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Medicinal and Shamanic Plants of the Amazon – my Photo Gallery on Flickr
Medicinal and Shamanic Plants of Peru, a set on Flickr.
I’ve been adding more photos from the archives.
Frotacion de Coca
Frotacion de COCA Erythroxylum – The Peruvian ‘Tiger Balm’ reinforced with Wira Sacha aka Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis).
The frotacion is also good to relieve insect bites, and It’s a very pretty little tin as well.
Coca Leaf Products in Peru.
Coca (Erythroxylon coca). Products made from coca leaf in Peru.
Machu Picchu - Inca Wonder of the World
The Incas regarded coca as ‘the divine plant’ mainly because of its property of imparting endurance, nevertheless its use was entwined with every aspect of life; the art, mythology, culture and economy of the Inca Empire.
Millions of Indians have chewed coca on a daily basis for many hundreds of years, yet never has a plant been so misrepresented and its use so controlled by prejudice and ignorance, including up to the present day. The Conquistadors considered it an idle and offensive habit to be prohibited, but it was soon seen that the Indians could not work without coca even when forced to do so.
Frotacion de COCA - The Peruvian 'Tiger Balm' reinforced with Wira Sacha aka Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis)
Coca Leaf products - Coca Candy
A packet of Coca Candy
Shamans of Peru – Photo Gallery
Shamans of Peru, a set on Flickr.
A Photo Gallery of some of the Peruvian Shamans that we have worked with over the years.
Interview With Ayahuasca Shaman Artidoro
Ayahuasca Shaman – Artidoro Aro Cardenas Interviewed By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley (2003)
This interview has been revised to include plant classification names.
An extract from this interview appeared in the book Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA).
Pablo Amaringo’s Inspirational Foreword to ‘Plant Spirit Shamanism’
Pablo Amaringo wrote an inspirational foreword to the book ‘Plant Spirit Shamanism’ published by Destiny Books (USA) 2006.
Plant Spirit Shamanism – Preview
http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/70492455?access_key=key-1c8pxmxe7m7dkmjq3jre
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;
Shipibo Ayahuasca Shamans – Interviews
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Pablo Amaringo | Inspirational Foreword to Plant Spirit Shamanism
Co-Author Howard G Charing with Pablo Amaringo who contributed an inspirational foreword to ‘Plant Spirit Shamanism’
The great visionary artist, Pablo Amaringo wrote an inspirational foreword to the book Plant Spirit Shamanism published by Destiny Books (USA) in 2006.
Visit amazon.com Howard G Charing, Author page
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