{"product_id":"island-of-the-sun-mastering-the-inca-medicine-wheel-paperback","title":"Island of the Sun: Mastering the Inca Medicine Wheel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlberto Villoldo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErik Jendresen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsland of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the American psychologist Alberto Villoldo's return to Peru in search of the Quechua Indian shaman Don Jicaram. The authors' earlier book, \u003ci\u003eDance of the Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e, described Villoldo's first initiation, under Don Jicaram, into the secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel and the spiritual journey of the Four Winds. Villoldo had begun that journey in the South, \"where one goes to confront and shed the past.\" With use of the powerful mind-altering plant \u003ci\u003eayahuasca\u003c\/i\u003e, he had continued to the West, a direction also inhabited by fear and death. Now in \u003ci\u003eIsland of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e he prepares himself for the journey to the North, where lies the wisdom of the ancient Inca shamans. Traveling from Machu Picchu to the \"Island of the Sun,\" a sacred site in Bolivia, Villoldo uncovers a profound secret about the journey to the East--the journey home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eANTHROPOLOGY \/ SHAMANISM A moving testament to interior ways of knowing. --Publishers Weekly Profound and personal, cosmic and compassionate. . . . Memoir, Andean adventure, and quest for wisdom, the book is an even deeper, wiser, more moving tour of the extraordinary, with Villoldo a refreshing guide, frank amd engaging. --San Francisco Chronicle A narrative rich in myth, history, and metaphor. --Booklist Island of the Sun recounts the American psychologist Alberto Villoldo's return to Peru in search of the Quechua Indian shaman Don Jicaram. The authors' earlier book, Dance of the Four Winds, described Villoldo's first initiation, under Don Jicaram, into the secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel and the spiritual journey of the Four Winds. Villoldo had begun that journey in the South, \"where one goes to confront and shed the past.\" With use of the powerful mind-altering plant ayahuasca, he had continued to the West, a direction also inhabited by fear and death. Now in Island of the Sun he prepares himself for the journey to the North, where lies the wisdom of the ancient Inca shamans. Traveling from Machu Picchu to the \"Island of the Sun,\" a sacred site in Bolivia, Villoldo uncovers a profound secret about the journey to the East--the journey home. ALBERTO VILLOLDO, Ph.D., is also the author of Dance of the Four Winds, Millenium, Healing States, and Realms of Healing. ERIK JENDRESEN is a playwright and screenwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlberto Villoldo, Ph.D., is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDance of the Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMillenium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHealing States\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRealms of Healing\u003c\/i\u003e. Erik Jendresen is a playwright and screenwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.3 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763642269984,"sku":"9780892815203","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c6ffb07886b014e42b9030e9ae88781.webp?v=1780237765","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/island-of-the-sun-mastering-the-inca-medicine-wheel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}