Reddit reviews Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon
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Only the shamans go through long initiation. People take it much like they would any medicine (for similar reasons too), except they remain with the shaman during the trip. This is an awesome book on the practices of Amazonian shamans and the diversity among them.
It may very well be pseudoscience but he was on the right track nonetheless. It's actually very easy to convince yourself that plants have spirits. All it takes is a cup of ayahuasca.
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