num_pages: 304
description: "Dale Pendell reactivates the ancient connection between the bardic poet and the shaman."—Terence McKenna In Pharmako/Dynamis, Dale Pendell continues his exploration of psychoactive plants begun in Pharmako/Poeia. Pharmacognosy is the study of the composition, production, use, and history of drugs of natural origin. Pendell covers these topics and more in this volume, charting a voyage around the world of plant teachers. Through poetry, chemistry, and a generous sprinkling of arcane lore, Pendell weaves and twists the many threads of tradition into a singularly bewitching brew. Pendell's voyage is a true circumnavigation. It divulges what Gary Synder called "dangerous knowledge" that is a formidable weapon against "even more dangerous ignorance." Dale Pendell is a poet, software engineer, and longtime student of ethnobotany. His poetry has appeared in many journals, and he was the founding editor of KUKSU: Journal of Backcountry Writing. He has led workshops on ethnobotany and ethnopoetics for the Naropa Institute and the Botanical Preservation Corps.
language: English
title: Pharmako/Dynamis: Stimulating Plants, Potions, & Herbcraft
titlecomplete: Pharmako/Dynamis: Stimulating Plants, Potions, & Herbcraft
genres: Herbs, Plants, Spirituality, Nature, Witchcraft, History, Occult, Magic, Nonfiction, Poetry
ratings_count: 357
publisher: Mercury House