AMAZON MAGIC: The Life Story Of Ayahuasquero & Shaman Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez
Worth buying if: You want a single-shaman biography centered on Amazonian ayahuasca practice.
Skip it if: You expect a comprehensive academic study of Amazonian shamanism.
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Summary
AMAZON MAGIC traces the life and practices of ayahuasquero Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez through biography and cultural detail, offering insight into Amazonian shamanic traditions and personal memories collected by Jaya Bear.
Why this book now
Read now for a focused account of one shaman's life and practice as documented in a 2000 Colibri Pub edition that preserves firsthand cultural testimony.
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- You want a single-shaman biography centered on Amazonian ayahuasca practice.
- You appreciate ethnographic life stories and first-person cultural detail.
- You expect a comprehensive academic study of Amazonian shamanism.
- You prefer fiction, novelistic plot, or heavily dramatized narratives.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780967425504
Worth buying if: You want a single-shaman biography centered on Amazonian ayahuasca practice.
Skip it if: You expect a comprehensive academic study of Amazonian shamanism.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
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At 216 pages, this general-interest biography is a moderate one-sitting or several-evening read focused on life history and practice rather than theoretical depth.
What stands out here
This Colibri Pub 2000 edition preserves Jaya Bear's firsthand presentation of Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez's life and shamanic work as its defining feature.
Best way to approach it
Approach it as a life-portrait and cultural testimony: read attentively to individual anecdotes and practices, pausing to reflect on cultural context rather than seeking academic analysis.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780967425504
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