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| Introduction: Before We Start Dreaming Together | |
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| The Origin and Purpose of This Book | |
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| Salvia divinorum, The Shepherdess | |
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| An Introduction to Diviner's Sage (The Shepherdess), Its Shamanic Uses, and Its Contemporary Form, Salvinorin A | |
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| The Quest in Peru | |
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| Beginning the Shamanic Exploration of Salvia (Salvinorin 20X Concentrate) in Iquitos | |
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| The Search for the Spirit of the Plant and Its Applications for Healing | |
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| A Diet of Salvia and Its Use with San Pedro and Ayahuasca | |
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| The Quest in Spain | |
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| Working in a Ceremonial Context (5X-100X Concentrate) | |
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| Using the Mesa | |
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| Ritual Experiences and the Beginning of a Dialogue with Salvia | |
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| Continuing the Quest in Spain | |
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| Salvia Healing: A Client Study | |
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| Repeating the Diet and the Application of Salvia for Healing Anxiety, Depression, and Addictive Behavior (5X Concentrate and Leaves) | |
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| Plant Spirit Wisdom | |
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| Bringing Questers Together | |
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| The Experiences of Participants in Salvia Ceremonies (5X and 20X Concentrates) | |
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| The Questing of Others | |
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| Accounts from Salvia Users in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Greece, and Spain (Various Concentrates) | |
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| The Teachings of The Shepherdess | |
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| Threads and Themes from the Path of Sage | |
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| Exploring the Evidence Based on the Accounts of Nearly 50 Users and Almost 100 Trip Reports | |
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| What Is Salvia Telling Us? | |
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| How Does It Heal? | |
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| How Should We Interact with It? | |
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| Its Messages for Humanity | |
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| Dieting The Shepherdess: A DNA Fantasy | |
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| The Purpose of the Ally and the Dietary Encounter with Ska Maria | |
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| The Nature of the Ally: Some Questions | |
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| On Reflection, a Summary: What Can You Expect from Your Meeting with The Shepherdess? | |
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| Loose Ends | |
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| A Note on the People You've Met in This Book | |
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| Postscript: The Third Salvia Diet | |
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| A Dictionary of Salvia Symbols | |
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| Notes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |