Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon - Stephan Beyer "North America"

Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon - Stephan Beyer "North America"In the Upper Amazon, mestizos are the Spanish speaking descendants of Hispanic colonizers and the indigenous peoples of the jungle. Some mestizos have migrated to Amazon towns and cities, such as Iquitos and Pucallpa; most remain in small villages, their houses perched on stilts on the shores of the rivers that are their primary means of travel. Here in the jungle, they have retained features of the Hispanic tradition, including a folk Catholicism and

The garment is made from alpaca and synthetic wool and is lightweight and comfortable even though it’s quite warm

insects and reptiles are on their own spiritual journey

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The medicine is the great hoop in the circle of life and this one is quartered with the imprint of Helping Hands

Simple and solid hand-wrought 950 sterling silver chakana shaped pendant stamped with the Shamans Market logo is an elegant necklace to have

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This star energy encourages us to be gentle and charitable

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Breu’s aromatic resin is rich in alpha and beta-amyrina triterpenes

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