Sapo In My Soul

Author : Peter Gorman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692353496

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Sapo in My Soul by Peter Gorman Pdf

Peter Gorman's Sapo In My Soul is the story of the Western world's discovery of the powerful Matses frog medicine known as Sapo or Kambo. Part memoir, adventure story, magical mystery tour, jungle jaunt and documentary, Sapo In My Soul is also an essential guidebook to using the medicine traditionally. With over two dozen photos as well as stories and information on sapo's sister medicine nu-nu, Sapo In My Soul is a power-packed ride into uncharted terrain. Visit sapoinmysoul.com for Table of Contens, sample chapters and bonus material. What people are saying: "Adventurous, courageous and foolish in fairly equal measures, Peter has drunk, snorted, inhaled and otherwise extensively fed deeply from the ingenious pharmacopoeia of the Amazonian shamans. In his latest tale Sapo In My Soul, he recounts his dramatic discovery of the use of sapo frog among the Peruvian Matses. Using his well-developed eye for detail and driven by innate curiosity, Gorman shares his early days of sapo discovery, and sets the scene for the examination of sapo's novel peptides by pharmaceutical entities."

Author : Peter Gorman,Johan Fremin,Morgan Maher
Publisher : Johan Fremin
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781452882901

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Ayahuasca in My Blood by Peter Gorman,Johan Fremin,Morgan Maher Pdf

Finally, after 25 years of incubation, Peter Gorman's book is out. Ayahuasca in My Blood - 25 Years of Medicine Dreaming concerns his longstanding relationship with the Amazonian visionary medicine. Here's what people have said about it: "Unlike many writing about ayahuasca, Peter Gorman knows this plant and these forests long and well. Explorer, ethnobotanist, writer and raconteur - Gorman is uniquely qualified to tell this incredible tale. A wild mixture of adventure, horror, spirituality, tenderness, and insight, Ayahuasca in My Blood is most highly recommended!" -- Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D, President, Amazon Conservation Team and author of Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice. "Long before ayahuasca tourism became a pastime for rich gringos, Peter Gorman was knocking around Iquitos and the Amazon. He's traveled the rivers and quaffed the brew with the best (and the worst) of them and been way, way beyond the chrysanthemum on many a dark jungle night. This is the intensely personal story of an old-school jungle rat for whom ayahuasca is not just a hobby, but a life-long quest." -- Dennis McKenna, Ph.D, noted ethnopharmacologist, co-author of The Invisible Landscape, co-founder of the Institute of Natural Products Research and founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute. "I have known and traveled with Peter for almost a decade and was present for a number of the events he included in this book as well as many others. Don Julio was the most powerful man I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Further, as a trained scientist I believe the plant medicine truly offers a doorway to a rich world that needs to be understood in our postmodern lives. This is destined to become a must read for anyone who is serious about understanding the world of the shaman." -- Lynn Chilson - CEO Chilson Enterprises, Inc.

Author : Dana Micucci
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780835608985

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Sojourns of the Soul by Dana Micucci Pdf

Sojourns of the Soul differs from other inspirational travel books by providing a rare mix of in-depth wisdom and literary insights from the holistic view of one experienced female traveler. Dana Micucci gives a compelling account of her growing spiritual illumination through visits to some of the most sacred places on earth. Her lively, engaging narrative takes us to seven sites in all: the Australian outback, Angkor in Cambodia, the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, Lhasa in Tibet, Chichen Itza in the Yucatan; the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico, and Machu Picchu in Peru. Micucci links each visit with the awakening of a particular chakra- the chakras being the seven energy centers of the body associated in Hinduism with progressive enlightenment. In the afterword, she reflects on how her experiences continue to shape her life after resuming her career as a journalist in New York City: she finds she is more tolerant, can engage in daily activities with more heart-centered awareness, and can sustain states of joy and gratitude for longer periods of time. The book will be a page turner for readers who yearn for long-delayed adventure, with the added benefit that it is not just a journey log but more of a seeker’s manual; travel is simply the vehicle. Readers will find that they don’t have to travel to far-flung places for the spiritual inspiration available in their everyday lives. As Micucci says, “Each day brings new remembrances of our divinity, of the Divine presence in all beings, and of our eternal connection to each other. I am so grateful to be here NOW . . . with you.”

