Becoming a Master of Ayahuasca Takes Courage, Endurance, and Respect
My name is Mateo Arévalo Maynas. I’m 64 years old, and my Shipibo name is Isayu. For decades I have been performing shamanic healing...
The Yarinacocha Declaration of Shipibo Healers, ASOMASHK
In the long shadow cast by the murder of Maestra Olivia Arévalo Lomas at the hands of a Canadian ayahuasca tourist, Coshikox (Consejo Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo), the representative body...
The Dangers of the Ayahuasca Tourism Boom
Ayahuasca tourism and commercialization are distorting the cultural originality of the medicine's traditions.
The big benefit foreigners receive when they visit us in...
Don’t Forget Us Native People Behind the Ayahuasca
My name is Victoria Corisepa Dreve, I'm Harakbut, from the Wachiperi Indigenous Amazonian group. The reason why we're here is very important to me...
My 30 Years of Being an Ayahuasca Shaman for Locals and...
I would like to let you know my story and how I became a master of curanderismo and ayahuasca shamanism.
During the last 30...
Ayahuasca Has a Special Connection with My People, the Shipibo
Many can participate in ceremonies, but ayahuasca has a unique power and a very special connection with the Shipibo people.
To start with, my mum...
Plant Visions: An Interview with Ayahuasca Artist Pablo Amaringo
Pablo Amaringo is one of the world’s greatest visionary artists. He is renowned for his highly complex, colourful and intricate paintings that are inspired...