Peyote Dreams

Author : Charles Duits
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620551608
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peyote Dreams written by Charles Duits and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of the transformation of consciousness and discovery of life’s purpose brought on by peyote • Shows how peyote and other visionary plants do not distort reality but gloriously unveil it, pulling the mind out of its cosmic slumber and revealing our unity with all life • Explains the necessity when working with peyote to remain the master of one’s mind and consciously work on oneself • Examines how modern society’s revulsion to sacramental plants and other consciousness expanders is deeply rooted in Western philosophy Charles Duits was caught in the grip of a dead-end existential and spiritual crisis. At the urging of one of his oldest friends, he takes peyote “like a man committing suicide,” launching him on a visionary journey of philosophical examination and spiritual revelation. In this little-known classic of drug literature, we find a detailed account of the radical alteration of consciousness and discovery of life’s purpose brought on by the Mexican cactus known as peyote. Consuming peyote more than 200 times, Duits lucidly describes the transformation of reality he experienced as well as the necessity to consciously work on oneself and remain the master of one’s mind in order to avoid getting carried away by hallucinations. The author examines how modern society’s revulsion to sacramental plants and other consciousness expanders is deeply rooted in Western philosophy’s embrace of reason and materialism at the expense of inner knowledge. He explains how sacramental plants do not distort reality as many fearfully believe but gloriously unveil it, pulling the mind out of its cosmic slumber and revealing a world that is finally real and full of meaning. Poetic yet precise, Duits’s descriptions of his peyote experiences offer a glimpse in to the beautiful divine reality of which we are all a part, yet over which the structures of society cast a veil. This guide to “sailing the inner sea” reveals that the answers to the meaning of life lie not in material pursuits but in experiencing the richness and unity of the world in front of us.

Author : Peter T. Furst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Crystals & Peyote Dreams written by Peter T. Furst and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about the author's time among the Huichol people, considered the most authentically "traditional" of all Mexican Indians, in west Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental. It includes transcriptions of myths that function as charters for "being Huichols," descriptions of deities, rituals, beliefs, as well as discussion of the place of hallucinogens in Huichol culture.

Author : Edward F. Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780816516537
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peyote written by Edward F. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it in peyote that causes such unusual effects? Can modern medical science learn anything from Native Americans' use of peyote in curing a wide variety of ailments? What is the Native American Church, and how do its members use peyote? Does anyone have the legal right to use drugs or controlled substances in religious ceremonies?

Author : Cameron Burns
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898866575
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selected Climbs in the Desert Southwest written by Cameron Burns and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * The classic routes for the desert Southwest* A glovebox companion for every desert climber* Author Cameron Burns is a stickler for clean routes and clean climbing The desert southwest is a prime destination for some of the best rock climbing in the United States, with hundreds of documented routes. But how are climbers to find out which routes are the best routes, the jewels in this desert crown? That's where Selected Climbs in the Desert Southwest comes in. A longtime, expert desert climber, Cam Burns separates the wheat from the chaff and offers a sampling of the southwest's absolutely finest areas, spires, and walls. For climbers with limited time or for those seeking to climb the most classic desert routes, this guide is all they'll need. The more than 130 climbing routes in western Colorado and southern Utah included are not only the most fun, the most elegant, and the most historically interesting, they are also the cleanest routes. Each detailed route description includes difficulty rating, time, approach, equipment, special considerations, and the descent.

Author : Peter T. Furst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Crystals & Peyote Dreams written by Peter T. Furst and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about the author's time among the Huichol people, considered the most authentically "traditional" of all Mexican Indians, in west Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental. It includes transcriptions of myths that function as charters for "being Huichols," descriptions of deities, rituals, beliefs, as well as discussion of the place of hallucinogens in Huichol culture.

Author : Michele McArdle Stephens
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496205928
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Lands of Fire and Sun written by Michele McArdle Stephens and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Huichols (or Wixárika) of western Mexico are among the most resilient and iconic indigenous groups in Mexico today. In the Lands of Fire and Sun examines the Huichol Indians as they have struggled to maintain their independence over two centuries. From the days of the Aztec Empire, the history of west-central Mesoamerica has been one of isolation and a fiercely independent spirit, and one group that maintained its autonomy into the days of Spanish colonization was the Huichol tribe. Rather than assimilating into the Hispanic fold, as did so many other indigenous peoples, the Huichols sustained their distinct identity even as the Spanish Crown sought to integrate them. In confronting first the Spanish colonial government, then the Mexican state, the Huichols displayed resilience and cunning as they selectively adapted their culture, land, and society to the challenges of multiple new eras. By incorporating elements of archaeology, anthropology, cultural geography, and history, Michele McArdle Stephens fills the gaps in the historical documentation, teasing out the indigenous voices from travel accounts, Spanish legal sources, and European ethnographic reports. The result is a thorough examination of one of the most vibrant, visible societies in Latin America.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004494723
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mysticism written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although very different, and coming from a range of academic backgrounds, the contributors are nevertheless united in their attempts to understand more about mysticism, from a perspective that puts the human being in the center.

Author : M. Foster Olive
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438102143
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peyote and Mescaline written by M. Foster Olive and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of peyote and mescaline, their significance to the world of medicine, the effects of peyote and mescaline on the mind and body, peyote and mescaline addiction, and peyote and mescaline abuse.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1148 pages
Book Rating : 4.7L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Jewitt Wheeler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1188 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Literary Digest written by Edward Jewitt Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: