Andean And Amazon (ayahuasca) Yoga Rainforest Retreats 2008 By: Howard G Charing | - A dedicated programmes in the Andes and the Amazon rainforest, which is focussed on an inner and deep self-exploration and encounter with the spiritual power of the land. This is an adventure into the magical world of the Andes, the Rainforest, and a transformative experience of the ancient mystical rituals of the plant spirit medicines.
The Enigma Of Psychic Surgery In The Philippines Part 3 - Placido Palitayan By: Howard G Charing | - A healer and psychic surgeon working in Baguio is Placido Palitayan. He is an extremely confident and skilled psychic surgeon. It was again a privilege to meet, interview, make videos, and work with him. I have a full interview on video with Placido, and this is the transcription following some healing sessions where Placido operated on three people (including me):
The Enigma Of Psychic Surgery In The Philippines Part 2 - Jun Labo By: Howard G Charing | - The enigma of Jun Labo.
Together with my colleague Patrick Hamouy (of Alternative Therapies) , we met with Jun and were his guest recently at his residence in the mountain regions of northern Luzon, its location and altitude in the Cordiella mountain range keep it cool and pleasant during the hot and extremely humid summer months. His house is somewhat of an Oriental palace, with pagodas, roof gardens, terraces within terraces, large statues of lions, eagles, frogs, gnomes, and with an ec ... Tags:philippines, health, healing, psychic surgery, psychic surgeons, medical, alternative, tours, travel, plant spirit shamanism, howard g charing
The Enigma Of Psychic Surgery In The Philippines Part 1 By: Howard G Charing | - The bare hand' or psychic' surgeons of the Philippines have been one of the most enduring enigmas of modern times. There has been much controversy about the so-called miracle healers of the Philippines. Their ability to open peoples bodies and defies not only conventional scientific and medical knowledge but also challenges what we consensually call reality. How can a human body open and close by touch? How can solid objects become permeable to allow a hand to move throug ... Tags:philippines, health, healing, psychic surgery, psychic surgeons, medical, alternative, tours, travel, plant spirit shamanism, howard g charing
November 10th - 24th 2007 Optional Extension Week - November 25th - December 1st 2007
A dedicated programme in the Amazon rainforest, which is focussed on an inner and deep self-exploration and encounter with the power of the rainforest. This is an adventure into the magical world of the rainforest, and a transformative experience of the ancient mystical rituals of the plant spirit medicines. This programme will t ... Tags:ayahuasca, amazon rainforest, javier arevalo, plant spirit shamanism, shamanism, shaman, plant medicines
If you ask me if people are unwell, the majority are unwell, in their spirit or mind, there are lots of problems today. They are particularly afflicted in the stomach, the solar plexus, and the belly button. It's the place of emotional pain, and also where we are joined to life. This is what ayahuasca is, the rope that connects us to life.
The Spiritual Traditions Of The Andes; An Interview With Doris Rivera Lenz - Part 1 By: Howard G Charing | - A look at the rich and powerful spiritual legacy of the Andean civilization which is only now being properly recognised after 500 years of obscurity. This interview of Doris Rivera Lenz, was conducted by Howard G. Charing & Peter Cloudsley. This interview appeared in Sacred Hoop Magazine Issue 57, and the book Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA).
Howard G Charing & Peter Cloudsley interviewed Shipibo Ayahuasca Shaman Benjamin Ochavano in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru, who is in his mid seventies to discuss how Ayahuasca can help those Westerners who are seeking personal growth and who have embarked on the great journey of self discovery and exploration.
Ayahuasca Shaman Javier Arevalo Interviewed In The Amazon Rainforest Peru. By: Howard G Charing | - Spirituality is at the centre of the Ayahuasca experience. Purification and cleansing of body, mind, and spirit in a shamanic ceremony can be the beginning of a process of profound personal and spiritual discovery. This process can continue indefinitely even if one never drinks Ayahuasca again. We believe that by seriously looking at the way Ayahuasca is used we can improve our life experience and benefit more from this medicine. This article is extracted from the original interview by Howard G ... Tags:ayahuasca, amazon rainforest, javier arevalo, plant spirit shamanism, shamanism, shaman, plant medicines
Ayahuasca Shaman And Peruvian Mystic, Alonso Del Rio Interviewed By: Howard G Charing | - Alonso del Rio is a powerful maestro who interweaves Shipibo and other icaros with sacred music of his own to lead you on your journey; he is both a talented musician and an inspiring communicator of the Amazonian shamanic world. He first came into contact with ayahuasca in 1979 after spending three years working with huachuma (San Pedro). This was when he met Don Benito Arevalo, a grand Shipibo shaman with whom he developed a long relationship, and who gave him his first teachings in ayahuasca ... Tags:shaman, ayahuasca, shamanism, ayahuasca retreats, healing, icaros, sacred chants, amazon rainforest, pablo amaringo, plant spirit shamanism
Ayahuasca, The Visionary Paintings, And Inspirational Words Of Pablo Amaringo. By: Howard G Charing | - Pablo Amaringo is one of the world's greatest visionary artists, and is renowned for his highly complex, colourful and intricate paintings of his visions from drinking the Ayahuasca brew. Pablo wrote the foreword, a spiritual and ecological message as the foreword for my book 'Plant Spirit Shamanism', published by Destiny Books (USA).
