Book cover for a spiritual memoir that takes place in the Amazon

Walking with the Serpent

Dennis Notten

Dennis Notten is a spiritual guide and founder of SacredJourney.Earth. He first experienced the power of sacred plant medicine Ayahuasca in Peru where he was also running his own healing centre in the Sacred Valley for several years. Drawing on his unique experience of Kundalini Yoga, meditation, and intention setting as well as spending one and a half years in the Brazilian Amazon with the indigenous Yawanawá tribe, Dennis developed his own unique style of work. He now uses his gifts and knowledge of sacred plant medicine to help others align with their true destiny and live a life in connection with spirit, higher consciousness and coming from a place of love instead of fear.

Walking with the Serpent by Dennis Notten is more than a memoir; it is an adventure story that takes you deep into the Amazon jungle and the inner world of Ayahuasca, the testimony of a man who casts doubt aside and follows his own intuition.

Dennis abandons his successful Western life as a professional classical bassoonist in pursuit of a deeper truth. Trusting the guidance he received in a dream, his journey takes him across South America and into the Amazon where Dennis meets a one-armed medicine man named Don Luis… And suddenly his journey takes on a whole new shape. Dennis and Luis embark on a mentorship that guides Dennis to depths that he had never imagined — depths of the jungle, of his consciousness, and of humanity as a whole.

Along the way, Dennis meets enormous cobras, partakes in countless ceremonies, and enters into a brotherhood with the Yawanawá tribe. For the first time in history, Walking With the Serpent grants you access to the deep knowledge of native Amazonian plant life, ancient Yawanawá wisdom and their sacred creation stories that have never been published before.

Walking with the Serpent is enthralling and thought-provoking. One cannot read it without wanting as well to reach deeper into her soul and seek her own powerful truths. Dennis invites us all to remember our Oneness, to dream together once again.

The core audience for ‘Walking with the Serpent’ is urban men and women who are spiritually aware and looking for ways to deepen their connection to their own spirituality. They most likely feel somewhat unfulfilled or out of alignment in some way in their lives. They desire more meaning and a deeper connection with themselves and in their relationships. They also love a great story!

The audience may or may not have tried Ayahuasca.

Those that have tried Ayahuasca would be drawn to ‘Walking with the Serpent’ to learn more about the possibilites of the medicine and to understand more about the Amazon and tribes where the plant medicine comes from. Plus understand what a deeper relationship with the medicine might do for them.

People who have not tried Ayahuasca but have heard of it (or are actively thinking of trying a ceremony) would be drawn to ‘Walking with the Serpent’ to get a deeper insight into what happens in an Ayahuasca journey and to hear more about its benefits, origins and what Ayahuasca could possibly do for them.

The book would also appeal to those interested in indigenous cultures and life in the Amazon jungle as the majority of Walking with the Serpent takes place in a small village in the rural Amazon jungle, which Dennis was the first Westerner to visit. Dennis discusses some of the effects of Westernization and colonization in the Amazon, a topical issue which draws a wide audience.

The book also provides a compelling, fascinating story for any reader who just wants to go on an adventure.

Looking for a warm look, that evokes emotion and radiates depth and wisdom

Till now the designs have been very white and clean... Can be with some more warmth and depth

Please don't use just a stock imagine, choose a font and glue it together. Would love to see actual designs!

– The cover is a bestseller cover
- The cover is a piece of art (that is warm and invokes depth)
- The cover radiates depth and trust
– The heading/subheading needs to be clear and very easy to read.
– The heading AND subheading need to be easily readable as a thumbnail image in Amazon
– The design can be photographic, illustrative or typographic based.
- Design can include sacred geometry
– You could use a serpent as an element of the design (in a semi-abstract or literal way) but the design does not have to include a serpent.
- If you use a serpent in any way in the design, literally or abstract, it must be an Anaconda (not any other type of snake). See my image reference for how an Anaconda looks like.
- you can also use an image of the Cosmic Serpent
- on the back of the book could be included a hand-drawn version of the picture that I attached (Author picture)
– The design should evoke emotion in the viewer and feel like it’s going to be a great journey of adventure, spiritual depths and self-discovery
– The design needs to appeal to a primary audience of urban men and women who are spiritually aware and looking for ways to deepen their connection to their own spirituality. They most likely feel somewhat unfulfilled or out of alignment in their jobs or relationships and they desire more meaning and a deeper connection with themselves and in their relationships. They also love a great story!

– Avoid an overly spiritual or hippy look and feel.
- Don't use a picture of an Anaconda, choose a font, glue them together and thats the cover (we are looking for a piece of art!)
– Avoid fonts that are hard to read.
– Avoid dark and heavy backgrounds (I want the cover to feel inviting not heavy)