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Silva, RamĂłn Medina

Lux Ferre March 15, 2022

Silva, RamĂłn Medina (193?–1971) – Huichol (WixĂĄritari) shaman (mara’akame) and artist whose narrative yarn paintings depicting peyote visions were made famous by anthropologist Peter Furst. Furst collaborated with Barbara Myerhoff, and both anthropologists worked closely with Silva in their ethnographies of Huichol shamanism. Carlos Castaneda’s fictional ethnography of Don Juan borrows from Myerhoff’s research: the “waterfall jumping” of Don Juan’s fellow sorcerer Don Genaro replicates Myerhoff’s experience of watching Silva perform this feat.

SOURCE:

Historical Dictionary of Shamanism by Graham Harvey and Robert J. Wallis 2007

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The Archaeology of Shamanism – Neil Price

Advanced Shamanism: The Practice of Conscious Transformation – James Endredy

Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality – Michael Harner

A Shaman’s Guide to Deep Beauty : Connecting with the Mojo of the Universe – Francis Rico

The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan – Carmen Blacker

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