{"product_id":"liquid-light-ayahuasca-spirituality-and-the-santo-daime-tradition","title":"Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Tradition","description":"The Santo Daime is a syncretic religion that arose in the Amazon region of Brazil in the middle of the twentieth century and now has churches throughout the world. Its spiritual practice is based around the sacramental use of ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew consumed only within regular ceremonies. In Liquid Light, G. William Barnard―an initiate of the religion and a scholar of religious studies―considers the religious practice and transformative inner experiences of the Santo Daime community.\n\nImmersing readers in his own journeys into nonordinary states of consciousness, Barnard provides a vivid as well as introspective depiction of the dramatic ritual and visionary worlds that a practitioner of this tradition encounters. He combines striking first-person accounts of the ritual life of the Santo Daime with accessible examinations of the psychological and philosophical significance of mystical states and mediumship. Bridging insider and outsider perspectives on religious experience, Barnard demonstrates how the Santo Daime offers its practitioners a transformative and profoundly illuminating spiritual path. Liquid Light also reflects on the broader implications of psychedelics, arguing that entheogenic religions can shed light on a wide range of key philosophical questions concerning consciousness, selfhood, and reality.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0231186614\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0231186614.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Barnard, G. William\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41509409357882,"sku":"DBV.0231186614.G","price":31.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0231186614-0.jpg?v=1783402417","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/liquid-light-ayahuasca-spirituality-and-the-santo-daime-tradition","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}