Origins of shamanic plant dietas

Useful reference books

Evolution from Tribes, through Mestizos, to Westerners

The more porous and open indigenous sense of self

Core dieta concepts of isolation and restricted food intake

Dietas originally for healing and learning medicine

Modern concepts of dietas for self-knowledge and psycho-spiritual healing

The three phases of the dieta : the pre-dieta, actual dieta, and post-dieta

The formal opening of the dieta