The body of the presentation of the book ‘The Ayahuasca Visions of Pablo Amaringo’ presented by co-author Howard G Charing at Project Butterfly in Los Angeles, August 2011 Visit the website of the book ‘The Ayahuasca Visions of Pablo Amaringo‘ ; images of the art…
Sacred Visions – Contemporary Art of the Huichol Indians of Mexico – Catalogue of the Exhibition at the October Gallery London June 1999
Unai Shipash (Musas del Tiempo y Espacio) The muses of time can be seen in the upper sphere and the accompanying muses of space in the lower sphere. The two divinities in yellow are virtudes (virtues), they represent elevated qualities of love, compassion and kindness….
This stone is forged in space and brought down to earth when summoned by the sumiruna (the highest grade of shaman) for initiating his disciples in voyaging to other galaxies. The sumirunas below are learning how to receive spiritual fire and how to withstand extreme…
Jehua Supai – Espiritus Sublimes Here you see a sumiruna, a great maestro and man of esoteric knowledge who can transform his physical body into pure spirit. He is surrounded by a magnificent aguajal: a wet area where aguaje palms grow. An aguajal is…
Ayari Warmi – The Elegant Garment of a Woman The picture reveals the eternal mystery of the feminine. When a woman works with the spirit of ayahuasca and other plants, her radiant spiritual purity appears in the vision embellished and garlanded with beautiful flowers. Just…
A video of some of my newer Ayahuasca inspired art on youtube. Soundtrack; Icaros chanted by Shipibo elder shaman (banco) Benjamin Ochavano with Rolando. Icaros recorded in the Amazon Peru (c) Peter Cloudsley and Howard G Charing 2002. …
Ondas de la Ayahuasca – Waves of Ayahuasca At the top of the picture the sun radiates brilliant waves. As the source of all life on earth, the sun represents the blessings of the divine celestial pattern, the ultimate source of all life in the…
El Principio de la Vida – The Principle or Beginning of Life Summary narrative This painting explores the mystical beginning of life which can be accessed through drinking ayahuasca. The upper portion of the painting signifies that life exists throughout the cosmos. Universes inside universes,…
