Book Title: When Plants Dream
Author: Daniel Pinchbeck
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that has a long history of ritual use among indigenous groups of the Upper Amazon. Made from the ayahuasca vine and the leaves of a shrub, it is associated with healing in collective ceremonies and in more intimate contexts, generally under the direction of specialist " an ayahuasquero. These are experienced practitioners who guide the ceremony and the drinkers experience.
