BOIS SACRE

by Agnes Paicheler

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Genres: Plants, Nonfiction, Drugs, Spirituality, Psychology

Paperback

First published October 12, 2007

Reviews

[E. Bast · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Iboga" is a compelling read. The book is also a treasure for it's diversity of perspectives on this sacred medicine plant from Africa from three very different authors. Author Ravalec gives his highly personal account of traditional African Bwiti shamanic healing with iboga. He is adept at inviting the reader right into the scenes with him. Paicheler presents thorough, meticulous, well documented research on the history, medical, and social aspects of the plant. Mallendi presents the vital indigenous perspective, as an Africa Bwiti shaman. I highly recommended this book for anyone who is seriously interested in sacred medicine plants, shamanism, African diaspora issues, holistic addiction recovery, indigenous peoples rights, and drug policy reform.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

You must have a sense of humor to read this book, and a bit of experience helps too. Told with an almost sing-song element at times, the two authors switch back and forth between chapters to illustrate the incredibly complex world of Bwiti. It's not something you can precisely describe... and the authors fully embrace that fact, slipping in and out of science and vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes. To those who haven't experienced Africa, it feels like "interesting... but this guy seems a little out there" and those who have... you will find yourself belly laughing in public.

[Cameron · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although the only popular book on the topic of Bwiti initiations, I hated the first half of this book. It was almost unintelligible. The last half got into the topic and provided some good insight into how the medicine is used and the experiences/benefits from usage. There's a lot more to this story than this book provides. If you want to learn about the medicine, stick to the last half.