggered. I'm not saying they aren't out there. But we do have a part to play in attracting them and they are teachers like everything else in this life.

I just felt like there was a little too much fear and giving away of personal power. Maybe he brings it back in the end but the divine into the fear of not knowing who or what to trust once again made me question his chops as a "Shamanic" skills and I had to put the book down for a bit.

FYI the reason Shamans focus on shadow work is so they can be self-referencing. Because especially in altered state you have to. You have to be able to navigate those tricky spaces and you need to be able to trust your discerment and yours alone.