Song of the Amazon

  To the Shipibo people of the Peruvian Amazon, the root of all disease lies in the spiritual world. In the Shipibo tradition of ayahuasca ceremony, chanting songs called icaros are sung by the healers in order to cure a person of physical, emotional or mental illness, by addressing the cause of disease on the…

The Shipibo peoples’ name comes from the Saddleback Tamarin monkey which is called shipi in their language and known as the “pichico” in Spanish. They were thought to resemble this adorable little fellow after drinking a traditional beverage called masato from small ceramic bowls, which leaves a white mark around their lips just like the…

  “In the ceremony, Ayahuasca connects with you and transmits healing through your icaro (healing song). The medicine guides you— when the energy is more intense, the icaros are also more intense. The icaro allows you to break through the intensity and return to the light.”   ~ Maestro Armando Cerrano   Medicine Chants of…