Conversation with Carlos about Plant Dietas & Curanderismo
The Cold Wind of Noya Rao | Part II
“When you see and feel Christ Consciousness in others, it is because it is within yourself as well.” – Maestro Curandero Abraham [Based on an extended conversation I had with a long-term apprentice of Noya Rao and student of the late Shipibo Maestro Pascual Mahua] “At some point in his life, Shipibo Maestro Pascual Mahua became very sick. […]
The Cold Wind of Noya Rao | Part I
[Based on an extended conversation I had with a long-term apprentice of Noya Rao and student of the late Shipibo Maestro Pascual Mahua] “The first year I was dieting with Pascual, it seemed like I was dieting nothing, I was just drinking the medicine. I was allowed to eat everything I wanted (besides the pork, alcohol, and not […]
About Serving Ayahuasca and the Sacred Path by Alonso del Rio
The following are additional excerpts from the book Tawantinsuyo 5.0 (which I recommend buying and reading) by Alonso del Rio. I first heard about Alonso from my friend and teacher, Maestro Abraham, who told me that Alonso had helped him greatly when he made his own pilgrimage to the medicine world of South America some […]
About Dietas and Icaros by Alonso del Rio
The following are excerpts from the book Tawantinsuyo 5.0 by Alonso del Rio. I first heard about Alonso from my friend and teacher, Maestro Abraham, who told me that Alonso had helped him greatly when he made his own pilgrimage to the medicine world of South America some 19+ years ago. Maestro Alonso del Rio […]
Amazonian Curanderismo – The Art and Science of Plant Spirit Medicine
The following is a guest post courtesy of Skye Cielita Flor, a friend and one of the moderators of our Dieta of Teacher Plants & Trees group on Facebook where more nuanced discussions take place. Skye’s direct experience with traditional curanderismo is based on her time in the Peruvian Amazon, working and apprenticed primarily to […]