Friday, 7 November 2008

Plant Spirit Shamanism Exploring Plant Consciousness

Plant Spirit Shamanism Exploring Plant Consciousness
In this groundbreaking series titled 'Plant Spirit Consciousness', we will explore techniques to communicate with the plant world, accessing their elder species wisdom for personal and collective healing. The modern West has dismissed the idea that plants have awareness, but indigenous cultures believe that plants possess consciousness and have a spirit, as well. Some recent scientific research supports the shamanic worldview, such as the research on plant sentience explored in the book "The Secret Life of Plants".

The visionary plants - Ayahuasca, Mushrooms, Peyote, Iboga, and so on - can help the modern mind access the indigenous way of knowledge and thought. For many people, shamanic experience provides an opening into the hidden dimensions of plant knowledge and wisdom. By exploring shamanic traditions, you can learn time-honored techniques for making this connection.

While we as human beings make use of plants constantly - our clothing, our food, our medicine - we rarely make a conscious connection with the plant world, which some indigenous groups call the "green nation." One basic insight that many people bring back from visionary plant work is that we as humans urgently need to redefine our relationship to nature, from believing we have dominion over it to realizing we are part of it. As we discover this, we realize that the nonhuman beings surrounding us, including plants, have crucial knowledge to transmit to us. It is not only the visionary plants such as ayahuasca that have much to teach us: many plants have teachings we can access when we learn how to listen and receive from them.

In this course, you will explore the wisdom of plants and ways to access their intelligence to deepen your connection with nature and become more resilient, self-sufficient, and healthy.

In this series you will:


* Learn practical exercises to explore plant consciousness and work directly with plant allies to connect with a profound wisdom and intelligence
* Expand our understanding of healing to include shamanic approach to disease and depression as spiritual imbalance, revealing paths towards personal transformation, increased vitality, and achieving greater health
* Explore the physical and psycho-spiritual properties of the plants themselves, from the familiar tobacco to the exotic and controversial pusanga, the famed 'love potion' of the Amazon
* Probe deeply into the mystery of the potent and transformative Ayahuasca, revealing the 'spirit vine's' recent history, the experience of ceremony, the shamans who perform them, and the myth and origins of the brew itself
* Discuss the significance of the visionary experience itself through the teachings and art of Pablo Amaringo
* Address the problem of institutional reactions against this type of exploration, and discuss safe ways to access the inner depths of our being
* Discover the concept of the 'diet,' a body of practices through which the shaman incorporates the plant spirit into their own and learns from the plant itself how to invoke the healing power

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* The Secret Life Of Plants Documentary
* Plants of the Gods Documentary Film
* Peyote to LSD : A Psychedelic Odyssey
* Cannabis, Hemp Seeds : A Good Source Of Food !
* Shamans of the Amazon : The Ayahuasca Experience
* Amanita Muscaria : Fly Agaric Documentary