Pablo Amaringo trained as a curandero in the Amazon, healing himself and others from the age of ten, but gave this up in 1977 to become a full-time painter and art teacher at his Usko-Ayar school. His book, Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman, co-authored with Luis ... Tags:shaman, ayahuasca, shamanism, ayahuasca retreats, healing, icaros, sacred chants, amazon rainforest, pablo amaringo, plant spirit shamanism
Icaros, The Magical Chants Of The Ayahuasca Shamans. By: Howard G Charing | - I recall one night time Ayahuasca ceremony, held in a small clearing in the Amazon rainforest. It was a beautiful clear night, there was no moon, and the sky was filled with hundreds of thousands of glistening stars; just looking up at the sky made my head swim. We were surrounded by trees and bushes, but could only discern their shapes and silhouettes. It felt as if I was in nature's primordial theatre. When I had drank the Ayahuasca, the shaman started to chant his Icaros, and within a few min ... Tags:shaman, ayahuasca, shamanism, ayahuasca retreats, healing, icaros, sacred chants, amazon rainforest
The Power Of Attraction Secrets From The Amazon: The Pusanga By: Howard G Charing | - My experience working with shamans in preparing Pusangas (which normally is prepared away from their clients so it was a privilege to be invited to participate in the preparation) showed me that far from interfering with the freedom of other individuals or putting a number' on them, we were altering something within ourselves, which was brought out by the ingredients, the magic of the plants. Whatever it was, it felt wholesome and good. It is what is in oneself one's own magic. Asking Javier ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, san pedro, healing, amazon rainforest, philippines, psychic surgeon
This unique set of recordings documents a collection of ceremonial chants and Ayahuasca icaros on CD.
Tracks 1-3 San Pedro ceremony held in Puruchucu, at the head of the Rimac valley. The ruins of this sacred site or huaca date back to pre-Inca times and have been accurately reconstructed. Setting the scene for the ceremony, three musicians play replicas of pre-Hispanic instruments. Alonso del Rio says: w ... Tags:shaman, icaros, ayahuasca, yage, san pedro, chants, medicine plants, plant spirit shamanism, shipibo
The Attributes Of Plants, And The Spirit Of Life - A Shaman's Perspective. By: Howard G Charing | - The shamans work with the power of the plants in many ways, the colours of the flowers, the perfume, their shape, form, and associations. This although does not play a role in modern medicine, this understanding has a long history most notably introduced by the 16th century alchemist and philosopher Paracelsus, who in his famous Doctrine of Signatures treatise proposes his premises which are based upon the view that Nature itself is a living organism which must be considered as an expression ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, san pedro, healing, amazon rainforest, philippines, psychic surgeon
Coca And The Sacred Plants Of The Incas - The Timeless World Of The Andes By: Howard G Charing | - 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 off ... Tags:andes, peru, cuzco, cusco, coca, shamanism, inca, incas, healing, plants, herbs, divination, pachacuti
These are a kind of Marigold, and they are used in baths particularly for children with mal aire'. This malady occurs when a family member dies and leaves the child unhappy and sleepless. The spirit of the dead grandfather - or whoever it was - lingers and makes the child sick. The spirit is s ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, san pedro, healing, amazon rainforest, philippines, psychic surgeon
The name refers to the Amazonian folktale about a gnome which lives in the jungle. Your friend is out of sight for a moment and reappears but, unknown to you, he is in fact the mischievous Chullachaqui. He leads you deep into the forest until you are lost and th ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, san pedro, healing, amazon rainforest, philippines, psychic surgeon
Alchemy, Shamanism, Organic Food, And The Doctrine Of Signatures By: Howard G Charing | - The 16th century alchemist and philosopher, Paracelsus, introduced in his treatise the Doctrine of Signatures , the concept that the Creator has placed his seal on plants to indicate their medicinal uses.
Underlying Paracelsus' treatise was the premise that nature was itself a living organism which must be considered an expression of the One Life, and that man and the universe are the same in their essential nature.
Shipibo Ayahuasca Shaman Leoncio Garcia Interviewed By: Howard G Charing | - We interviewed Shipibo maestro Leoncio Garcia, a man in his mid seventies but with the appearance of a man twenty years younger. Again a testimonial to the youth giving qualities of Ayahuasca and the plant medicines of the Amazon Rainforest.
