Medicine for the Soul | Plant Spirit Medicine of the Amazon Article first published in Sacred Hoop Magazine Issue 41 2003. In the Amazonian tradition working with planta maestras (teacher plants) is known as the Diet. The working can be seen as a conscious body…
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Medicinal and Shamanic Plants of Peru, a set on Flickr. I’ve been adding more photos from the archives.
Frotacion de COCA, a photo by Howard G Charing on Flickr. 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…
coca leaf products in Peru., a photo by Howard G Charing on Flickr. Coca (Erythroxylon coca). Products made from coca leaf in Peru. The Incas regarded coca as ‘the divine plant’ mainly because of its property of imparting endurance, nevertheless its use was entwined with…
Shamans of Peru, a set on Flickr. A Photo Gallery of some of the Peruvian Shamans that we have worked with over the years.
[slideshare id=11408414&doc=interviewwithayahuascashamanartidoro-120203134637-phpapp01&type=d] 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).
[scribd id=80236059 key=key-29fadfojwlxdsms4li9j mode=list] Pablo Amaringo wrote an inspirational foreword to the book ‘Plant Spirit Shamanism’ published by Destiny Books (USA) 2006.
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; [scribd id=46540834 key=key-2euj5kz5fgzgbv9fdhg5 mode=list] [scribd id=46540834 key=key-1c8pxmxe7m7dkmjq3jre mode=list]
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