Full Description
Inspiring teachings centered on navigating our world's collective challenges with indigenous wisdom and the power of psychedelics
• With contributions from Christopher Bache, Zoe Helene, Dennis McKenna, Martina Hoffmann, The Dank Duchess, Jamie Wheal, Grandmother Maria Alice, and others
• Explores the immense healing intelligence of nature, the wisdom of ancient Indigenous prophecies and shamanic practices, the importance of the Divine Feminine for environmental regeneration, and the crucial role of psychedelic and entheogenic plants in initiating transformations of consciousness
Exploring the way forward for humanity in the face of unprecedented crisis, more than 25 contributors show how the wisdom of Indigenous peoples and the power of psychedelics can help us enact the radical shift in consciousness necessary to navigate the collapse of the old world order and the birth of a new consciousness.
We hear from psychedelic visionaries Christopher Bache, Zoe Helene, Wade Davis, Chris Kilham, Laurel Sugden, and others on the promise of psychedelic medicines for spiritual and healing work. We learn about Indigenous stories to support our transformation from Native American leader Solana Booth, ancestral memory from Grandmother Maria Alice Campos Freire, cannabis's role in world building from Minelli Eustàcio-Costa, the ritual roots of talking plants from Michael Stuart Ani, and alchemy across the arc of time from shaman Ya'Acov Darling Khan. We also hear from cannabis grower The Dank Duchess; Tyson Yunkaporta, Australian Aboriginal artist and scholar; visionary artist Martina Hoffmann; activist Duane Elgin; Kohenet Rachel Kann, ordained Jewish priestess and ceremonialist; and several other wise leaders for our time.
Throughout these profound essays we are reminded of the immense healing intelligence of our plant allies, of the wisdom of shamanic practices, of the importance of the Divine Feminine for environmental regeneration, and of the crucial role of entheogenic plants in initiating transformations of consciousness and healing our world's collective disconnection from Spirit.
Contents
Foreword
Julie A. Holland, M.D.
Acknowledgments and Expressions of Gratitude
Introduction: Embracing an Essential Vision
Stephen Gray
1 The Birth of the Future Human
Christopher M. Bache, Ph.D.
2 The Great Medicines: A Primer (Mostly)
Stephen Gray and Contributors
3 Psychedelic Feminism: When My Heart Hurts
Zoe Helene
4 Our Story Is Our Future! Four Stories of Our Planetary Journey That Serve the Well-Being of All Life
Duane Elgin, Ph.D.
5 The Turning of the Soil
Belinda Eriacho
6 The Cosmic Orphan and the Wound of the World
Jamie Wheal
7 Ancestral Memory: The Flowering of the Seed
Grandmother Maria Alice Campos Freire
8 Out Past the Shipping Lanes
Chris Kilham
9 The Role of Visionary Art in Elevating Global Consciousness
Martina Hoffmann
10 Becoming Divine Beings
G. William Barnard, Ph.D.
11 Beyond Measure: Reflections on Experienced Realities in an Awakening Universe
Dennis McKenna, Ph.D.
12 The Beckoning Reckoning
Rachel Kann
13 The Psychedelic Journey: Past, Present, Future
Wade Davis, Ph.D.
14 Mama Ganja's Role in World Building
Minelli Eustàcio-Costa
15 The Tether
Tyson Yunkaporta, Ph.D.
16 Save a Dragon, Slay the Grail
Laurel Sugden
17 Are We Alone with Our Fate?
Bruce Damer, Ph.D.
18 Plants and Subjectivities: Learning from Plants
Ailton Krenak, Ph.D.
19 First Aides: Indigenous Stories to Heal Our Relationship with Mother Earth
Solana Booth
20 Pure Consciousness Is at Play
chad charles
21 Mamafesta
The Teafaerie
22 Bringing It Home: More Inspirational Quotes for the Path
23 From Lead to Gold: Alchemy across the Arc of Time
Ya'Acov Darling Khan
24 The Ritual Roots of Talking Plants
Michael Stuart Ani
25 Growing Cannabis: Submitting to the Wisdom of the Plant
The Dank Duchess
26 The Cosmic Punch Line
Adam Strauss
27 What Really Matters
Bruce Damer, Ph.D.
In Conclusion
Stephen Gray
Glossary
Notes
Selected Bibliography and Recommended Reading
