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Plant Spirit Medicine: The Healing Power of Plants Paperback – January 1, 1991

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Ancient shamanic practice compelled the magician-healer first to make contact with the spirit of the plant to ask for its help before administering the herbal cure. This practice is alive today in Mexico among the traditional Indian shaman healers-principally the elder Huichol Indian shaman and plant spirit healer Don Guadalupe Gonzales Rios. Elliot Cowan reveals these ancient practices and guides the reader in the effective use of the wild herb plants in the area in which he or she lives. the result is a wonderful psychic and spiritual approach to holistic healing

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wild Flower Pr (January 1, 1991)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 164 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1893183114
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1893183117
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,412,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #599 in Native American Religion
- #2,289 in Herbal Remedies (Books)
- #2,510 in Native American Demographic Studies

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Eliot's journey as a healer began in the 1960s with the study and practice

of herbalism. He then became a master practitioner of five-element

acupuncture. Determined to find a way to access more deeply the

healing potential of plants, he rediscovered a millennial practice that

he named Plant Spirit Medicine (PSM). His book of the same title was

unprecedented in the Western world. Eliot then undertook a 12-year

apprenticeship with Don Guadalupe Gonzalez Rios, a shaman of the

indigenous Huichol people of Mexico. Rios initiated him as a shaman

in 1997 and upon his retirement in 2000 recognized Eliot as a guide to

shamanic apprentices in the Huichol tradition.

Eliot and his staff have been teaching PSM worldwide for more than 25

years and have trained more than 500 plant healers. He is the founder of

the Blue Deer Center(www.bluedeer.org) a nonprofit healing retreat center, whose

primary mission is to connect indigenous traditions with our modern cultures.

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David

very spiritual approach to this

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010

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I like this book. Other people say what they say. I like reviews that mention similar books, at least books on the same path, so I do that.
There Are No Incurable Diseases: Dr. Schulze's 30-Day Cleansing & Detoxification Program , School of Natural Healing Herbal Home Health Care , Herbal Healing for Women , Complete Medicinal Herbal (Natural care) can round this out, on the herbal side. For the Shamanic side, The Physics of Miracles: Tapping in to the Field of Consciousness Potential , Redneck Shaman , and The Future Is Yours: Do Something About It! are useful. There is a Sufi story about moths, and the only moth that really understands the candle is the one who gives himself totally to the light, and the light gives itself to him. This applies to shamanic work. Shamanic techniques work from the larger self, especially in service to others. Shamanism means working with the subconscious, and at times superconscious minds. It cannot be apprehended by the conscious mind, the ego. Without service, many things just don't work, or work only slightly. Whispers of the Ancients: Native Tales for Teaching and Healing in Our Time gives you some idea of how very different native storytelling is, and stories shape the Universe. Indigenous life, for which these techniques go hand in glove, can be approximated from Journey to the Ancestral Self: The Native Lifeway Guide to Living in Harmony With Earth Mother, Book 1 (Bk.1) These are very good basic books, to getting out of the box of Western culture, into the much more fascinating 7 worlds of the spiritual traveller. Wong Kiew Kit's books on Chi Kung show how ideas like this survive in Chinese culture, and Chinese Herbal medicine has aspects very similar to these. Wisdom of the Earth, by Barry Kapp, goes into similar ideas. Amazon doesn't have it in stock, though.

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Bernadette Wulf

This Book Is Awesome!

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As I read this book I kept getting goose bumps as the author told story after story of plant spirits healing various maladies. It made me want to go out and commune with the nearest plant! You'll find everything you need to get started on your plant spirit healing journey, but it will take the rest of your life to fully understand it, if ever. The author clearly comes from deep knowledge and experience of ancient healing secrets that are all but lost in the modern world.

Between this book and "The Secret Life of Plants" by Christopher Bird, I'll never think of plants the same way again. They are indeed sentient beings and we can develop a profound relationship with them, a relationship that can bring us healing at a very deep level. Even if you are not interested in the healing aspect, this book will shift your reality. It is well written, entertaining, and powerful.

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I liked this book because it had the ring of truth to it to me. The stories that he told concerning how the Plant Spirits appeared to him and others and how they effected a cure for the patient be it psychological or physiological were clear and compelling.

In another review a reader stated that he gave no instructions on how this communication was done yet there are beginners instructions on page 25.

In addition to the "case histories," there are interviews with other Shamanistic practitioners that are also very interesting.

I recommend this book to others who are seeking another way to be closer to Nature. This book is very inspirational to those on such a journey IMHO.

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P. Nearn

Magical

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2010

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I haven't felt the same about the plants and trees around me since the day I picked up Plant Spirit Medicine at the suggestion of a friend. This book is beautifully written and full of fascinating stories and ideas. It weaves a subtle magic just by the reading of it. If you want to open your heart to wonder and the possibility that healing can arrive in forms you've never even dreamed of, then definitely buy this book. And you might as well order two copies straight off because it's the kind of book that you can't wait to share with your friends, but you won't want to let your copy go. Enjoy!

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Frani W.

Do yourself a favor and get this one : )

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All I can say is Elliot Cowan imparts immense knowledge and wisdom in an easy to read format. Great introduction for those new to Shamanism, herbal healing etc.. will forever change the way you interact with nature.

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Jesness

Quick and interesting

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Quick read that just snags your interest and pulls you into wanting to know more. Must be read with an open mind as the more "logical" minds will dismiss it right off.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013

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I went to see a presentation of Cowan with the interest of listening about shamanism. I hear a lot of testimonials of people from the audience saying that this book changed their life. They are right. I was missing the knowledge of Plants Spirit Medicine.

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penelope

Love this book

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Excellent book, lots of information***very good condition***Blessing&Thank-you

Aguazul

Useful perspective for approaching Amazonian plant medicine

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I undertook a number of medicine plant diets in the Amazon, and whilst I felt and understood a few things, I never really connected very well. Then I read this book and learnt his approach, and practiced with Harner's drumming tracks before returning to the jungle. This worked very well for me. I explained what I was doing to the shaman I was working with, and he observed me as I worked, and listened to my accounts of my drumming journeys, and approved of the approach (he said it was different, but I would reach the same end-point). However he suggested that instead of heading down into the underworld in my visions to find the plant, I should head upwards. This lead to some amazing vision adventures, most memorably with Shihuahuaco. Whilst my experiences are nothing like what is described in this book, and I have not been lead to become a plant healer, the author's very honest and clear account of how he learns from and works with the plants was the starting point. So it was definitely worth reading from my point of view.

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Lynne Bedbrook

worth it.

Reviewed in Canada on August 5, 2016

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this is inspiring and a good read.

H.j.Roes

Plant spirit medicine

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This book, written by Eliot Cowan, is a must read for everyone interested in Shamanism and it's practical use in the healing art. Easy to read and explained I think that some basic knowledge of how shamanism works is necessary to understand and appreciate the knowledge which Mr. Cowan is sharing with us through this book. At some moment while reading I did wish I had encountered this book earlier. On the other hand I realized that this book came perfectly in time completing my own development in Shamanism. As the old paradigm says: when the student is ready the master appears. It is a well structured lecture including knowledge from all over the world. Although a master Mr. Cowan is always unpretentious. It is a good thing to experience that the true healing art is not lost and still alive and available in this world.

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Ruth

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2013

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Am halfway through and would recommend this excellent book for it's inspirational writing. To be re-read I fancy, often. Thankyou

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