tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309156547919630785.post2898601731244423064..comments2023-08-11T06:03:27.651-07:00Comments on Tina Winterlik: 14 Peruvian Shamans Killed-Please Help Stop This!Tina Winterlikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858243970060052106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309156547919630785.post-49209648235511787272011-10-09T14:33:47.654-07:002011-10-09T14:33:47.654-07:00Thank you Boo, I believe so much of what you say i...Thank you Boo, I believe so much of what you say is true. Their practices need to be kept true to the source. It is so disturbing that everything once beautiful and pure is corrupted but greed. I only want to learn, and respect it for the unique rich value it holds. Thanks again for sharing. I always remember that from my anthropology classes it is so important to observe and immerse yourself but not try to change, which is really impossible in so many senses. You make great points and I hope people will pay attention. Thank you again! <br />Safe Travels,TinaTina Winterlikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858243970060052106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309156547919630785.post-87289921120949578182011-10-08T10:00:34.287-07:002011-10-08T10:00:34.287-07:00Yurimaguas is a beautiful river town that has a tr...Yurimaguas is a beautiful river town that has a tranquility and serenity that makes you settle in very comfortably. I had planned on being there within a month, but now I will go further down the river to a place that is less accessible. Yurimaguas is accessible by dirt road from the outside world.<br /><br /> I can't help but put some of the blame for the shamans' deaths on the intrusive nature of the Western world on the up-until-recently quiet activities of the jungle. Westerners are now flocking to the jungle, singing loudly the praises of shamanism. They have brought Capitalism to the area, and this to me seems like a newer version of the colonialism and exploitation that has cost the indigenous of South America countless millions of lives.<br /><br />Having spent many years in the jungles and on the rivers, I have seen this ugly transformation as Gringoes establish lucrative healing centers, all incorporating the use of the native healers to help in their quests for money. Of course, all of this is under the guise of healing.<br /><br />The publicity that has been generated in the otherwise esoteric, arcane world of the shaman has brought a lot of negative consequences. I personally try to be as unobtrusive as possible and try to blend in a s much as possible rather than try to take over the scene as I've seen so many Gringo 'shamans' try to do in Iquitos. <br /><br />If you go to the jungle, please don't try to bring the practices of the Ayahuasqueros to the outside world although it's probably too late. Next thing you know, there will be shaman interviews on the late-night talk shows.Boo Radleynoreply@blogger.com