Consciousness Medicine
Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth
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Narrated by:
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Diana Gardiner
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Françoise Bourzat
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Written by:
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Françoise Bourzat
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Kristina Hunter
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Ralph Metzner Ph.D.
About this listen
Psychedelic medicines also known as entheogens are entering the mainstream. And it’s no wonder: despite having access to the latest wellness trends and advances in technology, we’re no healthier, happier, or more meaningfully connected. Psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, and LSD—as well as other time-tested techniques with the power to shift consciousness such as drumming, meditation, and vision quests—are now being recognized as potent catalysts for change and healing. But how do we ensure that we’re approaching them effectively?
Françoise Bourzat—a counselor and experienced guide with sanctioned training in the Mazatec and other indigenous traditions—and healer Kristina Hunter introduce a holistic model focusing on the threefold process of preparation, journey, and integration. Drawing from more than thirty years of experience, Bourzat’s skillful and heartfelt approach presents the therapeutic application of expanded states, without divorcing them from their traditional contexts. Consciousness Medicine delivers a coherent map for navigating nonordinary states of consciousness, offering an invaluable contribution to the field of healing and transformation.©2019 Françoise Bourzat and Kristina Hunter (P)2019 North Atlantic Books
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What the critics say
"Francoise has been a student and friend of mine for over thirty years.... When I met Francoise, she was soft-spoken, alert, respectful, and very observant. She was at home. Our Native American way of life is not a religion, it is a "Way of Life." When I met Francoise, she was living this way of life, living in the mountains, living in nature and teaching her students they are one with nature. Francoise was already connected to our Mother Earth and our Way of Life was not a mystery or difficult for her to connect to." (Marilyn Youngbird, Chief Woman among Chiefs, Arikara Nation)
"Consciousness Medicine is an insightful and inspiring introduction to expanded states of consciousness. Françoise Bourzat combines an intimate personal account with the most comprehensive and practical guide I have seen to transpersonal experience and shamanic work, emphasizing the three cornerstones of preparation, journeying and - of essential importance - integration." (Gabor Maté MD, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction)
"Françoise is uniquely qualified to write this book. She not only has the multicultural training and a deep and real connection with indigenous traditional healing techniques, but she has for decades applied, tested, and extended these techniques, specifically for the training of Western therapists. Her own Western training was first class, and perhaps because of that, she is not caught up in idolizing or fantasizing the value of either Western psychodynamic therapies and research or these older systems of indigenous healing. Her work blends both in a blend appropriate for this time and this culture. She has no ideological ax to grind, but only to press for effective practice for the healer and for their clients." (James Fadiman, PhD, author of The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic and Sacred Journeys)
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- Steve Kruzeniski
- 2020-08-26
Great read
Beautifully weaving together science and sacred indigenous knowledge into practical and thought invoking information. A must for anyone looking to expand their own practice or begin their path of assisting others.
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- 2021-01-30
This book is a must read if on this path
This book is amazing, it's absolutely full of information that anyone who's interested in this field needs to know. This is a must read for anyone who wants to help others or themselves with these modalities.
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- oceanmotion
- 2021-02-16
A beautiful book for a beautiful being!
Great read for anyone interested in providing therapeutic support. Easy to listen to as well!
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- Daniel Smith
- 2021-08-11
Outstanding!
I found this book to be extremely insightful into the world of consciousness medicines.
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- 2020-12-20
Amazing 👏 Retreat in mexico: https://BLUAYA.com
Much respect for the work she has done and value of insights and learnings delivered to the psychedelic wellness community. We plan to apply some of these learnings to our retreats, https//bluaya.com 🙏
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- John Freebury
- 2023-07-16
Excellent and much needed.
We do not such disrespect to plant medicines through recreational drug use, and it's damaging spiritually. These words offer a way back into relation with a deeper and stronger medicine. Well organized too.
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