Howard G Charing - Articles

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Howard G Charing is a healer, a workshop facilitator, and a director of the Eagle’s Wing Centre for Contemporary Shamanism. He has co-published numerous articles about shamanism in Peru as practiced in the Andean, coastal and Amazonian regions, With Peter Cloudsley he has published a documented collection of chants and Ayahuasca Icaros on a CD "The Shamans of Peru". He has also authored the book Plant Spirit Shamanism published by Destiny Books (USA). For many years, he has been organising plant medicine retreats to work with the indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon basin, as well as Andean retreats with shamans of northern Peru who work with the visionary cactus San Pedro. Howard has been baptised by the Shipibo Indians, and ritually initiated into the lineage of the maestros of the Rio Napo region. Howard and his colleague Peter Cloudsley also hold Amazonian Medicine Retreats at their dedicated centre in the Mishana National Reserve. As a protected nature reserve encompassing several thousands of hectares of primary rainforest, Mishana is home to many plants and animals that endemic to that region. At Mishana, participants are able to work with indigenous shamans and experience the direct healing of nature through Ayahuasca, the visionary vine of the soul. For details about these plant medicine retreats, as well as information about upcoming workshops with Howard see his website: http://www.shamanism.co.uk

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Interview With Shipibo Ayahuasca Shaman Enrique Lopez in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru - Part 2
The second part of an interview with Shipibo Shaman Enrique Lopez. Interviewed at Mishana, Amazon Rainforest Peru, November 2007. Enrique discusses his early years in the indigenous Shipibo community in the Ucayali region of the Amazon Rainforest in Peru. Enrique talks about the Shipibo views on Ayahuasca and medicinal plants. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 27/12/2007 | Exotic Locations
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Nterview With Shipibo Ayahuasca Shaman Enrique Lopeiz in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru - Part 1
The first part of an interview with Shipibo Shaman Enrique Lopez. Interviewed at Mishana, Amazon Rainforest Peru, November 2007. Enrique discusses his early years in the indigenous Shipibo community in the Ucayali region of the Amazon Rainforest in Peru. Enrique talks about the Shipibo views on Ayahuasca and medicinal plants. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 27/12/2007 | Exotic Locations
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Andean and Amazon (ayahuasca) Yoga Rainforest Retreats 2008
A dedicated programmes in the Andes and the Amazon rainforest, which is focussed on an inner and deep self-exploration and encounter with the spiritual power of the land. This is an adventure into the magical world of the Andes, the Rainforest, and a transformative experience of the ancient mystical rituals of the plant spirit medicines.At our Retreat in the Amazon, we also have the services of a Yoga teacher. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 18/12/2007 | Yoga
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The Spiritual Legacy of the Andes
The rich and powerful spiritual legacy of the Andean civilization which is only now being properly recognised after 500 years of obscurityAn 'ofrenda' is the most important ceremony used by Andean Indians to relate with Mother Earth. The ofrenda is a symbol of reciprocity with nature and its purpose is to teach us to reproduce this attitude. Through it we speak back to nature saying we understand the message and concord. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 31/10/2007 | Exotic Locations
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Plant Spirit Shamanism - Connecting With the World of Plants
Many of us feel a spiritual connection to the world of plants. This article explores ways to deepen our profound connection with the plants. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 22/10/2007 | Nature
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Ayahuasca - the Visionary and Healing Plant From the Amazon - Part 2
Part two of the article looks at the personal preparation and requirements for the Ayahuasca experience. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 22/10/2007 | Alternative Medicine
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Ayahuasca - the Visionary and Healing Plant From the Amazon - Part 1
After being virtually ignored by Western civilization for centuries, there has been a huge surge of interest in Ayahuasca recently. There is a growing belief that it is a kind of ‘medicine for our times’, giving hope to people with ‘incurable’ diseases like cancer and HIV, drug addictions and inspiring answers to the big ecological problems of modern civilization. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 22/10/2007 | Alternative Medicine
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Ayahuasca Shamans and the Healing Plants of the Amazon Rainforest of Peru - 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. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 03/10/2007 | Alternative Medicine
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Ayahuasca Shamans and the Healing Plants of the Amazon Rainforest of Peru - Part 1
Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley 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. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 03/10/2007 | Alternative Medicine
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The Enigma of Psychic Surgery in the Philippines Part 3 - Placido Palitayan
The third part of the ‘bare hand’ or ‘psychic’ surgeons of the Philippines. This has been one of the most enduring enigmas of modern times. These articles explore this practice which challenges conventional scientific and medical knowledge. Now an encounter with one of the most famous healers, Placido Palitayan. Read
By: Howard G Charing | 03/10/2007 | Health