Author: Lux Ferre

Animas Valley Institute – Located in southwest Colorado, in the valley of the Río de las Animas Perdidas (River of Lost Souls), and run by…

Animals – Shamans engage with animals in a range of significant ways. In societies that live by hunting, shamans may journey beyond their physical location…

Angakkoq – “Visionary and dreamer”; the Greenlandic shaman (pl. angakkut; also ilisiitsoq sing., ilisiitsut pl.). Missionary Hans Egede in 1721 offered the first detailed account…

Andrews, Lynn – Best-selling author and neo-shaman based in Los Angeles; she has written 18 books, including Medicine Woman (1983), Jaguar Woman (1985), and Dark…

Ancestors – While this word suggests earlier generations, the predecessors of the current generation, its precise meaning varies from one cultural context to another. It…

American Indian Movement (AIM) – Under the banner of self-determination, AIM has campaigned since 1968 for the rights of Native Americans, with notable success regarding…

Ambiguity – Shamans in many cultures are perceived ambiguously. While they may be called upon to heal or protect their communities and clients, they may…

Amazonia – The many indigenous peoples of Amazonia (a vast area of South America drained by the Amazon River, including its highland watersheds) traditionally employ…

Pablo Amaringo, (1938 or 1943– ) – Peruvian Amazonian former vegetalista whose paintings of “ayahuasca visions” were published in a book (1991) he co-authored with…