An insider\'s experience and personal transformation with ayahuasca and the religious philosophy surrounding it - An intimate account of the genesis of the Santo Daime tradition - Edited and introduced by Stephen Larsen, author of The Shaman\'s Doorway In search of something to restore his spiritual connection to life after his release from captivity as a political prisoner in Brazil, Alex Polari de Alverga had a transformative encounter with Padrinho Sebastiao Mota de Mela,.
An insider\'s experience and personal transformation with ayahuasca and the religious philosophy surrounding it - An intimate account of the genesis of the Santo Daime tradition - Edited and introduced by Stephen Larsen, author of The Shaman\'s Doorway In search of something to restore his spiritual connection to life after his release from captivity as a political prisoner in Brazil, Alex Polari de Alverga had a transformative encounter with Padrinho Sebastiao Mota de Mela,