Shamanic Plant Diet Apprenticeship in Sacha Huarmi Ayahuasca

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3 Months Plant Teachers Diet Shamanic Apprenticeship
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Sacha Huarmi (“Women of the Rainforest”)
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Maestra Ercilia performing the Tamishi ritual, honouring the “vine of wisdom”
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Shipibo Maestra Ercilia and female apprentice, during the Sachamama ritual
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Shamanic Plant Teacher Diet: Programme Outline
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Day 1
Am: Arrival, unpacking and welcome in Sacha Huarmi.
1 pm: Lunch.
4 pm: Private consultation with the shaman and Q&A about the sauna in the evening.
6 pm: Dinner.
7 pm: Hot sauna with local Amazonian aromatic plants.
8 pm: First ritual drink of Chullachaqui caspi (Tovomita sp.) tea.
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Day 2
7 am: Jungle hike along the ethno botanical garden circuit, getting to know teacher
plants.
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: First cleansing ritual bath with ayahuasca vine leaves.
11 am: Chullachaqui caspi ritual - Asking permission to integrate ourselves in the
medicine world of the jungle. [1]
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Second and final ritual drink of Chullachaqui caspi tea.
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Maestra Ercilia preparing Ayahuasca
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Day 3
9 am: Breakfast.
11am: Second ritual cleansing bath with ayahuasca vine leaves.
12 pm: Second Chullachaqui caspi ritual - Asking the Chullachaqui spirit to bestow
upon us its healing energies.
2 pm: Lunch.
5 pm: commentary on the importance of the ritual baths of limpieza
(cleansing), florecimiento (fflowering) and barro (clay).
7 pm: First ritual drink of Remocaspi (Aspidosperma excelsum) tea.
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Day 4
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Third ritual cleansing bath with ayahuasca vine leaves.
12 pm: Third Chullachaqui caspi ritual - Receiving the Arcana, or spiritual
protection.
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Second and final ritual drink of Remo caspi tea.
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Day 5
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Fourth ritual cleansing bath with ayahuasca vine leaves.
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: First ritual drink of Piñón Colorado (Jatropa gossypifolia) tea.
Day 6
9 am: Breakfast.
11am: First cleansing ritual bath with the flowers of the Sacha-Chacruna (Psychotria
poeppigiana) plant teacher.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Shipibo textile painting with the natural juice of the Huito fruit
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7 pm: Second and last ritual drink of Piñón Colorado tea.
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Day 7
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Second cleansing ritual bath with the flowers of the Sacha-Chacruna plant
teacher.
2 pm: Lunch.
3 pm: Exhibition-sale of Shipibo crafts & textiles. Please help to support the local
Shipibo community in Sacha Huarmi by purchasing their products.
7 pm: Toé Dream Journey (1). A night ceremony with the Plant Teacher Toé
(Brugmansia suavolens).
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Day 8
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Circle meeting with the shamans to discuss the Toé ceremony of the previous
night.
11 am: Third cleansing ritual bath with the flowers of the Sacha-Chacruna
(Psychotria poeppigiana) plant teacher.
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Suggestions and recommendations for the Ayahuasca ceremony (followed by
the actual Ayahuasca ritual).
Ayahuasca Ceremony (1).
Day 9
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Circle meeting with the Maestra. Reflections on the Ayahuasca ceremony of
the previous night.
11 am: Ritual clay bath (1).
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Ayahuasca ceremony with Maestra Rosa
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Day 10
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Ayahuasca Ceremony (2).
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2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 11
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 12
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Introduction to the Shipibo Tattoo ritual with Huito, followed by the actual
performance of the ritual (Transferring Symbols of Power).
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Ayahuasca Ceremony (3).
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Day 13
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
11 am: Practicing icaros’ melodies (1).
12 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Blowing Mapacho smoke over an ayahuasca vine
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Day 14
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
5 pm: Ritual of Spiritual Purification (1).
7 pm: Ayahuasca ceremony (4).
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Day 15
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 16
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 17
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 18
7 am: Preparing the Ayahuasca brew, under the supervision of the Maestra.
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 19
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Maestra Ercilia whispering an icaro to San Pedro brew during the Huachuma ceremony
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Day 20
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 21
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 22
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
5 pm: Practice of the Ritual of Spiritual Purification, led by the apprentice (1).
7 pm: Toé Dream Journey (2).