Interviewed at Mishana Private Retreat Centre, Amazon Rainforest with Peter Cloudsley August 2005.
Death As An Ally - How Shamans Perceive Death By: H G Charing | - In traditional wisdom and knowledge, life is a continuum that does not end at the moment of death. One of the most important traditional tasks of the seer, shaman, medicine man or woman is to assist people who are either dying or the spirits of those who have died to make the transition into great domain of consciousness. This body of practices is known as Psychopomp, from the Greek word psychopompos which literally means conductor of souls'. In Greek mythology, the god Hermes served as the es ... Tags:death, spirit, religion, hermes, psychopomp, shaman, shamanism, castaneda, dying
Ayahuasca Retreats In The Amazon Rainforest By: Howard G Charing | - Ayahuasca Retreat
We are pleased to present a dedicated programme in the Amazon rainforest, which is focussed on an inner and deep self-exploration and encounter with the power of the rainforest. This is an adventure into the magical world of the rainforest, and a transformative experience of the ancient mystical rituals of the plant spirit medicines.
A shaman is a 'Master of Ecstasy' (Mercia Eliade). The word ecstasy comes from the Greek - ex-stasis - meaning outside the limited, narrow, trance-state we call 'normal' waking reality.
Drumming For The Shamanic Journey By: Howard G Charing | - What is Shamanism?
Shamanism is the oldest way in which humanity has sought connection with Creation. The origins of shamanism go back at least 40,000 - 50,000 years to Stone age times. All of us have evolved from shamanic cultures, it is our roots wherever we live.
A shaman knows that all things are alive and walks with one foot in the everyday world and one foot in the spirit world'. Contemporary shamanism is the application of these ancient timeless ways to life here a ... Tags:shamanism, shamanic journey, drum, drumming, soul retrieval, shamanic healing
Ayahuasca & Visionary Plants - Companions To The Soul By: Howard G Charing | - I decided to write from my own personal perspective from my years of work and research in the Amazon Rainforest with the shamans and curanderos who drink the visionary plant brew called Ayahuasca. I use the term shaman' as a convenience as this title has only been imported' from the West into the Amazon quite recently in the past thirty years or so. A more appropriate general term could be vegatilista' or a seer and healer who work with plants from not only the physical or medicinal aspec ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, san pedro, shipibo, pablo amaringo
Ayahuasca Retreats Interview With An Amazonian Shaman By: Howard G Charing | - After being virtually ignored by Western civilization for centuries, there has been a huge surge of interest in Ayahuasca recently. There is a growing belief that it is a kind of medicine for our times', giving hope to people with incurable' diseases like cancer and HIV, drug addictions and inspiring answers to the big ecological problems of modern civilization.
Ayahuasca, Sacred Medicine For The Soul Part 2 By: Howard G Charing | - I discovered that Ayahuasca is a medicine, so unlike the Western understanding, a medicine which works on every level, on the physical and non-physical beings, our consciousness, our emotions, and our spirit. It is as if you are drinking not just a liquid brew but imbibing an other' intelligence which knows exactly what is needed to help you. This is a communion in the true sense of the word, an intense experience of euphoria and ecstasy. A journey of deep and profoundly meaningful personal an ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, san pedro, shipibo, pablo amaringo
Ayahuasca, Sacred Medicine For The Soul Part 1 By: Howard G Charing | - We humans have a special relationship and dependence on plants. Since our beginnings, they have been the source both directly and indirectly of our food, our shelter, our medicines, our fuel, our clothing, and of course the very oxygen that we breathe. This is common knowledge and in general we take if for granted. Yet we view plants in our Western culture as semi-inanimate, lacking the animating force labelled soul, mind, or spirit. Many people ridicule and regard as eccentric those who speak u ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, san pedro, shipibo, pablo amaringo
Shamanism And Divination By: H G Charing | - Shamanism is not a system of belief or faith, it is a system of knowledge, and divination is one of the paths to gain direct knowledge. Direct knowledge can be defined as that which is experienced first hand by the senses. Divination is not 'fortune telling', it is a way to a deeper understanding of events and influences surrounding a situation or person. Divination has always been an integral part of shamanism. One of the most important roles of the shaman has been to seek revelatory knowledge ... Tags:shamanism, shaman, divination, divine, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, healing, natural medicine
The Shaman's Path - A Journey Into Timeless Worlds By: H G Charing | - Shamanism is not a system of belief or faith, it is a system of knowledge, and is directly experienced first hand by the senses. Shamanism has always been a way for living as humans on our planet Earth, both in balance within ourselves and the world of which we are part.
The shamans say that plants connect us with nature because they take their nourishment directly from the earth, as well as the sun's rays, the air, and water. They allow us to know and recognize ourselves. A shaman must know this and must love his people to heal them. Here are just a few of the plant healers.
