Shamanism"this is rock medicine, the talking tree, the singing water"
This FAQ contains a general overview on Shamanism. It should be read by anyone interested in understanding what is meant by Shamanism and what differentiates Shamanism from other forms of ecstatic experience.
Shamanism General-Overview FAQ
This FAQ contains the charter for soc.religion.shamanism, details of submissions policies, and frequently asked questions culled from the articles that have appeared in the newsgroup.
soc.religion.shamanism FAQ
Shamanic terms and concepts Find public discussions about shamanism in the forum
"Shamanic ecstasy is the real "Old Time Religion," of which modern churches are but pallid evocations. Shamanic, visionary ecstasy, the mysterium tremendum, the unio mystica, the eternally delightful experience of the universe as energy, is a sine qua non of religion, it is what religion is for! There is no need for faith, it is the ecstatic experience itself that gives one faith in the intrinsic unity and integrity of the universe, in ourselves as integral parts of the whole; that reveals to us the sublime majesty of our universe, and the fluctuant, scintillant, alchemical miracle that is quotidian consciousness. Any religion that requires faith and gives none, that defends against religious experiences, that promulgates the bizarre superstition that humankind is in some way separate, divorced from the rest of creation, that heals not the gaping wound between Body and Soul, but would tear them asunder... is no religion at all!" Jonathan Ott
RealAudio
Listen to Peruvian Ayahuasqueros sing an Icaro (power song).
Paul Krassner's humorous account of his daughter's parentally supervised ayahuasca expedition.
Ayahuasca: King of Brews
Diet and other traditional precautions
What foods you should avoid on MAOIs
Tryptamine Carriers FAQ
From Ayahuasca Visions, The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman a publication of outstanding paintings of ayahuasca visions by native shaman Pablo César Amaringo, in collaboration with anthropologist Luis Eduardo Luna, Ph.D.
If you wish to experience the full extent of Pablo's visions and Dr. Luna's scholarship you absolutely must obtain a copy of this amazing large format book containing 160 pages and 49 magnificent 10.25" x 8" color plates. Published by North Atlantic Books, 2800 Woolsey Street, Berkeley, California 94705 ISBN 1-55643-064-7
This 2nd edition of this deoxy remix combines excerpts from the text with small scanned regions from 27 of Pablo's 49 larger paintings. The 1st edition contained several errors and omissions, and was not illustrated. Revised 7/23/99
Ayahuasca FAQ
A WARNING about mixing the harmala alkaloids in Ayahuasca with antidepressant or mood disorder pharmaceuticals.
Pharmahuasca: On Phenethylamines and Potentiation
Macho Ingestion Syndrome
The Use of Ayahuasca in Brazil by the Santo Daime Religion.
Climbing the Vine of Souls: Ayahuasca, Shamanism, and Curanderismo
A multi-national interdisciplinary biomedical investigation of Hoasca
Project update - Status report
A Report From the International Conference of Hoasca Studies
"The last six decades have seen the growth of a remarkable syncretic Neo-Christian religion with ayahuasca as the sacrament. Following humble beginnings in the state of Acre in Brazilian Amazonia, these contemporary religious groups communing with Santo Daime or Chá Hoasca (as ayahuasca is known to them) have grown into major international religious movements with thousands of members. Far from being an aberration or anachronism, these churches, and the African Bwiti religion centered on the entheogenic sacrament eboka, rather represent the future of Christianity, stripped of its Doctrine of Transubstantiation by the Entheogenic Reformation, and with one or another genuine entheogen replacing the placebo sacrament!" Jonathan Ott
Syncretic Ayahuasca Churches
União do Vegetal
Santo Daime