Author : Palmer Chinchen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781476761992

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Justice Calling by Palmer Chinchen Pdf

From the author of Barefoot Tribe, whose “manifesto offers hope and inspiration for people of all faiths” (Booklist), comes a spiritually exhilarating guide toward living a life full of purpose, authenticity, and justice. Growing up in Liberia, Palmer Chinchen often heard people say, “Carry me halfway.” Dangerous predators lurked in the dark, making it unsafe for anyone to walk alone in the jungle. So friends would gather to walk each other home. But they'd never actually stop halfway; they would always walk you all the way home. From years of experience, Chinchen has learned that this concept can also be applied to one's spirituality. The church does well carrying people halfway, but unfortunately, a great majority of churchgoers rarely mature past the halfway mark—leaving them to unknowingly lead spiritually underdeveloped lives, never nearing their full potential. The theology, Bible memorization, weeknight services, choir groups, and sermons are somehow not enough, and something often seems strangely missing, inadequate. We have been taught that we develop spiritually through knowing and introspection. But Chinchen offers another way, a way many have missed. In Carry Me Halfway Palmer Chinchen presents inspiring and practical ways to find the purpose, authenticity, and justice lacking in our lives. Heinvites us to walk together, all the way, toward selfless living and becoming far less concerned with self-preservation and personal piety. When we live like that...we grow. And we will be transformed.

Author : Don W. Hill M.D.,Tom Cavaretta
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480868502

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Vampiro by Don W. Hill M.D.,Tom Cavaretta Pdf

When the last outbreak of human vampirism occurred in the narrow oasis of New Mexico’s lower Rio Grande Valley, the oral tradition that had been passed on for centuries had yet again been sadly reconfirmed. Every two decades or so, one or more bloodthirsty ghouls appears and preys upon the vulnerable members of this small but tightly knit community. As a young curandera, or healer, Lorena Pastore was only twenty-five years old when the last outbreak occurred, and she remembers the shocking horror that spread throughout her beloved community at the time. She erroneously predicted that she would be well into her middle years of life for the next outbreak, but sadly, that is not the case. After a foolish man commits an egregious violation during a spiritual cleansing ritual, the seven years of peace is shattered. The malignant disease of human vampirism is re-incarnated, and Lorena is forced to flee across the Mexican border with a five-year-old in peril. Nathan’s father is becoming a lethal vampire, and the boy is now hunted—as is Lorena as she takes the child into her care and fights the outbreak destined to destroy her home and people.

Author : Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781496233066

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Breaking the Silence by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley Pdf

Breaking the Silence is the first comprehensive collection of literature from Liberia since before the nation's independence. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley has gathered work from the 1800s to the present, including poets and emerging young writers exploring contemporary literary traditions with African and African diaspora poetry that transcends borders. In this collection, Liberia's founding settlers wrestle with their identity as African free slaves in the homeland from which their ancestors were captured, and writers of the early twentieth and twenty-first centuries find themselves navigating a landscape at odds with itself. From poets of Liberia's past to young writers of the present, the contributors to this volume celebrate the beauty of their nation while mourning the devastation of a long, bloody civil war. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley is a professor of English, creative writing, and African literature at Pennsylvania State University-Altoona. She immigrated to the United States with her husband and children in 1991, during the Liberian civil war. Wesley is the winner of the Levinson Prize from the Poetry Foundation and is the author of six collections of poetry, including Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems, winner of the 2023 Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize; Becoming Ebony, a 2002 Crab Orchard Award winner; and When the Wanderers Come Home (Nebraska, 2016). She is a founder of Young Scholars of Liberia.

Author : Lauren Angelucci McDuffie
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781452168777

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Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest by Lauren Angelucci McDuffie Pdf

“Inventive, sumptuous recipes” from the writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey, a Saveur Best Blog finalist (Sonja Overhiser, author of Pretty Simple Cooking). Showcasing the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains: With over seventy delectable recipes and eighty stunning photographs organized by seasons, Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest is an evocative cookbook rooted in Appalachian ingredients and flavors that takes readers and cooks deep into the heart and soul of America. Lauren McDuffie uses modern cooking techniques to transform traditional comfort food with a mountain sensibility into inspired meals and menus for anyone. Each chapter opens with storytelling that echoes the folklore and tall tales of the region. Beautiful color photographs capture mouthwatering dishes for all occasions—from morning beverages to a show-stopping berry buckle—as well as the tools, fruits, flowers, and scenery of life in the Mountain South. From the mountains of southwestern Virginia, Lauren McDuffie is a writer, food stylist, photographer, and creator of the blog Harvest and Honey. Menu suggestions and wine pairings encompass a variety of meal occasions, from small plates to soups, salads, mains, sides, drinks, dessert, along with tips and techniques on canning, pickling, and preserving. Mouthwatering recipes include Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette, Slow-Roasted Onion and Golden Apple Soup, Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote, Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits and Mountain Gremolata, Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze, Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream, and many more. “[An] intimate and charmingly rendered collection of inspiring recipes.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author : Rebecca Audrey Johnson
Publisher : San Feliz Books
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788412510607

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The Immaculate by Rebecca Audrey Johnson Pdf

Esther’s life is going nowhere after she dropped out of uni, while her friends seem to have it all. She’s still single, working in a pet shop, and smoking way too much weed. When she’s roped into her friend’s 30th birthday trip to Mexico City, Esther dares to strike out on her own… and is drawn into a quest for self-discovery and lost origins that takes her across oceans, cultures, and even time, to find answers.

