Kambo
THE ORIGINS OF KAMBÔ Each tribe has its own legend or story about how they came to use Kambô. The most prevalent legend comes from Brazil… This Huni Kuin (Kaxinawá) …
Ancient Amazonian Healing Tradition
Butterfly Seed
Clitoria ternatea, also known as butterfly seed, is a perennial herb that belongs to the Fabaceae family. It is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, but is now grown …
blue lotus
One of the most famous legends about blue lotus tea in Egypt is the story of the sun god Ra and his journey through the underworld. According to the legend, …
Kambo
The Origins of Kambô Each tribe has its own legend or story about how they came to use Kambô. The most prevalent legend comes from Brazil… This Huni Kuin (Kaxinawá) …
Ceremonial Cacao
What is ceremonial cacao? Cacao is made from the edible seed of the Theobroma Cacao tree. These seeds, or “beans,” as they are commonly referred to, are the primary ingredient in chocolate and the only ingredient in …
Apurina
Some argue that Apurinã – or in its older form, Ipuriná – is a word from the Jamamadi language. The group’s self-identification is popũkare. Some old texts refer to …
Ayahuasca Manifesto
Ayahuasca Manifesto The Spirit of Ayahuasca and its Planetary Mission Anonymous Ayahuasca Manifesto Copyright © 2011 by Anonymous The rights of translation to other languages and any type of printed publications …
Nukini
The Nukini form part of the group of Pano-speaking peoples that inhabit the Juruá valley region and share very similar ways of life and views of the world, and devastating …
Kaxinawa
“The shaman gives and takes life. To become a shaman, you go alone into the forest and wrap your entire body in embira. You lie down at a path intersection …
Yawanawá
We are like peccaries: always together.” Taking white-lipped peccaries (yawa) as a symbol, Yawanawá discourse reaffirms both group cohesion and a stable relationship with their territory, an area which nowadays …