Plants of the Gods: Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers - Revised guide to ritual uses of psychoactive plants

Psychoactive plants in ritual life: "Plants of the Gods" presents a revised classic study of sacred, healing, and hallucinogenic flora used in shamanic ceremonies around the world. The book links ethnographic and cultural practice to scientific framing, offering explanations of the plants' biochemistry alongside descriptions of the prayers, songs, and dances tied to use. It emphasizes how different cultures treat these “plants of the gods” as transformative and sacred, including their role in “other dimensions of consciousness.” A cross-referenced reference structure connects plants with illness, preparation, season of collection, and chemical constituents, and is supported by a large set of rare photographs of plants, people, ceremonies, and related art.