Peru
Honoring Shipibo Wisdom with the Kurin Metsa School
by Mary Olivar, Center for Shamanic Education and Exchange Board Member “Cuando nosotros hablamos, tenemos mucho potencial en nuestra boca. El aroma y la potencia para ayudar a...
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What do the patterns on the Shipibo textiles mean?
The pattern you see below was created by the Shipibo, and indigenous tribe that lives in the Amazon Jungle in Peru. The Shipibo see and hear these geometric patterns in nature and...
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Elementals As Allies
By John Flynn As a shamanic practitioner, my relationship to the tools I use is of vital importance. Let me back up to explain this statement. I start with the...
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Herlinda Agustin Fernandez, a Shipibo Shaman
by Katherine Skaggs And it seems with my commitment to go back to the jungle in November (2013), I was finally able to finish the painting of Herlinda, which I...
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Shamanism: Approaching Indigenous Wisdom with Care and Respect
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...
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The Seed by Mansi
A fantastic digital animation produced by Mansión Bécquer Studios of Wixárika (Huichol) artist José Benítez Sánchez (1938-2009) mural “The Seed of the World”. La Semilla (The Seed) from Mansion Becquer...
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Dogon Dance Ritual
This is a film clip of a traditional masked dance by the Dogon people of Mali performed every few years to assist the deceased in joining their ancestors.