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Peter Gorman

    Peter Gorman is an award-winning investigative journalist whose work has spanned stories from the streets of Bombay to the heart of Manhattan to the Mexican border. Beyond his journalism, he has spent significant time over the last three decades exploring the Amazon jungle in Peru, delving into the mysteries of ayahuasca. His expertise extends to collecting artifacts for the American Museum of Natural History and medicinal plants for institutions like the FIDIA Research Institute and Shaman Pharmaceuticals. He currently leads small groups into the deep jungle several times a year.

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    Sapo in My Soul
    Ayahuasca in My Blood
    • 2015

      Sapo in My Soul

      The Matses Frog Medicine

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Peter Gorman's Sapo In My Soul is the story of the Western world's discovery of the powerful Matses frog medicine known as Sapo or Kambo. Part memoir, adventure story, magical mystery tour, jungle jaunt and documentary, Sapo In My Soul is also an essential guidebook to using the medicine traditionally. With over two dozen photos as well as stories and information on sapo's sister medicine nu-nu, Sapo In My Soul is a power-packed ride into uncharted terrain. Visit sapoinmysoul.com for Table of Contens, sample chapters and bonus material. What people are saying: "Adventurous, courageous and foolish in fairly equal measures, Peter has drunk, snorted, inhaled and otherwise extensively fed deeply from the ingenious pharmacopoeia of the Amazonian shamans. In his latest tale Sapo In My Soul, he recounts his dramatic discovery of the use of sapo frog among the Peruvian Matses. Using his well-developed eye for detail and driven by innate curiosity, Gorman shares his early days of sapo discovery, and sets the scene for the examination of sapo's novel peptides by pharmaceutical entities."

      Sapo in My Soul
    • 2010

      “Long before ayahuasca tourism became a pastime for rich gringos, Peter Gorman was knocking around Iquitos and the Amazon. He's traveled the rivers and quaffed the brew with the best (and the worst) of them and been way, way beyond the chrysanthemum on many a dark jungle night. This is the intensely personal story of an old-school jungle rat for whom ayahuasca is not just a hobby, but a life-long quest.†-Dennis McKenna, Ph.D, co-author of The Invisible Landscape,“Unlike many writing about ayahuasca, Peter Gorman knows this plant and these forests long and well. Explorer, ethnobotanist, writer and raconteur – Gorman is uniquely qualified to tell this incredible tale. A wild mixture of adventure, horror, spirituality, tenderness, and insight, Ayahuasca in My Blood is most highly recommended!†Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D, author of Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice.

      Ayahuasca in My Blood