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Day 23
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
(First Ayahuasca ritual personally led by the apprentice, who will be putting into
practice the different melodies of icaros learnt in the course of the shamanic plant
diet).
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Tamishi ritual, honouring the “vine of life”
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Day 24
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
(Second Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
different melodies of icaros learnt in the course of the shamanic plant diet).
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9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Flowering ritual bath (1).
12 pm: Practicing icaros’ melodies (8).
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 26
7 am: Practicing the preparation of the Ayahuasca brew, by the apprentice.
9 am: Breakfast.
12 pm: Flowering ritual bath (2).
2 pm: Dinner.
(Third Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
Day 27
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
12 pm: Third flowering ritual bath (3).
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Doña Leonilda pounding ayahuasca vine cuts
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Day 28
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Set of recommendations by the Maestra, upon completion of the first stage of
the shamanic plant diet.
2 pm: Lunch.
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(Followed by two days break - “descanso”)
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Day 29
8 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Circle meeting with the shamanka. Commentary on the Ayahuasca ceremony of the
previous night.
1 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 30
8 am: Breakfast.
1 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 31
9 am: Breakfast
10 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ayahuma (Couropita guianensis) (1).
12 pm: Chullachaki caspi ritual - Receiving energies for the continuation of the
shamanic diet.
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Ritual drink of Ayahuma tea (1).
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Remocaspi teacher tree
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Day 32
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ayahuma (2).
12 pm: Chullachaki caspi ritual - Receiving the Arcana, or spiritual protection.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 33
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ayahuma (3).
12 pm: Chullachaki caspi ritual (invoking the spirits of the teacher trees, to receive
health, prosperity and spiritual fortitude).
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
Day 34
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Mucura (Petiveria alliacea) (1).
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Ayahuasca ceremony (12) - 1.
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Ayahuasca ceremony at night, with Maestra Ercilia
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Day 35
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Mucura (2).
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 36
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Mucura (3).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 37
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ajo sacha (Mansoa alliacea) (1).
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Toé Dream Journey (3) - 1.
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Day 38
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ajo sacha (2).
11 am: Circle meeting with the Maestra. Reflections on the Toé experience of the
previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 39
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ajo sacha (3).
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 40
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ruda (Ruta graveolens L.) – i.e. the Rue
plant (1).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 42
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ruda (3).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 41
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
11 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Ruda (2).
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 43
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
11 am: Ritual cleansing bath with Rosa Sisa (Tagetes recta) leaves (1).
2 pm: Lunch.
5 pm: Ritual of Spiritual Purification (8) - 1.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 44
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual cleansing bath with Rosa Sisa leaves (2).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 45
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
11 am: Ritual cleansing bath with Rosa Sisa leaves (3).
2 pm: Dinner.
6 pm: Dinner.
Day 46
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with Piñón Colorado (Jatropa gossypifolia) (1).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Ayahuasca concoction brewing
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7 pm: Ritual drink of Ayahuma tea (2).
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Day 47
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Piñón Colorado (2).
12 pm: Practicing icaros melodies - 1.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 48
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
11 am: Ritual bath with the plant teacher Piñón Colorado (3).
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 49
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
Day 50
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Remocaspi teacher tree
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Día 51
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
(Fourth Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
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Day 52
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
5 pm: Practice of the Ritual of Spiritual Purification, led by the apprentice (4) - 1.
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Day 53
9 am: Breakfast.
previous night.
12 pm: Cushun practice - 1. [2]
2 pm: Lunch.
(Fifth Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
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Day 54
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 55
7 am: Ayahuasca preparation.
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
(Sixth Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
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Day 56
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 57
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 58
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night and recommendations for the end of the second cycle of the
shamanic plant diet.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 59
8 am: Breakfast.
1 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
Day 60
8 am: Breakfast.
1 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 61
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the bark of the Catahua (Hura crepitans) teacher tree (1).
12 pm: First Remocaspi (Pacho) ritual - Invoking the Pacho spirit to grant us its
healing energies. [3]
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: First ritual drink of Ajo sacha tea (1).
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Day 62
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the bark of the Catahua teacher tree (2).
12 pm: Second Remocaspi (Pacho) ritual - Receiving healing energies. [3]
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Second ritual drink of Ajo sacha tea (2).
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Day 63
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the bark of the Catahua teacher tree (3).
