{"product_id":"plant-spirit-shamanism-traditional-techniques-for-healing-the-soul-9781594771187","title":"Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul","description":"An in-depth look at the role of plant spirits in shamanic rituals from around the world \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Shows how shamans heal using their knowledge of plant spirits as well as the plant's \"medical properties\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explores the core methods of plant shamanism--soul retrieval, spirit extraction, and sin eating--and includes techniques for connecting with plant spirits \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Includes extensive field interviews with master shamans of all traditions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePlant Spirit Shamanism\u003c\/i\u003e, Ross Heaven and Howard G. Charing explore the use of one of the major allies of shamans for healing, seeing, dreaming, and empowerment--plant spirits. After observing great similarities in the use of plants among shamans throughout the world, they discovered the reason behind these similarities: Rather than dealing with the \"medical properties\" of the plants or specific healing techniques, shamans commune with the spirits of the plants themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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 \u003ci\u003epusanga\u003c\/i\u003e (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 ex-plore the world of plant spirits and make allies of their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Destiny Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594771187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.74d","brand":"Ross Heaven, Howard G. Charing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661116960924,"sku":"9781594771187","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_37b0dad4-bd1b-4181-93bb-49f9508bf287.jpg?v=1603898669","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/plant-spirit-shamanism-traditional-techniques-for-healing-the-soul-9781594771187","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}