{"product_id":"psychedelic-plant-medicines-of-the-biatriz-caiuby-labate-9798889842439","title":"Psychedelic Plant Medicines of the Americas: History, Traditions, and Indigenous Voices","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential new anthology that reveals the cultural, medicinal, and spiritual traditions behind marijuana, mushrooms, ayahuasca, and other psychedelics, informed by both Western and Indigenous science\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if your psychedelic journey could be even more meaningful? What if, instead of seeing a trip as an escape from the world, we saw it as an entryway into numerous time-tested Indigenous traditions, each full of vast histories with valuable insights--lessons we can incorporate into our own journeys? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Psychoactive Plants in the Americas \u003c\/i\u003eencourages this far greater, fuller mind-expansion. An anthology of 23 psychedelic-specific articles, written by historians, anthropologists, and psychologists, it includes extensive interviews with Indigenous Latin American practitioners and a deep understanding of Western science. Altogether, it offers the broadest, most up-to-date perspectives of any book on the field of psychedelics yet, including examinations of: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMarijuana\u003c\/b\u003e's colonial history in Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePsilocybin\u003c\/b\u003e mushrooms' actual traditional use--which contradicts common, mistaken assumptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAyahuasca\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003epeyote'\u003c\/b\u003es roles in Native rituals, and their subsequent cultural appropriation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany more psychotropic drugs, including \u003cb\u003ecoca\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003etobacco\u003c\/b\u003e snuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology is a critical reminder, at a time when psychedelics continue to become more popular and accepted within Western society, that these practices are not just part of a counterculture--in many places, they are central to the culture. And with the rise of psychedelic tourism, some of those cultures and cosmologies are now being put at risk. Gaining a greater understanding of why people have used and continue to use these psychedelics--informed by those with the deepest histories of experience--is only growing more important. There's never been a better time to not only gain a greater understanding of yourself, but also a deeper, more rooted understanding of psychedelics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Biatriz Caiuby Labate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889842439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Biatriz Caiuby Labate","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965470097663,"sku":"9798889842439","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_105d0eb5-351a-40ab-8b1b-a1903375bcd5.jpg?v=1767280782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psychedelic-plant-medicines-of-the-biatriz-caiuby-labate-9798889842439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}