Howard G Charing

Moses and Ayahuasca - Plant Spirit Shamanism from the Bible

"Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher" The world wide media interest in Benny Shanon's paper about Moses and entheogens, is encouraging us to take a good and hard look at the roots of religions and the notion that they were based on fertility cults, and shamanic practices such as Entheogens (or hallucinogenic) plants as a source of spiritual communion with the universal consciousness... (posted by Howard G 4 years 81 days ago.)

La Mesa Norteña, San Pedro Cactus and the Spiritual Tradition of northern Peru - Part 2

PART 2 Shamans from different cultures and traditions have been using psychoactive plants since the dawn of human emergence. These plants have been used traditionally for guidance, divination, healing, maintaining a balance with the spirit or consciousness of the living world. Howard G. Charing and Peter Cloudsley talk with Maestro Juan Navarro The Cactus of Vision -... (posted by Howard G 4 years 166 days ago.)

Ayahuasca Shamans and the Healing Plants of the Amazon Rainforest - Part 2

The second part of a meeting between Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley who interview two Ayahuasca shamans from the Amazon, Artidoro Aro Cardenas, and Javier Arevalo to discover more about the medicinal, mythological, and healing properties of some of the plants to be found in the Amazon Rainforest. A note about aguardiente, often used for preparing plants. Good... (posted by Howard G 4 years 236 days ago.)

The Enigma of Psychic Surgery in the Philippines Part 2 - Jun Labo

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... (posted by Howard G 4 years 247 days ago.)

Shipibo Ayahuasca Shaman, Benjamin Ochavano Interviewed in the Amazon Rainforest in Peru.

Conversation with Benjamín Ochavano, Peru 2002 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. The... (posted by Howard G 4 years 294 days ago.)

Icaros, the Magical Chants of the Ayahuasca Shamans.

The Shamans of the Amazon, exhibit a close union with the Natural World. This powerful emotional and spiritual bond, enables them to commune with the powers of the Rainforest. Singing the chants or Icaros, is a way that this bond is expressed, and the Rainforest responds. I recall one night time Ayahuasca ceremony, held in a small clearing in the Amazon rainforest. It was a beautiful clear night, there... (posted by Howard G 4 years 325 days ago.)