San Pedro Huachuma: Opening the Pathways of the Heart

by Javier Regueiro, Harry Chavez (Cover)

“San Pedro / Opening The Pathways Of The Heart” is an invitation to explore and reconnect with our inner landscapes with the help of San Pedro, also known in South America as Huachuma. San Pedro (Echinopsis pachanoi) is a psychoactive cactus native of the Andes, but more importantly it’s an ancestral medicine that has been used for millennia for healing and ceremonial purposes.Our Western psychic and psychological make-up differs radically from that of Andean people, and our needs as modern people differ just as much from the needs of the ancestors and inhabitants of this land. This book intends to bridge such cultural gap in ways that honor the wealth of wisdom gathered through centuries of native studies and experimentation, and at the same time address our present day state of emotional disconnection and spiritual confusion, which are at the root of most physical, emotional, and mental diseases.Javier Regueiro draws a comprehensive and practical map for exploring consciousness using this ancestral medicine by sharing from his extensive knowledge as a plant medicine person, his personal experiences, and those of the many people he has guided over the years using this medicine.

Genres: Spirituality

316 pages, Paperback

Published September 12, 2017

Reviews

[Lorena Schuth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really enjoyed this. A friend recommended it to me for Plant Medicine integration when I told them I was going to sit with San Pedro. Prior to this I had sat with Ayahuasca and integration was more than a struggle for me which made me nervous to sit with the Grandfather as well. However, this time integration is much "easier" (if there is such a thing - I mean in comparison ...). This is probably due to a few factors, like the medicine itself, and my experience with plant medicine integration before. However, I do believe that this book played a part as well. It's been a huge help in making me pick apart the lessons I've learnt and how they connect to each other and helping me make sense of everything. It's very, very informative, and very loving and compassionate - just like the medicine itself. Would highly recommend this book to anyone sitting with San Pedro - both as preparation and for post ceremony integration.

[Silvio · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Mason Dupuis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of practical wisdom for someone new to navigating plant medicine, all subjective but well worth the read.