A journey to some of the Earth's most endangered people in the remote Upper Amazon a look at the rituals of the Bwiti cults of Gabon & Zaire a field watch on the eating habits of 'stoned' apes & chimpanzees
- these adventures are all a part of ethnobotanist Terence Mc Kenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge He wonders why as a species we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness Can they reveal something about our origins as human beings & our place in nature? As an odyssey of mind body & spirit Food of the Gods is one of the most fascinating & surprising histories of consciousness ever written & as a daring work of scholarship & exploration it offers an inspiring vision for individual fulfilment & a humane basis for our interaction which each other & with the natural world ' Brilliant provocative opinionated poetic & inspiring Essential reading for anyone who ever wondered why people take drugs' Rupert Sheldrake