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Part biography, part document of spiritual wisdom, Forest of Visions is a fascinating story that satisfies on many levels. Author Alex Polari de Alverga spent years as a political prisoner during the military's rule of Brazil. Here he recounts his spiritual transformation after release under the tutelage of Padrinho Sebastião Mota de Mela, one of the founders of the Santo Daime religion. Forest of Visions is also a study of the inner workings of their utopian community of 500 souls in the heart of the Amazonian rainforest. The Santo Daime is a Christian/indigenous synchretic religion that centres around the drinking of a sacramental psychedelic tea called Ayahuasca as a shortcut to spiritual revelation and growth. After years of study, the Brazilian government decided that Ayahuasca was of positive benefit to society and church members, and so declared it wholly legal. There are now approximately 50 Santo Daime churches around the world, including the US, Japan and Holland, with various legal statures. The forward by Stephen Larsen, author of The Shaman's Doorway and the preface by Jonathan Goldman provide an informative transition from our world to the realm of this mysterious and unique Amazonian cult. --P. Randall Cohan
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"This tale is an insider's experience and personal transformation with the drug plant ayahuasca (Banisteriopis caapi)-said to produce harmony with nature and with others-and the religious philosophy surrounding it."
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Part biography, part document of spiritual wisdom, Forest of Visions is a fascinating story that satisfies on many levels. Author Alex Polari de Alverga spent years as a political prisoner during the military's rule of Brazil. Here he recounts his spiritual transformation after release under the tutelage of Padrinho Sebastião Mota de Mela, one of the founders of the Santo Daime religion. Forest of Visions is also a study of the inner workings of their utopian community of 500 souls in the heart of the Amazonian rainforest. The Santo Daime is a Christian/indigenous synchretic religion that centres around the drinking of a sacramental psychedelic tea called Ayahuasca as a shortcut to spiritual revelation and growth. After years of study, the Brazilian government decided that Ayahuasca was of positive benefit to society and church members, and so declared it wholly legal. There are now approximately 50 Santo Daime churches around the world, including the US, Japan and Holland, with various legal statures. The forward by Stephen Larsen, author of The Shaman's Doorway and the preface by Jonathan Goldman provide an informative transition from our world to the realm of this mysterious and unique Amazonian cult. --P. Randall Cohan
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"This tale is an insider's experience and personal transformation with the drug plant ayahuasca (Banisteriopis caapi)-said to produce harmony with nature and with others-and the religious philosophy surrounding it."
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