“The Secoya are trapped between the devastating effects of the colonization frontier and their rich traditional past, which is proving to be as fragile a reality and as fleeting a memory as the most powerful visions of their esoteric science.… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“If science is defined or understood as a mode of seeking knowledge, a means of interpreting nature in a way that can be demonstrated… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“Shamanism explores an area that contemporary Western science knows little about- the mind.” — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“Like the burning of the ancient library at Alexandria or the supremely ignorant incineration of stacks of invaluable Mayan codices, the loss of knowledge we are experiencing as the last of the traditional elders pass from this physical plane of existence without heirs to their knowledge- as well as the very environment in which sacred plants grow- is a tragedy… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“Among the Secoya, clear guidelines regulate preparation of the medicine. They are adamant about this preparation method and insist that the guidelines be followed. I've already discussed some fundamentals of harvesting the plants. When respected, all the elements and subtle factors combine to make a potent and efficacious medicine, necessary for a positive and healing ceremony.” — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“REVIEW: Like a master artisan, Weisberger weaves together threads of anthropology, botany, ecology and psychology in an inspiring tapestry of ideas sure to keep discerning readers warm and hopeful in these cold and desolate times.Unlike other texts, which ordinarily prescribe structural (ie. social, political, economic) solutions to the global crisis of environmental destruction, Rainforest Medicine hones in on the root… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“When speaking of the mighty Andes and the so-called "eyebrows" country at the range's eastern base- the Tropical Wet Forest region-I am first obliged… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“Nature follows the way of the celestial immortals, the never-failing source of inspiration, the eternal masters of this and all sacred medicine traditions.” — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“Before my first visit to Waorani territory, I was introduced to don Casimiro Mamallacta, a traditional Kichwa healer and family man living in the… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“The Secoya are trapped between the devastating effects of the colonization frontier and their rich traditional past, which is proving to be as fragile… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“The Waorani carry out a similar diet with their arrow poison, called curare or, in their language, oomae. This is another amazing product of… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“In the collision between the remoteness and purity of the rainforest realms and the crassness of consumer culture, the difference is so extreme that… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
