Table of Contents
Dedication and Thanks ix
Cleansing the Doors of Perception Dr David Luke 1
Following the Flight of a Hummingbird Ross Heaven 8
Chapter 1 The Condor and the Hummingbird: An Andean Fable 15
Chapter 2 Sunlight and San Pedro: A Healing Ceremony in the Andes 22
Chapter 3 The World Beyond Paradise: A Personal Perspective: The Healing Experience of San Pedro 32
Chapter 4 Hummingbird Medicine: The History and Use of San Pedro 47
Chapter 5 'Paradise is in the Plant': The Perspective of Science 70
Chapter 6 The Outsider Woman: The Perspective and Experiences of the Healer 90
Chapter 7 The Journeys of Others: The Perspectives of the Healed: The Accounts of San Pedro Drinkers 117
Chapter 8 'Every Illness is Psychosomatic': The Mind-Body Connection: The Perspective of Western Psychology in Relation to San Pedro Healing 172
Chapter 9 'The Hummingbird Takes Us to God': The San Pedro Cosmology: The Perspective of Andean Healing and Curanderismo 186
Chapter 10 'That God Quit a Long Time Ago': Perspectives on God and San Pedro 207
Chapter 11 The Journey of the Hummingbird: The Lessons of San Pedro 223
Notes 235
Glossary 247
About the Author 251
Disclaimer 252
Index 253
