by Ben Boomer Shamanism has grown in popularity as an idea and practice in the modern world. Shamanism is defined by the recognition of a common wisdom based on ancient or indigenous spiritual
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Shipibo Shaman Enrique visits the Andes
Shipibo Song Patterns
This video explains the elaborate Shipibo song patterns and icaros.
Q’ero – Masters of Ceremony – The Despacho Ceremony
Valuing and Understanding Shamanic Elders – Perennial Wisdom
By Kevin Johnson I read this article recently posted by Mayan’s about properly interpreting the wisdom cultivated over centuries from their elders; shamans hidden from the world, often ascetic keepers of great mystery
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Cultural Diversity
Bio-diversity is where there are enough different crops to maintain a healthy, balanced and sustainable ecosystem. Mono-culture is where a single crop is mass-planted for harvesting efficiency, but a single strain of virus
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Herlinda
by Kevin Johnson I first met Herlinda at an intensive shamanic healing. Herlinda is the matriarch of her Shipibo tribe in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. The Shipibos believe that everything was sung into existence
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