Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. First Encounter with the Daime
2. Initial Philosophical Reflections
3. Next Steps on the Path
4. Céu do Mapiá-Beginnings
5. Feitio-the Ritual of Making the Daime
6. Early Works in Céu do Mapiá
7. Mirações-Visionary/Mystical Experiences in the Santo Daime
8. Mediumship in the Santo Daime
9. The Holy House in Céu do Mapiá-Rosary Works
10. Final Days in Céu do Mapiá
11. Ending on a High Note
Notes
Bibliography
Index

G. William Barnard is a professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of Exploring Unseen Worlds: William James and the Philosophy of Mysticism (1997) and Living Consciousness: The Metaphysical Vision of Henri Bergson (2011), as well as coeditor of Crossing Boundaries: Essays on the Ethical Status of Mysticism (2002).