12 pm: Third Remocaspi (Pacho) ritual – Invoking the Pacho spirit to grant us
fortitude and shamanic wisdom. [3]
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Third ritual drink of Ajo sacha tea (3).
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Day 64
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Ritual bath with the Sharamasho (Ocimum americanum) plant (1).
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 65
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Second ritual bath with Sharamasho (2).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 66
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Third ritual bath with Sharamasho (3).
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 67
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: First ritual bath with Toé (1).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 68
7 am: Medicinal plant remedies practice: preparing a brain tonic medicine to
strengthen memory.
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Second ritual bath with Toé (2).
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Toé Dream Journey (5) – 1
(The Toé ritual will be led directly by the apprentice, as practical hands-on part of
his/her training).
Day 69
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Third ritual bath with Toé (3).
2 pm: Lunch.
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Ayahuasca ceremony
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Day 70
7 am: Practicing the preparation of medicinal plant remedies: Para para (to treat
impotence).
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: First ritual bath with Pachulí (Pogestemon Cablin) (1).
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 71
7 am: Medicinal plant remedies practice: preparing Chuchuwasi (to treat
rheumatism).
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Second ritual bath with Pachulí (2).
2 pm: Lunch.
Day 72
7 am: Medicinal plant remedies practice: preparing Huitochado (to treat bronchitis &
colds).
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Third ritual bath with Pachulí (3).
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the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
4 pm: Ritual of spiritual purification (15) - 1.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 73
7 am: Medicinal plant remedies practice: preparing a cologne with the Rue plant (to
alleviate headache).
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 74
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Circle meeting with the shamanka. Commentary on the Ayahuasca ceremony
of the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 75
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Preparing the San Pedro (Trichocereus pachanoi), or Huachuma, cactus
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Day 76
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 77
9 am: Breakfast.
11 am: Practicing icaros melodies.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Day 78
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 79
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
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Maestra Ercilia smoking Mapacho during an Ayahuasca ceremony
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Day 80
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 81
9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
(Seventh Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
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Day 82
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
11 am: Cushun practice. [2]
2 pm: Lunch.
5 pm: Practicing the ritual of spiritual purification, directed by the apprentice (12) - 1.
(This Toé ritual will be led directly by the apprentice, as practical hands-on part of
his/her training).
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Offering Mapacho cigarettes and tobacco smoke to a Palo Maestro
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Day 83
7 am: Ayahuasca preparation, directed by the apprentice.
9 am: Breakfast.
previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
(Eight Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
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Day 84
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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9 am: Breakfast.
2 pm: Lunch.
(Ninth Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
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Day 86
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Day 87
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: First ritual flowering bath.
11 am: Shipibo Tattoo ritual (employing the juice of the Huito fruit): “Transferring
Symbols of Power”.
12 pm: Chullachaqui caspi ritual - Thanking the Chullachaqui spirit for its spiritual
help.
2 pm: Lunch.
(Tenth Ayahuasca ritual led by the apprentice, who will be putting into practice the
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Day 88
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Second ritual flowering bath.
the previous night.
12 pm: Chullachaqui caspi ritual - Receiving spiritual protection: the Arcana.
2 pm: Lunch.
6 pm: Dinner.
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Maestra Rosa pounding ayahuasca vine cuts
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Day 89
9 am: Breakfast.
10 am: Third & final ritual flowering bath.
12 pm: Chullachaqui caspi Farewell ritual - Receiving purification and spiritual
protection: the Arcana.
2 p: Lunch.
7 pm: Ayahuasca ceremony, led by the Maestra (36) - 13.
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Day 90
9 am: Breakfast.
the previous night.
1 pm: Lunch.
7 pm: Special Ayahuasca ceremony, led by the Maestra (37) - 14.
12 am (midnight): End of the shamanic diet.
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Day 91
8 am: Breakfast.
the previous night. Final follow-up recommendations for the shamanic plant diet
apprenticeship.
11 am: Farewell ceremony.
1 pm: Lunch.
Free time to rest, packing and final farewell.
Retreat Ends
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Shipibo Maestra Lucinda
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[1] = Welcoming Ritual of the Chullachaqui
(Day 2)
After the initial introductory talk, the apprentice will take a tea prepared with the bark
of the Chullachaqui caspi teacher tree. The actual Welcoming Ritual of the
Chullachaqui will follow. This ritual consists in introducing oneself to the mother spirit
(madre) protector of the selva, to ask permission before starting any shamanic
activity in the rainforest.
