Barquinha

Barquinha
-By Nicholas Saunders and Anja Dashwood Nicholas The last ayahuasca ritual we attended in Brazil was the Barquinha, a split off the Santo Daime and the smallest of the three established Brazilian churches who use ‘huasca’, as its called in Brazil. As with...

The Way of the Shaman

The Way of the Shaman
-By Michael Harner I believe that we’re at the beginning of a shamanic Renaissance.  Shamanism has been rapidly disappearing from the planet as missionaries, colonists, governments, and commercial interests overwhelmed tribal peoples and their ancient cultures....