Pharmako/Dynamis: Stimulating Plants, Potions, & Herbcraft
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1562791257 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"the way to go" according to Brian Wallace (Co-author of It's Not Your Hair). a wonderfully creative book - in design and content. This incredible, magical book was obviously formed from an amazing mind who looked beyond normal book requirements and envisioned something that would satisfy (like the subject matter) beyond expectations.Bravo to the author, publisher and designer for an all-around spectacular work.. The whole Pharmako series is worth reading Dale Pendell's "Pharmako" series is an excellent resource for those interested in the relation of human cultures to plants, especially plants with consciousness-changing properties. The author devotes sections to each of a wide array of different plants, as well as sections dealing tangentially with aspects of the "Poison Path". One of the most refreshing aspects of the series is the way it deals with the whole spectrum of t. Stimulating plants. Since my own interests include gardening, herbs, plant poisons, and natural pharmaceuticals such as caffeine, I quickly decided Dale Pendell's PHARMAKO-DYNAMIS and PHARMAKO-POEIA were must-read books for me. These books are also for historians, drug counselors, people who write laws associated with drug use, those concerned with the impoverishment of countries invaded by world-based industrialized corporations, and drug user
He has led workshops on ethnobotany and ethnopoetics for the Naropa Institute and the Botanical Preservation Corps.. His work appeared in Entheogens and the Future of Religion. About the AuthorDale Pendell is a poet, software engineer, and longtime student of ethnobotany. His poetry has appeared in many journals, and he was the founding editor of Kuksu: Journal of Backcountry Writing
Dale Pendell is a poet, software engineer, and longtime student of ethnobotany. His poetry has appeared in many journals, and he was the founding editor of Kuksu: Journal of Backcountry Writing. He has led workshops on ethnobotany and ethnopoetics for the Naropa Institute and the Botanical Preservation Corps.. His work appeared in Entheogens and the Future of Religion
Through poetry, chemistry, and a generous sprinkling of arcane lore, Pendell weaves and twists the many threads of tradition into a singularly bewitching brew. He has led workshops on ethnobotany and ethnopoetics for the Naropa Institute and the Botanical Preservation Corps.. His poetry has appeared in many journals, and he was the founding editor of KUKSU: Journal of Backcountry Writing. "Dale Pendell reactivates the ancient connection between the bardic poet and the shaman."—Terence McKennaIn Pharmako/Dynamis, Dale Pendell continues his exploration of psychoactive plants begun in Pharmako/Poeia. Pharmacognosy is the study of the composition, production, use, and history of drugs of