The Four Winds: A Shaman's Odyssey into the Amazon (edition 1990)

by Alberto Villoldo

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In this narrative of spiritual discovery, the authors journey to Peru to investigate the jungle plant Ayabuasca, used by Indian shamans to access the four paths of the medicine wheel. Through ritual, ceremony and mind-wrenching potions, the authors enter a realm of mind and body.

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Title:	The Four Winds: A Shaman's Odyssey into the Amazon
Authors:	Alberto Villoldo
Info:	Harpercollins (1990), Edition: 1st, Hardcover
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In this narrative of spiritual discovery, the authors journey to Peru to investigate the jungle plant Ayabuasca, used by Indian shamans to access the four paths of the medicine wheel. Through ritual, ceremony and mind-wrenching potions, the authors enter a realm of mind and body.

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