Touching the jaguar : transforming fear into action to change your life and the world / John Perkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perkins, John, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perkins, John, 1945-.

Perkins, John.

United States. National Security Agency--Biography.

United States.

United States. National Security Agency.

Economists--United States--Biography.

Economists.

Shamanism.

Energy consultants.

Amazon River Region.

Energy consultants--United States--Biography.

Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.

Intelligence officers.

Corporations, American--Corrupt practices.

Corporations, American.

Shamanism--Amazon River Region.

Social action.

Social change.

Environmental responsibility.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

248 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

"New York Times bestselling author John Perkins tells the dramatic story of how his experiences with shamans in Ecuador and Guatemala transformed him from an economic hit man to a dedicated decolonizer-and how anyone can overcome fear and take action"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Meeting the Jaguar p. 1

Prologue: American Colonialism, Guatemala, 1993 p. 5

Empires had been colonizing tribes and nations for centuries, appropriating their economies, their lands, their peoples, their governments, and their minds...This time it had been done under the subterfuge of spreading democracy...

Part 1 The Perception Trap 1968-1970

I had no idea that he was suggesting that I might be upgraded from spy to economic hit man.

1 Welcome to the Miracle p. 13

2 Ayahuasca p. 29

3 Fighting Communism p. 39

Part 2 The Death Economy 1970-1987

It was a system that was bound to fail, to kill itself-what economists would later define as a Death Economy.

4 More Secrets p. 45

5 Economic Hit Man p. 51

6 Jackals Strike p. 61

7 Threatened p. 65

Part 3 Changing the Dream 1987-1993

The world is as you dream it. Your people dreamed of huge factories, tall buildings, as many cars as there are raindrops in this river. Now you begin to see that your dream is a nightmare.

8 Redemption p. 73

9 Dream Change p. 77

10 Two Realities p. 81

Part 4 Uniting the Eagle and the Condor 1993

The prophecy says that five hundred years later-now-the opportunity arises for the Eagle and the Condor to fly together, to mate, and to produce a new offspring, higher consciousness.

11 Dark Clouds p. 87

12 The Stones p. 91

13 The Ceremony p. 97

Part 5 Confronting the Jaguar 1993

They said they had dreamed on this, that their shamans had gone deep into the meaning of their visions, and they had concluded that they have to touch us-their people have to touch our people-initiate contact with the very thing they most fear.

14 Blood Lust p. 109

15 Threats from Two Governments p. 117

16 Decisions p. 121

17 Facing a Jaguar p. 131

Part 6 The Legend of the Evias 1994-1995

You must ask yourself about the Evias in your life. What scares you? ... What must you do to change this? ... You must do this alone. No one can help you. Only by doing that will you avoid going to war with yourself.

18 Stealing a Country p. 139

19 Piranhas p. 145

20 Kidnapped p. 153

21 Evil p. 157

22 A Shaman's Story p. 163

23 The Payoff. p. 167

Part 7 Creating a Life Economy 1993-2017

This Life Economy cleans up pollution, regenerates devastated environments, recycles, and develops new technologies that benefit people and nature. Businesses that pay returns to investors who invest in an economy that is itself a renewable resource become the success stories.

24 Coming Together p. 175

25 Commitment p. 179

26 Poisoned p. 187

27 Breaking Old Ideas p. 193

28 The Perception Bridge p. 195

29 The Alliance p. 199

Part 8 Decolonization 2017-Present

We are the Elder Siblings... Our job is to show you, the Younger Siblings, about taking care of our sacred mother, the earth.

30 The Kogi: Experts in Colonization p. 205

31 Good News p. 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781523089864

1523089865

OCLC:

1143824015