{"product_id":"9781101456378","title":"Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest","description":"In the tradition of memoirs like Daniel Pinchbeck's \u003ci\u003e2012\u003c\/i\u003e and Jim Carroll's \u003ci\u003eThe Basketball Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Elenbaas's \u003ci\u003eFishers of Men\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles his journey from intense self-destruction and crippling depression to self-acceptance, inner awareness, and spiritual understanding, through participation in mindexpanding-and healing ayahuasca ceremonies in South America and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From his troubled and rebellious youth as a Methodist minister's son in Minnesota, to his sex and substance abuse-fueled downward spiral in Chicago and New York, culminating in a depressive breakdown, Elenbaas is plagued by a feeling of emptiness and a desperate search for meaning for most of his young life. After hitting rock bottom at his grandfather's house in rural Michigan, a chance experience with psychedelic mushrooms convinces him that he must change his ways to achieve the sense of peace that he has always desired. Several subsequent psychedelic experiences inspire him to embark on a quest to South America and take part in a shamanic ceremony, where he consumes ayahuasca, a jungle vine revered for its spiritual properties. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over the course of nearly forty ayahuasca ceremonies during four years, Elenbaas discovers the truth about his own life and past, and begins to mend himself from the inside out. \u003ci\u003eFishers of Men\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping, heartbreaking, and yet ultimately uplifting story of the power to transcend one's past.","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300788027632,"sku":"9781101456378","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101456378_p0.jpg?v=1763686719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101456378","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}