At his jungle camp near the town of Tamshiyacu, Peru, Don Agustin Rivas Vazques begins to share his knowledge about Amazonian Shamanism. In this first volume, Don Agustin teaches us about the magical and visionary Ayahuasca Vine that Amazonian shamnns have used for millennia; its wondrous curative powers; the amazing spirit worlds that it opens to the practitioner; and the healing powers that it develops in the shaman.