The artisan bead work of the Shipibo tribe of the Upper Amazon in Peru. For details about their art read the article;

‘Communion with the Infinite – The Visual Music of the Shipibo’

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/46541840?access_key=key-2gcrwoptb0wdf0urn8n5

The artisan bead work of the Shipibo tribe of the Upper Amazon in Peru. For details about their art read the article;

‘Communion with the Infinite – The Visual Music of the Shipibo’

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/46541840?access_key=key-2gcrwoptb0wdf0urn8n5

The artisan bead work of the Shipibo tribe of the Upper Amazon in Peru. For details about their art read the article;

‘Communion with the Infinite – The Visual Music of the Shipibo’

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/46541840?access_key=key-2gcrwoptb0wdf0urn8n5

The artisan bead work of the Shipibo tribe of the Upper Amazon in Peru. For details about their art read the article;

‘Communion with the Infinite – The Visual Music of the Shipibo’

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/46541840?access_key=key-2gcrwoptb0wdf0urn8n5

The artisan bead work of the Shipibo tribe of the Upper Amazon in Peru. For details about their art read the article;

‘Communion with the Infinite – The Visual Music of the Shipibo’

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/46541840?access_key=key-2gcrwoptb0wdf0urn8n5

Shipibo craftswoman Teresa, showing traditional painting. In this video Teresa starts with a blank piece of cotton and within an hour and a half completes a fascinating example of the traditional art of the Shipibo people of the Upper Amazon in Peru.

For a detailed article on the mythic world and extraordinary art of the Shipibo;

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/46541840?access_key=key-2gcrwoptb0wdf0urn8n5

Jeff Volk presents an overview of the development of Cymatics and explores its potential to reveal the dynamic but subtle interaction of sound with water and the implications of these effects for the development of the therapeutic applications of sound.

This article appeared in Caduceus Magazine Issue 71

The Creative Process and Entheogens by Alex Grey – adapted from The Mission of Art . This article appeared in MAPS publication Volume X, number 3 – Creativity in 2000.

Inner Traditions have posted a preview copy of the book on Scribd. It’s also available now as an ebook.

Pablo Amaringo wrote an inspirational foreword to the book, a link to that is here;