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Anthropologist Narby's very personal account of his encounters with Amazonian shamanism and his passionately researched syntheses of anthropological, biochemical, neurological and mythological scholarship fascinate but do not convince. His defense of the rights of indigenous peoples against usurpation by capitalist, technological countries is admirable; his methodology is not. Throughout, Narby appears to mistake enthusiasm for evidence and he takes similarities of form (e.g., any helical pattern, hexagon or snakelike figure) to be proof of identity or of casual connection: that the serpent of shamanic lore is DNA. Of his assertion that the Amazonians' specific knowledge of pharmacology derives from hallucinogenic trance (and not from some other more diffuse source), he undertakes no experimental test, offering the typical complaints that the "presuppositions" of science are too narrow to permit the test. Narby does well to question the assumptions of scientists who dismiss all teleology in favor of mechanistic interpretations that are often deeply inadequate, and he does well to inquire into the meaning of the vast commonality of forms between science and world mythologies, but his answers too often come off as groundless invention. He provides an intriguing detective story, wondrous visions and a wealth of fascinating information on genetic science, shamanism, etc., and he also offers some valuable thoughts on the parochial smallness of official science, but, overall, his book's greatest value, perhaps, is as a case study in the excesses of scholarship gone astray.
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The Cosmic Serpent is a great personal adventure story, a fascinating study of anthropology and ethnopharmacology, and, most important, a truly revolutionary look at how knowledge and consciousness may come into being. For ten years, Jeremy Narby explored Amazonian rain forests, the libraries of Europe, and some of the world's most arcane scientific journals, following strange clues, unsuppressible intuitions, and extraordinary coincidences. He collected evidence and researched the seemingly impossible possibility that specific knowledge might somehow be transferred through DNA, the genetic information at the heart of each cell of all living beings, to a drug-prepared consciousness. The beginning of Narby's explorations lay with the Peruvian Indians, who claim that their knowledge of chemical interactions-now scientifically confirmed-has its origins in plant-induced hallucinations and that during these experiences they gain information that could not be acquired by methods of trial and error. Narby demonstrates that indigenous and ancient peoples have known for millennia-and even have drawn-the double helix structure, something conventional science discovered only in 1953. He also suggests that DNA, and the life it codes for at the cellular level, are "minded." In a first-person narrative of scientific discovery that opens new perspectives on biology, the knowledge of indigenous peoples, anthropology, and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent reveals how startlingly different the world around us appears when we open our minds to it.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Cosmic Serpent: DNA And The Origins of Knowledge, Fév 4 2004
Par Robert Snider MD (Massena, NY United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Cosmic Serpent (Paperback)
I have always been conflicted with the theory of evolution. It seems rational, but speciously so. It ignores consciousness, which is senior to science. Surely, any theory that purports to map out the arrow of life must account for our ability to know that we know. Without bringing theology or Creationism, God forbid (pun intended) into the equation, Narby explains a viewpoint that puts sentinent life onto center stage. Weaving together intuition and rationlism, Narby allowed me to dispell my conflict and realize that LIFE is consciousness and is the driving force behind "evolutionary" progress. Sounds corny, I know, but read it with an open mind and see if your views don't change, even a bit.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Interesting speculation, Mai 5 2002
Par Rodney E. Shackelford (USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Cosmic Serpent (Paperback)
I found this book very interesting, but quite bizarre. The author states that South American shamans taking an orally active dimethyltrptamine preparation and then seeing various visions or hallucinations, are actually seeing the structure of DNA (which to them appears as snakes). The author further reviews world myth, where snakes often appear, and then states that DNA has communcated with various shamans throughout the world. There is some attempt to show that the molecular biology of DNA somehow supports this idea, but most of the author's sources are conversations with aquaintances who have some knowledge of molecular biology. The recent observations that DNA very weakly emitts photons under some conditions is taken as a molecular mechanism by wich shamans under the infulence of dimethyltryptamine see snakes - or "see" DNA and the "knowledge" that it's out to impart. Without knowing it, the author is part of a long line of scientists and laymen who have tried to find unusual and mystical aspects of the DNA molecule, almost, but not always, without sucess. The author lacks the trainig in molecular biology to understand that these photons may represent oxidation reactions and nothing more. Similarly his ideas about the function of repeditive DNA sequences in the mammalian genome are speculative and nonsensical.
I found this book fun to read, but speculative in the extreme. How photons emitted from DNA can be seen by humans under the influence of a hallucinogen is not mentioned. Or how the photons manage to move through solid matter and be "seen" through any mechanism. In fact, very few of the ideas set forth in this book are supported, particularly those that relate to science.
I still rate the book highly as the author is willing to put together two very different areas and he does have some interesting ideas. However, he is absolutely out of his depth when he tries to relate the structure of DNA to dimethyltryptamine visions. Snakes and DNA are both relatively linear, but that's as far as the comparison can really go. If shamans saw molecular biology, why don't they see DNA polymerase? Any vision could be called molecular biology. One could for example, say that shamans also saw "round things". Round things things could be ribosomes. Ribosomes are both nucleic acids and proteins....I think I have a book here. For what it's worth my science background includes a Ph.D. in molecular biology and medical school. The author is making comparisons that are very hard to take seriously. Still, the book is fun to read and may make one think.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Very Interesting Read, Mai 4 2008
Par Zadius Sky (USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I sincerely enjoyed reading this book as I could not put it down. This book is roughly 240 pages with eleven chapters. And, it is very easy to read. Narby's "Notes" section at the end of the book is lengthy and informative.

