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The Fourth International Amazonian Shamanism Conference: Magic, Myths & Miracles, Iquitos, Peru July 19th-27th, 2008

 

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This 4th Amazonian Shamanism Conference will be opened by the illustrious visionary scientist, Dr.Dennis Mckenna. Other Presenters (with more confirming soon are - That master of sound healing- Dr. Richard Grossman, the brilliant entheo-scientist and lecturer, Ananda, the Indiana Jones of  Amazon Shamanism and noted journalist - Peter Gorman, the most excellent scientfic researcher on brain states while taking ayahuasca- Dr. Frank Echenhofer, the Amazon's most famous visionary painter- Pablo Amaringo, the filmmaker and director Jan Kounen who brought us the documentary Other Worlds about ayahuasca and the Shipibo tribes and Renegade (Blueberry), specialist in Entheo-Religion and compiler of the book: Entheogens and the Future of Religion – Robert Forte, the intrepid Victoria Alexander speaking on her research of Medieval Mysticism and Its Empirical Kinship to Ayahuasca, the very profound Melvin Morse (invited but not yet confirmed) and his research into childrens near death experiences as well as his research on Myths, the renowned Dr. John Alexander and his years of training and research on Remote Viewing, one of the Director's of Eagle's Wing and author Howard Charing, Conference Organizer Alan Shoemaker speaking on 15 years in shamanism, the visionary artists Robert Venosa and Martina Hoffman two curanderas specializing in Huachuma (San Pedro) Wendy Luckey and Mary Ann Endowes Presenting as well as holding ceremonies, Elisa  Vargas Fernandez, the Shipibo curandera who works magic with her incredible icaros, and many more to be confirmed. 

The list of shamans (curanderos) is coming next and they are the most powerful we can find. There will be approximately 15 different curanderos/shamans giving presentations (all are translated into English).

During the Conference Presentations you will have ample opportunities  to hear the many shamans speaking alone as well as in panel  discussions. It is during this time that you will get a sense of which healer you  would like to be in Ceremony with, especially during the question and  answer times. The dates of July 21st, 24th and 27th are free days for workshops and Ceremonies in the evening if you desire. There are three evenings set aside for you to be in  Ceremony with the shaman - curandero or your choice. the Ceremonies are your free choice and are not part of the Conference. If you choose to be in Ceremony, by registering for the Conference you agree that you are responsible for your choice and that you will not hold the Conference, Chinchilejo, Soga Del Alma or persons responsible for your actions. All Ceremonies are held  outside of Iquitos, either up or downriver or way out on the Iquitos  to Nauta highway and then a short 15 minute walk into the various  Compounds. Transport is provided both to the location and returning to  Iquitos the following morning.

This year we have the ability to greatly streamline the Presentations. We have an ¨fm transmitter¨that covers 500 meters circumstance. We have hired a professional translator from Lima, Peru; a woman with years of experience in Ceremony as well. She speaks 6 languages and will be translating the Spanish Presentations to English and English to Spanish in the moment via the FM Transmittor. So it is necessary that each of you purchase a small FM radio, one in which you can change the channels manually. You will also need a small set of earphones. In the previous years we had an excellent translator as well but it really slowed things down having to listen to Spanish shamans speaking, then having the translator repeating in spanish after every paragraph. So this year and for the following Conferences to come, translation will be ¨simultaneous!¨, streamlining things and giving the Presentors much more time to explain the points of view.

For those that have never been in Ceremony before, a workshop will be  held by Dr. Richard Grossman and Alan Shoemaker so that all of your  questions can be adequately answered. The Ceremonies offered are completely  voluntary and not in any way a prerequisite of attending the  Conference.

Pre-Conference Tune-Up.
Those wishing a program for a week before the Conference can come to  the Pre-Conference Tune-Up. This is for more experienced Ceremonial  persons. It begins one week before the Conference and will be held at the  Soga Del Alma compound just outside of Iquitos. You will be able to  make your own medicina and hold your own Ceremony without a curandero  being present. Total price: $200 USDs This includes everything from the  time you arrive at the maloca/compound. Please contact us for more  details.

Tour to Machu Picchu, Cuzco and the Sacred Valley:
Chinchilejo-Tours will be taking a group to Machu Picchu, Cuzco and the Sacred Valley following the Conference.

This Tour begins on the 29th in Lima, Peru. We immediately depart Lima for Cuzco via air. We will not be hiking the Inca Trail; instead we take the train thru the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu village. Total cost, including RT airfare Lima/Cuzco/Lima is $1400 USDs. For more information please contact your guides, Alan Shoemaker and Mariella Noriega de Shoemaker at chinchilejo@hotmail.com

More information and a day by day breakdown about this Tour - www.chinchilejo-tours.com

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