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Ayahuasca Shaman – Artidoro Aro Cardenas Interviewed
Ayahuasca Shaman – Artidoro Aro Cardenas
An interview with Ayahuasca Shaman – Artidoro Aro Cardenas, by Peter Cloudsley & Howard G Charing (2003)
This article has been revised to include plant classification names. An extract from this interview appeared in the book Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA).
Photos of Artidoro are in the photo set ‘Shamans of Peru’ on Flickr at;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hgcharing/sets/72157604598978083/
The Cactus of Vision – San Pedro
Interview with San Pedro (Huachuma) Shaman - Juan Navarro
The use of San Pedro cactus and healing altars in the shamanic tradition of Northern Peru.
Shamans from different cultures and traditions have been using psychoactive plants since the dawn of human emergence. These plants have been used traditionally for guidance divination, healing, maintaining a balance with the spirit or consciousness of the living world.
HOWARD G. CHARING & PETER CLOUDSLEY, talk with Maestro JUAN NAVARRO.
Article first published, in Sacred Hoop Magazine, Summer 2004.
Shipibo Ayahuasca Shamans – Interviews
SHIPIBO AYAHUASCA SHAMANS – Part 1
The Shipibo are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Peruvian Amazon. These ethnic groups each have their own languages, traditions and culture. The Shipibo which currently number about 20,000 are spread out in communities through the Pucallpa / Ucayali river region. They are highly regarded in the Amazon as being masters of Ayahuasca .
This booklet contains original source interviews with three Shipibo ayahuasca shamans. By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley.
Shamans of Peru – CD
Shamans of Peru CD, Ceremonial Chants, Icaros, and Music
THE SHAMANS OF PERU CD
Ceremonial Chants, Icaros, and Music
Shamans of Peru – Recorded on Eagle’s Wing Journeys to Peru
Contains chants and dramatic effects of six different ceremonies with shamans who have worked with Eagle’s Wing Groups. Two ceremonies with San Pedro maestros working in the atmospheric ruins of Puruchucu; two ayahuasca shamans, a man and a woman, in separate sessions working in a jungle temple on the River Momon, outside Iquitos; a Shipibo shaman working in Yarinacocha, outside Pucullpa; and lastly, a despacho in the ruins of Pisaq, Cusco. In addition there are three tracks of atmospheric music played on pre-Colombian instruments.
Shamanism Retreat – San Pedro Shamans and Curandera
A photo gallery from our March 2008 Andean Shamanism Retreat in Peru.
Shamanism Retreat with San Pedro Shamans and Coca Leaf Diviner and Curandera
Ayahuasca Shipibo Shaman – Medicinal Plants of the Amazon Part 4
Ayahuasca Shipibo Shaman, Enrique Lopez talks with our group about Amazonian shamanism, medicinal, and the spiritual properties of plants. Video taken at Eagle’s Wing Ayahuasca Retreatat Mishana in Peru, March 2008.
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Ayahuasca Shipibo Shaman – Medicinal Plants of the Amazon Part 3
Ayahuasca Shipibo Shaman, Enrique Lopez talks with our group about Amazonian shamanism, medicinal, and the spiritual properties of plants. Video taken at Eagle’s Wing Ayahuasca Retreat at Mishana in Peru, March 2008.
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Ayahuasca Shipibo Shaman – Medicinal Plants of the Amazon Part 1
Ayahuasca Shipibo Shaman, Enrique Lopez talks with our group about Amazonian shamanism, medicinal, and the spiritual properties of plants. Video taken at Eagle’s Wing Ayahuasca Retreat at Mishana in Peru, March 2008
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