Introduction
The Mystery of San Pedro
Ross Heaven
Part 1
San Pedro Shamans and Shamanism
1 Shamanism and Curanderismo
The Approach to Healing in Peru
Ross Heaven
2 Traditions of San Pedro Healing: Ancient and Modern
An Interview with Rubén Orellana
Ross Heaven and La Gringa
3 San Pedro, the “Miracle Healer”
An Interview with La Gringa, an Andean San Pedro Shaman
Ross Heaven
4 Working Practically with San Pedro
Michael Simonato
Part 2
The Western Mind
5 The Anaconda and the Hummingbird
Sacraments of the Lowland Rain Forest and the Highest Mountains
Eve Bruce, M.D.
6 Notes on Getting Cactus Lodged in Your Reducing Valve
San Pedro and Psychic Abilities
David Luke, Ph.D.
7 Heaven and the Hummingbird
Morgan Maher
Part 3
San Pedro Healing
8 San Pedro Healing--An Overview
Ross Heaven
9 San Pedro and the Cure of Addiction
Tracie Thornberry
10 Healing an Abusive Past
Alexia Gidding
11 New Insights, Emotional and Physical Healing
Robyn Silvanen
12 The Universal Heart
Daniel Moler
13 Deciding to Live Not Die
Sonna-Ra
Part 4
San Pedro and Creativity
14 San Pedro in Art and Music
Ross Heaven
15 San Pedro
Inspiration and Art
David “Slocum” Hewson
16 San Pedro and the Healing of the Divine Mother
Peter Sterling
17 The Songs of San Pedro
Ross Heaven
Conclusions
The Gifts of San Pedro
Ross Heaven
Appendix
San Pedro Testimonials
About the Author
Index
Ross Heaven is a psychologist, healer and workshop facilitator and presenter with extensive training in the shamanic, transpersonal, and psychospiritual traditions. The author of more than 10 books, including Plant Spirit Shamanism, he teaches workshops on shamanism and plant medicines in Spain and England and coordinates trips to Peru to work with indigenous plant shamans. He lives in Spain and the United Kingdom.
“This is a simply splendid book! Ross Heaven has written and edited
an insightful and information-filled volume including reports from
several shamans who have worked for many years with San Pedro. We
finally have a definitive book on this remarkable psychedelic
plant. Thank you for opening so many doors, Ross Heaven.”
*James Fadiman, Ph.D., author of The Psychedelic Explorer’s
Guide*
“An amiable, intelligent, and passionate introduction to the sacred
medicine of the Andes. Ross Heaven’s Cactus of Mystery is valuable
not only as an orientation toward the ancient Huachuma tradition
but also as an exploration of the experiences of healing and
creativity common to all sacred medicine traditions.”
*Robert Tindall, author of The Jaguar that Roams the Mind and The
Shamanic Odyssey*
“This book brings to light the possibilities that await us as an
evolved conscious species if we reach out and communicate with
plant species in a true ‘communion.’”
*Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide Magazine, April 2013*
“In conclusion, due to the paucity of literary information on San
Pedro, this is a particularly needed book for not only does it
bring this cactus to a wider audience, raising awareness of its
potentials for healing, it also manages to bring together diverse
and interesting disciplinary takes on the plant. Heaven, whose own
knowledge and experience is clearly a wealth in itself, has
collated an admirable selection of texts that provides the reader
with a thorough perspective.”
*Psychedelic Press UK, August 2013*
“Ross details the rituals surrounding the traditional ceremonies
involved – from the Mesa (or ‘control panel’) required to focus the
ceremony, the songs sung to invoke particular energies of cardinal
archetypes, to the diet required for the shaman to approach the
spirit of the plant in an impeccable fashion – an absolute
necessity for a successful healing session, and much more. Comes
highly recommended.”
*Odyssey Magazine, October 2013*
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