[2] = Cushun practice
(Day 48, 53-58, 82-83 and 85)
The Cushun is a type of icaro which is usually employed by Amazonian shamans “to
cure” their remedies, to give strength to their medicines. It’s different from the
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[3] = The Remocaspi or Pacho ritual
(Day 61-63)
Shipibo legends tell the story of Ashi, the primordial Meraya, the very first among all
Merayas who shape-shifted himself into a semi-divine being, after having obtained
unequalled supernatural powers. Ashi – the Grand Meraya – was the first to
discover, identify and give names to different teacher plants, trees and vines of the
selva. One night, whilst Ashi was engaged in teaching shamanic arts to his disciples,
he saw in vision a pretty beautiful plant spirit being. He was in awe when he was
revealed the great supernatural powers of the spirit of this plant, which nearly
surpassed those of all other teacher plants. When Ashi asked the spirit for its powers
and spiritual beauty to be transmitted to his disciples, he was refused and was told: “I
never share my powers and knowledge with anybody!”. Ashi got then very angry and
replied: “From now on your name will be Pacho” (which means, literally, “squashed”,”
humiliated”, “cursed”) and then whipped him a great deal. After having been whipped
and cursed by Ashi, Pacho promised to share its powers with everyone who would
seek its knowledge, but attached the following condition: “All those who wish to
receive my healing and medicine powers, aside from taking my concoction must
compensate with making offerings to me and bow before me, so that I will hear their
prayers”. It’s for this that now the Pacho – or Remocaspi teacher tree – hasn’t a
smooth surface/bark as the other trees, but it’s deeply scarred, because of the whip
lashes it received from Ashi. At dawn of the following day, Ashi ordered his
apprentices to fast until midday. They then went through the virgin rainforest and
came across an ugly tree: it was Pacho. They performed there their very first Pacho
(or Remocaspi) ritual and offered each a mapacho (black jungle tobacco) cigarette.
Going around the tree, Ashi’s disciples sang special supplicants’ melodies to Pacho
so that they would receive its healing powers.
This is the mythical origin of the ancestral Remocaspi ritual and this is why is
important for a shaman’s apprentice to do it. This ritual consists therefore in imploring
the spirit (genio) of this teacher tree, to receive its spiritual beauty, its medicine and
healing powers, as Pacho has a very proud spirit and requires that all those who
approach him to ask for its help, would do it in a special, highly respectful, fashion.
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(louder) icaros sang during the Ayahuasca ceremonies, and takes the form of a
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Ayahuasca ceremonies: Opt In/Opt Out
Guests who may not take Ayahuasca for health reasons, or else, who do not wish to
work with the Ayahuasca medicine, may still do the shamanic plant diet, whilst opting
out of – all or part of - the Ayahuasca rituals. One may also attend the ceremonies
and receive healing, without actually drinking the brew. We keep a flexible approach
when it comes to the apprenticeship. Shipibo Maestra Rosa maintains that when one
diets with the plant teachers, the teaching is received in form of messages and
revelations in dreaming, whilst when taking Ayahuasca, the teachings are received in
form of visions. And both of them – dreaming and visions – are part of the process of
knowledge.
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Plants of the shamanic diet:
The list of the plants mentioned in this apprenticeship programme outline may be
subject to change, depending on local availability of the plants (rarely an issue), to
your individual predilections/preferences, your level of experience and personal
circumstances - i.e. mental, emotional and physical health - in tune with the initial
assessment of the Shipibo Maestra who will follow you during the apprenticeship and
your progress during the retreat.
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The bell-shaped flowers of the Toé plant (Brugmansia sp.)
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The Toé Dream Journey:
During the Toé ritual the apprentice may take the freshly squeezed juice of the
Brugmansia plant – the strongest possible way to take the Toé, which requires a very
strict and long diet – or else, may opt for the more gentle (yet still effective) option to
take it as a tea. In this second instance the tea is prepared leaving in infusion the
fresh leaves of the plant in hot water for a few minutes, and drinking it when the
water is lukewarm. A third way to take the Toé is by smoking the rolled leaves of the
plant, in form of a cigar, which is the mildest possible way to experience this plant
teacher.
