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The work on a rather large book concerning the history of ethnobotanical use has been started, see [http://dmt-nexus.com/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=9965 this thread]. The idea is to prove beyond any doubt that in every human culture, in every part of the world, medicinal and visionary plants has had a rather large impact. A summary of this book will be available in [[the Nexus eBook]].
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The work on a thorough monograph concerning the history of ethnobotanical use has been started, see [http://dmt-nexus.com/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=9965 this thread]. The idea is to prove beyond any doubt that in every human culture, in every part of the world, medicinal and visionary plants has had a rather large impact. A summary of this book will be available in [[the Nexus eBook]].
  
Evening Glory will write the book with the help of the community. My thought is to structure the book after our different continents, and then again after the different nations and/or cultures. When a plant is mentioned for the first time, I will include a short explanation of its constituents and their pharmacology. At the end of the book, I will include both a dictionary, a section with a short explanation of every mentioned plant and in what culture their use is recorded.
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Entropymancer will write the monograph with the help of the community. My thought is to divide it into two sections. The first will treat ancient use that we have archaeological of very old written records of; the second will treat the written records of the rediscovery of these ancient traditions by western cultures. A brief summary of relevant data on each plant that is mentioned will be included as an appendix.
  
 
===== The group consists of =====
 
===== The group consists of =====
  
'''Writer''': Evening Glory
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'''Writer''': Entropymancer
  
'''Research''': Evening Glory, Elpo, SnozzleBerry
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'''Research''': Evening Glory, Elpo, SnozzleBerry, Entropymancer
  
 
'''Proofreading''': Bancopuma, SnozzleBerry
 
'''Proofreading''': Bancopuma, SnozzleBerry
  
  
Please post in [http://dmt-nexus.com/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=9965 the mentioned forum thread] if you'd like to contribute!
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Please post in [http://dmt-nexus.com/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=9965 the mentioned forum thread] if you'd like to contribute! The more folks who help with the research, the quicker this thing will get written.
  
===== Needed books and publications =====
 
These books and publications are desperately needed. Please read this list carefully, and [http://dmt-nexus.com/forum/default.aspx?g=pmessage&u=5753 contact Evening Glory] if you would like to donate or lend out any of them!
 
 
*Richard Rudgley - The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances
 
*Christian Rätsch - The Sacred Plants of our Ancestors ISBN 0-9720292-1-4
 
*Tim Pilcher - Spliffs 3: The Last Word in Cannabis Culture? ISBN 1843403102, ISBN 9781843403104
 
*Charles E. Dibble et al. (translation) - Florentine Codex: Book 11 - Earthly Things.
 
*Takahashi Patrick Kenji - Simple Solutions for Humanity, Book 2 ISBN 1434368424
 
*Peter C. Rogers - Ultimate Truth, Book 1 ISBN 1438979681
 
*P. T. Furst - Flesh of the Gods: The Ritual Use of Hallucinogens
 
*T. B. Roberts - Chemical Input—Religious Output: Entheogens
 
*T. B. Roberts (editor) - Psychoactive Sacramentals: Essays on Entheogens and Religion
 
*Albert Hofmann - "Teonanácatl and Ololiuqui, two ancient magic drugs of Mexico", UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics Issue 1
 
*Richard Evans Schultes - "The Plant Kingdom and the Hallucinogens", UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics Issue 4
 
  
  
 
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'''''Possible'' Nexus eBook Structure:'''
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'''Nexus eBook Structure:'''
  
  
The Human Spark
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Antiquity
  
+   Survey of the Old Ways
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+ The Era of Rediscovery
  
+  The Guidance of The Other
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Appendix I: The Ethnobotanicals
  
+  The Arrival of Dogma
 
  
+  Shamanism Today
 
  
  
  
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*Ott, Jonathan.  1996.  [i]Pharmacotheon[/i] (2nd ed). Natural Product Co., Kennewick, WA.
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===== Books that have been suggested as useful =====
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If you have one of these books, we'd appreciate if you could take very shorthand notes on the crucial details (mostly the where, what, and how) they provide on entheogen use in history
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*Christian Rätsch - The Sacred Plants of our Ancestors ISBN 0-9720292-1-4
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*Peter C. Rogers - Ultimate Truth, Book 1 ISBN 1438979681
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*T. B. Roberts - Chemical Input—Religious Output: Entheogens
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*T. B. Roberts (editor) - Psychoactive Sacramentals: Essays on Entheogens and Religion

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ii. History of Ethnobotanicals

20-70 pages, [Evening Glory, Elpo, Bancopuma, SnozzleBerry, Entropymancer]

The work on a thorough monograph concerning the history of ethnobotanical use has been started, see this thread. The idea is to prove beyond any doubt that in every human culture, in every part of the world, medicinal and visionary plants has had a rather large impact. A summary of this book will be available in the Nexus eBook.

Entropymancer will write the monograph with the help of the community. My thought is to divide it into two sections. The first will treat ancient use that we have archaeological of very old written records of; the second will treat the written records of the rediscovery of these ancient traditions by western cultures. A brief summary of relevant data on each plant that is mentioned will be included as an appendix.

The group consists of

Writer: Entropymancer

Research: Evening Glory, Elpo, SnozzleBerry, Entropymancer

Proofreading: Bancopuma, SnozzleBerry


Please post in the mentioned forum thread if you'd like to contribute! The more folks who help with the research, the quicker this thing will get written.



Nexus eBook Structure:


+ Antiquity

+ The Era of Rediscovery

+ Appendix I: The Ethnobotanicals



Chapter Content

[ Space reserved for chapter's content ]



Bibliography

[ Space reserved for bibliography entries ]

  • Ott, Jonathan. 1996. [i]Pharmacotheon[/i] (2nd ed). Natural Product Co., Kennewick, WA.




Research Notes

[ Space reserved for notes from sources in the bibliography. Don't worry about organization; organizing a mess of notes is easy ]



Books that have been suggested as useful

If you have one of these books, we'd appreciate if you could take very shorthand notes on the crucial details (mostly the where, what, and how) they provide on entheogen use in history

  • Christian Rätsch - The Sacred Plants of our Ancestors ISBN 0-9720292-1-4
  • Peter C. Rogers - Ultimate Truth, Book 1 ISBN 1438979681
  • T. B. Roberts - Chemical Input—Religious Output: Entheogens
  • T. B. Roberts (editor) - Psychoactive Sacramentals: Essays on Entheogens and Religion