"The Cosmic Serpent" reads more like a novel or a personal journey rather than a scholarly work that one would normally read on the subject. Personally, I was fascinated with the sincere expression of the author's stories and his mix-in with the science of DNA. There were much confusion among the scientific community about connection between the use of hallucinogenic plants and genetic, and yet Narby was able to clear that up, even as briefly, in this book. I also find it interesting about Narby's discovery of the connection between the symbolism of snakes and that of DNA (double helix), and he backed this up with historical evidence from Americas as well from other cultures.

I found this book to be quite informative and most interesting to read. Most certainly a new look on DNA. I also enjoyed his other book, such as "Intelligence in Nature."
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Amazing Read
My review is rated at the highest level based on the ideas alone presented in this book. The theories on DNA and how they relate not only to Shamanism, but to the fundamental... Read more
Publié le Juil 6 2007 par Justus

4.0étoiles sur 5 Incredible Ruminations
This book takes you on a wild ride of DNA, mythology, and culture and somehow integrates them. The only problem is you have to be somewhat of a believer in the first place to... Read more
Publié le Nov. 11 2003 par Ralph-Michael

1.0étoiles sur 5 Weird
This book develops a hypothesis that DNA expresses information about itself to humans through consumption of hallucinogenic plant substances. Read more
Publié le Aoû 19 2003 par Erika Mitchell

5.0étoiles sur 5 A fun book to read
An easy to read and interesting story on ayahuasca and the authors experiences in south america. A great follow up book would be DMT the spirit molecule.
Publié le Juil 15 2003 par Ari

4.0étoiles sur 5 Quetzalcoatl's Return
When I first picked up this book, I was amazed. The author has done an excellent job of reconciling indigenous belief systems with modern science. Read more
Publié le Jui 1 2003 par Zekeriyah

5.0étoiles sur 5 the first sparks dawn in the vast darkness of reason
Ayahuasca is not a "drug" in the traditional sense, it is an orally activated dose of naturally occuring dimethyltryptamine. Read more
Publié le Mai 1 2003 par Robai Van Housen

2.0étoiles sur 5 Carlos Castenda Discovers DNA
The book is pure anthroplogical speculation that Shamans and other lost Noble Savages have been communicating with DNA in the metaphoric guise of snakes for centuries. Read more
Publié le Oct. 7 2002 par R. J Szasz

2.0étoiles sur 5 Just bad science
I think it's amazing that an educated person could write something like this, and I would be amazed if any other educated person could read it and not laugh out loud. Read more
Publié le Oct. 6 2002 par Daniel Mckinley

4.0étoiles sur 5 Good questions, but inconclusive
Jeremy Narby's argument is that when shaman's drink hallucinogenic brews, their consciousness sinks to the molecular level, and literally communicates with DNA, the basic building... Read more
Publié le Juil 16 2002 par The Don Wood Files

5.0étoiles sur 5 powerfully resonant
As is always the case with me, when I encounter "truth", if you will, what alerts me is my physical response, which I have come to trust explicitly. Read more
Publié le Mai 19 2002 par Muriel Lindsay

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