From the editor: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 and Caribbean healing plants and their common North American equivalents so readers can explore the world of plant spirits and make allies of their own.

* Shows how shamans heal using their knowledge of plant spirits as well as the plant's "medical properties"

* Explores the core methods of plant shamanism--soul retrieval, spirit extraction, and sin eating--and includes techniques for connecting with plant spirits

* Includes extensive field interviews with master shamans of all traditions

Pages: 280, Illustrated
Special Interest: Shaman, Botanical, Traditional Plant Medicine, Altered States, Magick, Ritual, Occult, Sorcery.