Author : Robert M. Sapolsky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780735222786

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Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky Pdf

Why do we do the things we do? Over a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its genetic inheritance. And so the first category of explanation is the neurobiological one. What goes on in a person's brain a second before the behavior happens? Then he pulls out to a slightly larger field of vision, a little earlier in time: What sight, sound, or smell triggers the nervous system to produce that behavior? And then, what hormones act hours to days earlier to change how responsive that individual is to the stimuli which trigger the nervous system? By now, he has increased our field of vision so that we are thinking about neurobiology and the sensory world of our environment and endocrinology in trying to explain what happened. Sapolsky keeps going--next to what features of the environment affected that person's brain, and then back to the childhood of the individual, and then to their genetic makeup. Finally, he expands the view to encompass factors larger than that one individual. How culture has shaped that individual's group, what ecological factors helped shape that culture, and on and on, back to evolutionary factors thousands and even millions of years old. The result is one of the most dazzling tours de horizon of the science of human behavior ever attempted, a majestic synthesis that harvests cutting-edge research across a range of disciplines to provide a subtle and nuanced perspective on why we ultimately do the things we do...for good and for ill. Sapolsky builds on this understanding to wrestle with some of our deepest and thorniest questions relating to tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition, morality and free will, and war and peace. Wise, humane, often very funny, Behave is a towering achievement, powerfully humanizing, and downright heroic in its own right.

Author : Lars Kepler
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771095825

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The Nightmare by Lars Kepler Pdf

Lars Kepler returns with an internationally bestselling follow up to the wildly successful debut thriller The Hypnotist. He knows your darkest dreams. Then he makes them come true. After spellbinding audiences in The Hypnotist, Detective Inspector Joona Linna is back in The Nightmare, which has already sold 190,000 copies in Sweden just one week after publication. On a summer night, police recover the body of a young woman from an abandoned pleasure boat drifting around the Stockholm archipelago. Her lungs are filled with brackish water, and the forensics team is sure that she drowned. Why, then, is the pleasure boat still afloat, and why are there no traces of water on her clothes or body? The next day, a man turns up dead in his state apartment in Stockholm, hanging from a lamphook in the ceiling. All signs point to suicide, but the room has a high ceiling, and there's not a single piece of furniture around -- nothing to climb on.b Joona Linna begins to piece together the two mysteries, but the logistics are a mere prelude to a dizzying and dangerous course of events. At its core, the most frightening aspect of The Nightmare isn't its gruesome crimes -- it's the dark psychology of its characters, who show us how blind we are to our own motives.

Author : Douglas Fraser,Herbert M. Cole
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Art
ISBN : 0299058247

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African Art and Leadership by Douglas Fraser,Herbert M. Cole Pdf

A scholarly analysis of the close relationships among the structure, function, and history of the sub-Saharan African arts.

Author : Orby Shipley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000382356

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The Ritual of the Altar ... by Orby Shipley Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019116665

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The Ritual of the Altar: Containing the Office of Holy Communion, with Rubrical Directions, Private Prayers, and Ritual Music, According to the Use of the Church of England; Together with Directions for the Sacred Ministers ... Various Collects, Epistles and Gospels, and an Appendix of General Rubrics. Edited by the Rev. Orby Shipley by Anonim Pdf

Author : Vecchi, Veronica,Casalini, Francesca,Cusumano, Niccolò
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781802205619

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Public-Private Collaborations for Long-Term Investments by Vecchi, Veronica,Casalini, Francesca,Cusumano, Niccolò Pdf

This book offers a unique framework to understand how public institutions and private investors can collaborate to sustain long term investments (LTIs), with a specific focus on public-private partnership for infrastructure, blended finance mechanisms, and impact investing.

Author : Ernesto Quiñonez
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804154055

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Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quiñonez Pdf

In this "thriller with literary merit" (Time Out New York), a stunning narrative combines the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley. Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty—and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder. "Bodega is a fascinating character. . . . The story [Quiñonez] tells has energy and verve." —The New York Times Book Review