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Shipibo Maestra Leonilda
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The Tamishi ritual:
The Tamishi ritual takes the name from the homonymous “Tamishi” plant teacher,
known among the Shipibo shamans of the Peruvian Amazon as the “Vine of
Wisdom”, the “Vine of the Soul”, or the “Vine of Life”. One diets with this jungle vine
to acquire wisdom and knowledge, and also to prolong one’s life. The diet also helps
one to keep his/her mind focused, open, to stay connected with the energies of the
earth and with the celestial energies of the stars. It prolongs one’s life. The aura of
the body is ultimately cleansed and purified. In the 13 weeks/3 months retreat, the
Tamishi ritual will be practiced once a week, every Thursday, at 3 PM.
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The Sachamama ritual
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The Sachamama ritual:
The Sachamama represents - in Amazonian shamanic lore - the Mother spirit of the
jungle, of the forest and all plants and animals living in there (as legend goes, it
appears as a giant eared snake, so big that trees and vegetation grow on top of it!).
After digging a large hole in the ground, once the Maestra has cleared the space
(with Mapacho smoke) and drawn a ritual tattoo (on the body of the apprentice ,
usually on the face) for protection, the apprentice lies at the bottom of the cavity, and
has her/his body partially covered with dirt. Then the shamanka invokes the spirit of
the Sachamama, to receive the energies of healing, protection and love of Mother
Earth. In certain cases also the spirits of the ancestors are invoked, in order to
connect and be able to communicate with them. Alongside the Tamishi ritual, the
Sachamama ritual was also practiced by the Shipibo Merayas - the grand shamans
of old times - and their inner circle of apprentices.
In the standard 13 weeks/3 months shamanic plant diet apprenticeship programme,
the Sachamama ritual will be practiced once a week, every Wednesday, at 3 PM.
Depending on individual circumstances and needs, and at the Maestra's discretion,
the Tamishi and Sachamama rituals may be offered when staying for shorter periods
of time, also for plant diet tester (pre-diet), Ayahuasca, or mixed Ayahuasca and
plant diet retreats.
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San Pedro brew
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As integral part of the shamanic apprenticeship, you may opt to diet with the
legendary San Pedro, the cactus of vision, at no extra cost to you. We also offer a
complimentary San Pedro ritual (it may be done during the day or at night), during
each month of your apprenticeship. If you would like to reserve more San Pedro
ceremonies aside from the three rituals already included in the 3 months/13 weeks
apprenticeship programme, please note that those must be booked in advance, at
the same of the reservation of your retreat.
Mapacho (Nicotiana sp.) rolls
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The San Pedro brew may make you more aware of the surrounding environment, to
the extent that you may drink it in full daylight, walk through the rainforest, perform
ritual offerings,
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and feel your connections with other people, the animals, the jungle, at a much
deeper level. San Pedro ceremonies may be held during the day or at night.
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Maestra Anita whispering an icaro to the Ayahuasca medicine
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Mapacho: Organic black jungle tobacco. A Great Plant Teacher
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Alongside the San Pedro, for those who feel to venture even deeper into the world of
Amazonian shamanism and plant teachers, we offer the opportunity to diet with
Mapacho (Nicotiana sp.), black organic jungle tobacco with no tar and a very high
concentration of nicotine. You may also take part to a complimentary Mapacho
ceremony each month, at night. During the ceremony, Mapacho juice, extracted in
water, will be drunk. A very powerful and demanding experience, which we only
recommend to those who have impeccably followed a strict diet and who are in
excellent physical conditions (with no heart complaints of any sort). Mapacho is
reputed to be – alongside Ayahuasca, San Pedro (Huachuma), the Coca Plant, and
Toé – one of the most revered and sacred plant teachers in Peru.
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The Shipibo Maestras in Sacha Huarmi
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Several Shipibo Maestras periodically alternate in Sacha Huarmi, offering their
wisdom and healing services: Maestra Ercilia, Maestra Rosa, Maestra Leonilda,
Maestra Anita and Maestra Lucinda. Please visit our website, to learn more about
them.
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Maestra Ercilia preparing the San Pedro cactus
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Cost
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£ 5,065 GBP for the full 3 months/13 weeks (equivalent to only £ 390 GBP p.w.).
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Please follow the link below to make your payment:
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http://www.elmundomagico.org/product/retreat-peru-extra-13-weeks/
After registration, you will be prompted to choose between paying by direct bank
transfer or by PayPal Express Checkout, with your credit or debit card.
Bon voyage in the magical world of plant teachers!
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Shamanic Plant Diet Apprenticeship in Sacha Huarmi Ayahuasca

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