Our articles about Curanderismo, also called Medicina del Campo, a diverse folk healing and belief system of Latin America.
Convulsions — usually associated with epileptic seizures — are conditions in which muscles continue to rapidly contract and relax quickly, and cause uncontrolled shaking of the body. Client’s self-induced convulsions, or convulsions induced by a [ Read more … ]
Shamanic De-Armoring is not just one particular De-Armoring modality (although some providers use that term to define their work) but a range of De-Armoring treatments that associate themselves fully or partly with ancient Shamanic concepts [ Read more … ]
Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless and particularly slow growing cactus that contains psychoactive compounds, notably Mescaline. The plant is native to Mexico and Southwestern USA. It’s known for its psychedelic properties when ingested, [ Read more … ]
The term Ayahuasquero can raise some ambiguity, because it can refer to someone who only prepares and/or administers Ayahuasca, or to someone — typically a folk healer — who cures physical, mental, and/or spiritual health [ Read more … ]
When you’re in Peru, you may see or hear about Inca Massage, also called Energetic Inca Massage or Shamanic Massage. Of course, this fits perfectly well in the Peruvian atmosphere of ancient indigenous medicine and [ Read more … ]
Sanango Plant Medicine (or Sananga) usually refers to two completely distinct types of traditional medicine used in Shamanic and Curanderismo healing practices. These two “sanangos” are either made from Chiric Sanango (the Brunfelsia grandiflora plant) [ Read more … ]
Vegetalismo refers to the practice of Shamans and Curanderos who gain their knowledge and ability to heal from Vegetales, that is, from local medicinal plants in their environment, typically by regularly following a so-called Master [ Read more … ]
Mambe (or Ypadu) is a fine powder ground from toasted coca leaves (from the Erythroxylum coca plant family) that is mixed with the ashes of several other plants, often including either the ashes of the [ Read more … ]
A Temazcal (also written as Temascal or Temescal) is a sweat lodge, more or less a type of sauna, which was and is still used by indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and North America. Today, Temazcal [ Read more … ]
The term Pachamama refers to a supreme Goddess of the indigenous peoples of the Andes and the Amazon. She’s also known as Earth Mother, Mother Earth, or Mother Nature, and is thought to influence, protect, [ Read more … ]