WISDOM FROM THE WOMEN HEALERS OF THE PSYCHEDELIC UNDERGROUND The use of entheogens, or psychedelics, is out of the closet today. LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and other medicines once associated only with the counterculture are now being legally studied for their healing properties. But as Rachel Harris shows, the underground use and study of psychedelics by women dates back to the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece. Harris interviews the modern women elders carrying on this tradition to gather their hard-won wisdom of experience. Any reader interested in inspiration, healing, and enlightenment will find here a wonder-filled narrative packed with provocative and perhaps life-changing insight.
Rachel Harris Book order






- 2023
- 2023
Mrs. Pearl and the Pearl of Great Price
- 68 pages
- 3 hours of reading
The story revolves around Mrs. Pearl, who cherishes a beautiful pink and gold pearl gifted by her late Uncle Odell. This treasured item, inscribed with comforting quotes, is stolen, leaving her devastated. With the Sea Patrol unable to assist, she turns to her community for support. As her heartfelt plea is shared on SEA-NN News, an unexpected wave of assistance arises from the ocean's inhabitants, leading to a remarkable response that highlights the power of community and connection.
- 2022
Rachel Harris, a poet originally from Wilmington, NC, now lives in Salemburg with her husband Josh and their two teenage children, Elayna and Noah. The description highlights her family life and connection to North Carolina, which may influence her poetry and themes.
- 2022
The book features poet Rachel Harris, originally from Wilmington, NC, who now lives in Salemburg with her husband Josh and their two teenage children, Elayna and Noah. The narrative explores her life experiences and the dynamics of family life in a small town setting.
- 2020
Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam
- 266 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Synthesized together, these practices create new forms that facilitate powerful, affective experiences of faith.
- 2020
Orchestral Technique in action
Guidelines for playing in a historically informed orchestra aimed at student string players
These guidelines are aimed at string players in the early music scene and focus on orchestral technique and codes of practise. This book gives extensive support and information to student string players starting out in the world of freelance baroque orchestras. It could, of course, be of interest to other orchestral performers. Rachel Harris, member of the Brook Street Band and director of Ensemble Schirokko Hamburg has collated her many years of experience and observation in this set of guidelines.
- 2019
Eyes on Me
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Harris returns to YA with a passionate, emotional romance perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen or Huntley Fitzpatrick.
- 2017
Listening to Ayahuasca
- 356 pages
- 13 hours of reading
When National Geographic Adventure published an article in 2006 about the powerful antidepressant effects of ayahuasca, the piece received a phenomenal reader response. That article struck a chord with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, who had encountered many clients unresponsive to traditional therapy and antidepressant protocols. Used for more than 8,000 years in the Amazon rainforest, ayahuasca is a powerful, and illegal, psychedelic that has distressing gastrointestinal side effects. Yet Harris found many willing to try it, so deep was their suffering. Harris here shares her original research (the largest study of ayahuasca use in North America) into its effects on depression, anxiety, and PTSD, along with her own personal experiences. By detailing ayahuasca's risks and benefits, she aims to help those driven to investigate ayahuasca to do so safely and to give their psychological caregivers a template for transformative caring and healing.
- 2016
The Natural History of Us
- 255 pages
- 9 hours of reading
In her senior year of high school, Peyton is forced to deal with her feelings for Justin, the boy who broke her heart, when they are picked to work on a project together.
- 2015
Gender in Chinese Music
- 316 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Gender in Chinese Music draws together contributions from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and literary scholars to explore how music is implicated in changing notions of masculinity, femininity, and genders in between in Chinese culture.