Visionary Ayahuasca: A Manual for Therapeutic and Spiritual Journeys Paperback – Illustrated, December 27, 2014

Many good insights by a renowned filmmaker into how to work effectively with ayahuasca.

It's a great book!!It's one of the few good books about the medicine...

The first half of the book was a difficult read in that it was hard to follow where the author was trying to take me. It was disjointed. The second section of the book, A Manual - 40 Q&A was a redemption. It was useful and clearly laid out.

This is the latest in a long line of ayahuasca "guides" to come out in the last few years. Quite frankly, I'm not sure why we need another but if you're going to read one, I would recommend Javier Regueiro's "Ayahuasca: Soul Medicine of the Amazon Jungle: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide." Javier is an actual shaman, a Spaniard who has spent the last 10 years living in Peru full-time as a shaman and has actually dedicated his life to healing people. Jan Kounen is a film-maker who has drunk a bunch of ayahuasca. Which perspective would you prefer? Personally, I'd rather read about ayahuasca from someone who is living it than from an ayahuasca tourist.

This book's subtitle should be "A filmmaker's Ayahuasca journeys". As such, it's an interesting read. There's a Q&A section at the end that gives information on the medicine, but nothing close to a "Manual for Therapeutic and Spiritual Journeys"