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Awakening Arutam: Shuar Shamanism and Paths to Holistic Health
In the Shuar worldview, Arutam Ruymán tells us that life is not merely a series of biological processes; it is the vibrant presence of a spiritual principle that permeates all beings. That principle has a name: Arutam. More than an abstract belief, Arutam shapes a way of understanding health, illness, and healing practices. This article explores how, from the Shuar
The Healing Silence: Medicine, the Shaman’s Work, and Practice as a Way of Life
In the Amazon, the relationship between person, plant, and shaman is not an isolated ritual but a practice that, over time, transforms habits, perceptions, and ways of being in the world. The voices gathered in the testimony reproduced here speak to this idea: ayahuasca does not appear as a miraculous “product” but as a mediator that reveals and sustains inner
The Living Book of Knowledge: Ceremonial Practice, Cultural Respect, and the Modern Search for Meaning
The Inner Call and the Structure of Ceremony Across cultures and eras many people report an inner, often unarticulated yearning—a mystical calling that presses gently at the edge of everyday life. Ceremonial traditions, particularly those arising from indigenous shamanic lineages, have long recognized this impulse and shaped it into a disciplined process: ritual as invitation, ceremony as lesson,
Between Silence and Medicine: A Dialogue Between Meditation and Shamanism
In recent decades, interest in traditional spiritual practices—from meditation to ceremonies with teacher plants—has grown steadily. Transplanted from Indigenous contexts into global urban spaces, these practices inspire both hope and skepticism. The conversation that inspires this article—where Ruymán and Scotty compare the trajectory of yoga and meditation with Amazonian shamanism—offers an opportunity to calmly explore what each path offers, how
Spiritual Transformation Through the Ayahuasca Ceremony
The search for meaning in life is a journey many undertake, and spirituality can offer powerful paths to healing and self-knowledge. This article reflects on the experiences shared in ayahuasca ceremonies, an ancestral ritual that has resurfaced in modern times and transformed lives, providing new perspectives on reality. Reports of a Personal Journey The voices of those who have attended
The Intersection of Science and Spirituality: A Journey Toward the Integration of Shamanism and Psychology
In the contemporary context, where the divisions between the scientific and the spiritual seem more pronounced than ever, the need to explore the connection between these two dimensions becomes urgent. Shamanism, an ancestral practice rooted in the connection with nature and spirit, is in constant dialogue with modern psychology, a science dedicated to understanding the human mind and psyche. This
My real experience: When Ayahuasca opened my heart
The jungle as a living teacher In the depths of the Amazon, where the air is dense and every sound seems to have a soul, shamanism reveals itself as a return to what is essential: to healing, to truth, and to the living force of nature. In this primordial territory, the human being sheds everything that is not authentic. There,
Ayahuasca: An Inner experience of healing and life Transformation
The Mark That Cannot Be Forgotten There are experiences that leave a mark impossible to erase. In ceremonies, something profound happens: you cannot forget what was in your body. What is lived is not an idea or a story to tell, but a truth engraved in the memory of the cells. In that instant, the body remembers its origin, the
The Awakening of the Shaman on the Path of Ayahuasca
The Awakening of the Shaman Becoming a Shaman is not a rational decision, but a deep calling of the Spirit. In the Amazon, those who feel this call soon discover that learning is not only about studying or imitating rituals, but about an inner transformation that lasts a lifetime.The awakening of the Shaman along the path begins with a quest:
Flute Poem
Flute Poem Memory of grandparents, old …I will do my best to keep youthrough the passage of ages.I’ll bathe you in oils and resinsas if you were alive,as if you were not just a memoryin which I put life and breath,as Arutam do in this momentin me and now again. Memory of grandparents, old wood…the man raised you at the
Herbal Medicine and The Sacred Arts
The Medicine and the Sacred Arts of Human Tradition Ancient medicine considered man as a totality: world and man coexists in perfect relationship as a great being or entirety. The sickness was understood as a disharmony in that infinite relationship, caused by the conflict of separating the man from the world. The being, in his sustained and inexistent self, resists
The shine of Arutam´s tears
Sacred feeling, you wet the mornings amongst the light which loves meeting us.The “Uwishin” (Shaman) collects this crying in covered enchantments, which draw hope and medicine for men. I wet my black and hairy snout to shine one last glance to the heart of this moment. Where life is born and draws the miracle which sings in the jungle. And