“If science is defined or understood as a mode of seeking knowledge, a means of interpreting nature in a way that can be demonstrated to others, then the plant-medicine traditions of the Amazon as they have been practiced constitute an… — 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
“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… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“Among the Secoya, clear guidelines regulate preparation of the medicine. They are adamant about this preparation method and insist that the guidelines be followed.… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“REVIEW: Like a master artisan, Weisberger weaves together threads of anthropology, botany, ecology and psychology in an inspiring tapestry of ideas sure to keep… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“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