The Worlds Of The Shaman - An Exploration Of Reality By: H G Charing | - Shamanism is not a system of belief or faith, it is a system of knowledge, and is directly experienced first hand by the senses. The world that Shamans work in is not a consensus reality, i.e. what we have agreed is reality. The Shaman sees i.e. experiences with all the senses. The Shaman is the mediator between the ordinary world and an alternate reality.
Soul Loss - How Shamanic Healing Can Restore Your Life Force By: H G Charing | - Many of us have heard about Soul Retrieval, which is the return of lost soul fragments (or lost parts) of ourselves. Soul Retrieval is a classical shamanic practice, and in some communities it was the primary method of maintaining health or power. The word soul equates to our life-force, and in shamanic terms we are a composite of souls', or life-force, and this explains why we can become fragmented. The Shipibo - Conibio Indians of the Upper Amazon Rainforest, for example regard every part of ... Tags:shaman, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, shipibo, herbs, herbal healing, herbal medicine, san pedro, healing, amazon rainforest, phil
Underlying the intricate geometric patterns of great complexity displayed in the art of the Shipibo people is a concept of an all pervading magical reality which can challenge the Western linguistic heritage and rational mind.
These patterns are more than an expression of the one-ness of creation, the inter-changeability of light and sound, the union or fusion of perceived opposites, it is an ongoing dialogue ... Tags:shaman, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, shipibo, herbs, herbal healing, herbal medicine, san pedro, healing, amazon rainforest, phil
Shamanism And Yoga - Shamanic Trance Postures By: Howard G Charing | - Shamanism offers a way for people to become aware of their potential, and begin to explore their spiritual relationship to the universe, to other forms of life, and to each other. The experiences which come from shamanism help a person to evolve a deeper bond and respect for all of creation, and from this perspective you are likely to lead a life which is vibrant and full in harmony and balance, and which encourages understanding and optimism. The Shamanic path is a way to experience this expand ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, herbal healing, yoga, medicine, san pedro, healing,
The Cactus Of Vision - San Pedro And The Shamanic Tradition Of Northern Peru. By: H G Charing | - The hallucinogenic San Pedro cactus has been used since ancient times, and in Peru the tradition has been unbroken for over 3,000 years. The earliest depiction of the cactus is a carving showing a mythological being holding a San Pedro, and dates from about 1300 bc. It comes from the Chavn culture (c.1400-400 bce) and was found in a temple at Chavn de Huantar, in the northern highlands of Peru. Later, the Mochica culture, (c.500 ce) used the cactus in their iconography. Even in present d ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, herbal healing, herbal medicine, san pedro, healing, ama
Plant Spirit Shamanism - Developing Your Relationship With The Plant Spirits By: H G Charing | - Every tree, every plant, has a spirit. People may say that the plant has no mind. I tell them that the plant is alive & conscious. A plant may not talk, but there is a spirit in it that is conscious, that sees everything, which is the soul of the plant, its essence, what makes it alive. The channels through which the water & sap move are the veins of the spirit.
We are not talking about passive agents of transformation, we are talking about an intelligence, a consciousness, an alive and other mind, a spirit, which of course we have no place in our society. Nature is alive and is talking to us. This is not a metaphor.
Terrance McKenna
An Encounter With An Extraordinary Healer From The Philippines. By: H G Charing | - Over the years there has been much controversy about the so-called miracle healers of the Philippines. Their ability to open peoples bodies and perform operations without the use of any surgical equipment i.e their bare hands or with rusty hunting knives, in the absence of any anaesthetics and the skin of their patient re-seals without any noticeable marking or scars defies not only conventional medical knowledge but also flies in the face of what we consensually call reality. How can a human bo ... Tags:shaman, howard g charing, plant spirit shamanism, shamanism, ayahuasca, retreats, workshops, peru, herbs, herbal healing, herbal medicine, san pedro, healing, ama
Plant Spirit Shamanism - The Medicinal Plants Of The Amazon Rainforest By: H G Charing | - Working with teacher plants is known as the shaman's diet'. The purpose of the diet is to prepare the body and nervous system for the powerful knowledge and expansion of consciousness given by teacher plants.
In everyday life, the mind creates the illusion that we are separate from reality, and thus protects us, like a veil, from experiencing the vastness of the universe. Access to the truth without preparation could be a radical shock to the system.
The recapitulation of life force is the body of work, which restores or recapitulates lost life force. Soul Retrieval is one of the most well-known and effective practices to this end.
To understand how recapitulation practices work, we need to look at the multidimensional nature of reality and move away from a linear sequential perspective. From this expanded perspective, 'anything which has ever happened to anybody, anywhere ... Tags:shaman, shamanism, healing, soul, retrieval, ayahuasca, spiritual retreat
