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The Cosmic Serpent
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0899839
EAN: 9780874779646
ISBN: 0874779642
Label: Tarcher
Manufacturer: Tarcher
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: April 05, 1999
Publisher: Tarcher
Studio: Tarcher
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Editorial Review:
A personal adventure, a fascinating study of anthropology and ethnopharmacology, and, most important, a revolutionary look at how intelligence and consciousness come into being.
This adventure in science and imagination, which the Medical Tribune said might herald "a Copernican revolution for the life sciences," leads the reader through unexplored jungles and uncharted aspects of mind to the heart of knowledge.
In a first-person narrative of scientific discovery that opens new perspectives on biology, anthropology, and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent reveals how startlingly different the world around us appears when we open our minds to it.
"The Cosmic Serpent is a spellbinding, scholarly tour de force that may presage a major paradigm shift in the Western view of reality." --Michael Harner, Ph.D., president, Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and author of The Way of the Shaman
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Rating:  - Modern Mythology
Apparently countless civilizations have recognized the serpent or other double-helix like shapes as of primal importance, and consumption of hallucogenic drugs induces similar visions. Narby has taken this information and declared that humans are, and always have been, somehow aware of the DNA that underlies our existence. He also believes that DNA has intentions, can communicate with us, and it not of this world (he does not believe in natural selection, etc). As a geneticist with an interest in ... Read More
Rating:  - Intriguing theory.
Parts of this book were really interesting, and others were a bit tedious. Overall, the author's theory that Shamans are "seeing and learning" from plant DNA (that looks like snakes/serpents to them, hence the inordinate amount of ancient paintings that depict snakes) is certainly counter to conventional Western thought.
If you enjoy learning about alternative ideas, you'll enjoy this book. Who knows, it may be generally accurate -- Western science certainly can't explain the knowledge ... Read More
Rating:  - A Very Interesting Read
I sincerely enjoyed reading this book as I could not put it down. This book is roughly 240 pages with eleven chapters. And, it is very easy to read. Narby's "Notes" section at the end of the book is lengthy and informative.
"The Cosmic Serpent" reads more like a novel or a personal journey rather than a scholarly work that one would normally read on the subject. Personally, I was fascinated with the sincere expression of the author's stories and his mix-in with the science of DNA. There ... Read More
Rating: - The Cosmic Serpent (book)
I read this book originally several years ago, but a friend borrowed it and alas it never returned. I found the book fascinating, though not for those who habitually ascribe to the false dilemma fallacy!
Rating: - mind blowing
Mind blowing and TWISTED!
If you are interested in changing your perception of...almost everything then read this book.
Jeremy Narby gives you the scientific and the experiential evidence.
It's Fascinating.
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