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A mysterious intelligence guides an Italian psychotherapist and an adventuring ethnobotanist into the forests of Ecuador where they meet a sacred but endangered tree used for healing.The intoxicating aroma of Palo Santo smoke has been used for millennia by indigenous people in South America, but in recent decades the tree has faced extinction. Modern societies are turning their backs on the traditional healing systems of the past, but a deep intelligence guides the plant world – and the humans that interact with it.Sacred Smoke follows the journey of David Crow – healer, adventurer, visionary entrepreneur – from his introduction to the captivating fragrance of Palo Santo in a ceremony in India, through a series of mysterious synchronistic encounters leading to his meeting with psychotherapist turned alchemist Dante Bolcato: El Maestro. David becomes both student and documentarian of El Maestro’s extensive knowledge, wisdom and expertise in distillation that have created a global demand for Palo Santo essential oil and led to the first successful large scale reforestation effort.Sacred Smoke is an ethnobotanical adventure story of lives transformed by the inexplicable power of plant intelligence. The book includes beautiful photos as well as online resources for readers to continue the adventure with Palo Santo in their own lives.ContentsCoverTitle PageCopyrightDedicationAcknowledgementsThe Journey Continues…ForewordI Into the FireII Botanical IntelligenceIII DanteIV The DistilleryV EmissaryVI Return to the EquatorVII El ArtesanVIII The Tree of ProsperityIX Home on the HillX Here I StayXI Palo SantoXII The Jealous TreeXIII The ForestXIV ReforestationXV Bees and BatsXVI Medicine For SadnessXVII The ShamanXVIII The Tree of LifeXIX Moon MagicXX The AlchemistXXI MedicineXXII The Aromatic GemXXIII Un Abrazo EpilogueAbout the author:About the photographer:About the photographer: Palo Santo Resources Other books by the AuthorPages: 4267Publisher: Floracopeia Aromatic Treasures (December 2012)ISBN-13: 9780988605008ISBN-10: 0988605007ASIN: B00AIBIL48Source: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Smoke-Magic-Medicine-Santo-ebo…