Episode 47: Laughter in the Jungle



Neither Ron Wheelock nor Wendy Luckey have websites for me to link to.

A presentation given by Peruvian Curendera, Norma Aguila Panduro Navarro at the 2006 International Shamanism Conference in Iquitos, Peru.

Episode 41: Norma Panduro

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http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/792371/775222/

Film-maker, Jan Kounen will be a presenter at the 3rd International Amazonian Shamanism Conference in July.

If you register for the conference, please indicate on the registration form that you were referred by KMO.

Episode 35: Ayahuasca & Human Destiny




In this episode I play the talk by Dennis McKenna that opened the first Amazonian Shamanism Conference back in 2005. It's called "Ayahuasca and Human Destiny" and is followed by a Q&A session.

Dennis McKenna

"I have a long-standing interest in natural products, and in the potential for plant-derived medicines leading to the discovery of new modalities in health and healing. The integrative, cross-disciplinary perspective that characterize the Center make it the ideal venue in which to pursue research and education in the area of botanical medicines and natural products."

Dr. McKenna brings more than 25 years experience in biosciences, biochemistry and pharmacognosy to the Center for Spirituality and Healing, where he is a senior lecturer on topics that include ethnopharmacology and botanical medicines in health care.

Dr. McKenna earned his Master's degree in botany at the University of Hawaii in 1979 and his doctorate of botanical sciences at the University of British Columbia in 1984. Since that time, his wide-ranging experience includes serving as the Director of Ethnopharmacology at Shaman Pharmaceuticals and as senior research pharmacognosist for Aveda Corporation in Minneapolis, Minn.

He is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Natural Products Research and editor-in-chief of two publications: The Natural Dietary Supplements Pocket Reference (INPR, 2002) and Botanical Medicines: The Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements (Haworth Herbal Press, 2002). He serves on the Advisory Board of the American Botanical Council and the Editorial Board of Phytomedicine, the International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology. he is the author or co-author of more than 35 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. McKenna has special interest Ethnopharmacology, botanical medicines, natural products and drug discovery and medical applications of psychedelic agents.

You can find the full text of Dennis McKenna's essay here: http://www.futurehi.net/archives/000815.html

And you can learn more about the 3rd International Shamanism Conference here: http://www.soga-del-alma.org/ConferenceSite/

Episode 30: Vine of the Soul

Guests

Albert K. Bates: He's got a Wikipedia entry and a website, so go explore.

Take a walking tour of the Ecovillage Training Center on the Farm with Albert:

http://www.current.tv/studio/media/12013640?cpg=vmmA&video=Ecovillage+Tour


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Alan Shoemaker: When you Google for "Alan Shoemaker," his essay "Magic to Miracles: Curanderismo - Mestizo Ayahuasca" turns up at the top of the search results page. You can read that here:

http://www.csp.org/nicholas/A12.html

He also has a bio on the Soga Del Alma site:

http://www.soga-del-alma.org/ConferenceSite/guests_alan.html

Folks interested in the 3rd Annual Shamanism Conference can learn more about that here:

http://www.soga-del-alma.org/ConferenceSite/index.html

If you register, be sure to indicate on the form that KMO sent ya'. I'll receive a portion of your registration fee. If 10 C-Realm Listeners sign up, then that will cover my travel expenses, and I will be able to attend the conference. We'll have a special C-Realm ayahuasca ceremony during the conference. If you sign up, be sure to send me an email and let me know.

You can see photos and read trip reports from our month-long stay with Alan and his family here:

http://www.c-realm.com/away.cgi

Music

Download "Somptin Happnin'" (mp3)
from "Polymorphic Convolutions"
by Various Artists
Electronic Soundscapes