By Michael Harner (editor) — 1973
Anthropologists report their findings on the use and importance of hallucinogenic plants in shamanistic practices.
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Whether you live in a mountain cabin or a city loft, plant spirits present themselves to us everywhere. Since its first printing in 1995, Plant Spirit Medicine has passed hand-to-hand among countless readers drawn to indigenous spirituality and all things alive and green.
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