Shamanic Workshop/Trip Sample Itinerary:
"9 Days Shamanic Workshop and Jungle Trip"
Meet at the Blue Morpho Office (calle Moore #144) on Monday morning at 10:00 A.M.
Depart Iquitos at 11:00 A.M. to begin the one and a half hour trip to the Shamanic Center.
1st day / Monday
Arrival at Blue Morpho Shamanism Center
Afternoon - Medicinal plant walk
Evening - Orientation meeting, Camalonga Dream Journey (optional)
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Arrive at the Blue Morpho Jungle Camp around 12:30 P.M. After settling into your private accommodations, go on a short walk around the area to familiarize yourself with your surroundings and return for lunch. After lunch at 3:30 P.M. go on group jungle walk to collect medicinal plant admixtures for the ayahuasca preparation and identify medicinal plants. Participate in a group orientation meeting before dinner. Learn about the Blue Morpho history. Dinner will be served for those not participating in the Camalonga Dream Journey. The Camalonga Dream Journey requires an evening fast. After a savoury dinner continue to get to know the other guests. Drink Camalonga a sacred teacher plant that teaches through dream journeys.
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Medicinal Plant Vendor in Belen
White Egret at the Entrance to the Supay River
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Shaman Alberto Torres Davila
Ayahuasca Preparation
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2nd day / Tuesday
Morning - Preparation of Ayahuasca, Discussion of Ayahuasca
Afternoon - Individual meetings with Hamilton and Apprentices
Evening - Sacred Ayahuasca Ceremony
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Awake early to a hot cup of tea or coffee, and then begin the preparation of Ayahuasca at 8:00 A.M. Participate in the preparation of Ayahuasca (Sacred Visionary Teacher Plant) that will be used in our ceremonial work. Connect with its spirit through the beginning stages of preparation. After breakfast the apprentices will hold a meeting to discuss the ceremony of ayahuasca as preparation. After lunch, your last meal for the day, due to a mandatory evening fast before the Ayahuasca ceremony, Hamilton and Apprentices will hold individual meetings with guests to discuss their reasons for attending Blue Morpho and to answer any further questions. At 7:30 P.M. begin the Ceremony of Ayahuasca with Master Shaman Curandero Alberto Torres Davila. Listen to sacred magical songs, Icaros, as the shamans conduct this sacred ceremony. After the ceremony adjourn to your bed and rest.
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3rd day / Wednesday
Morning - Discussion of Ceremony, Continuation of individual meetings
Afternoon - Chullachaki Orchard Visit
Evening - Sacred Ayahuasca Ceremony
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After a nourishing breakfast we will have a discussion of the first ceremony. Share in the experience of others and the subsequent question and answer session. Continue your exploration of these diverse places connecting to Spirit. For those that did not meet on Tuesday, meet individually with Hamilton and Apprentices. In the afternoon, prepare for the second ceremony by resting or going on a meditative walk to visit the orchard of the Chullachaki guided by Eloy Navarro a Jungle Survival Expert and Apprentice. As darkness falls prepare for our second ceremony.
4th day / Thursday
Morning - Discussion of Ceremony
Afternoon - Itaya River Swim
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Work with apprentices to further understand the previous night’s ceremony. Hear the experiences of other guests and share your own. In the afternoon visit the Itaya River, a tributary of the Amazon and swim in the refreshing waters. Enjoy an evening meal, a welcome change after the previous nights' fasts.
5th day / Friday
Morning - Rest & Relax
Afternoon - Guided Shamanic Meditation Journey, Jungle hike
Evening - Sacred Ayahuasca Ceremony
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Enjoy breakfast after a night of deep rest. Relax in the morning, and in the afternoon participate in a jungle hike followed by a guided Shamanic Meditation Journey. Prepare for our 3rd Ayahuasca ceremony. See how much you have learned over the last 5 days.
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Old House of Master Shaman
Don Julio Llerena Pinedo
Sacred Visionary Medicine Ayahuasca Cooking
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6th day / Saturday
Morning - Discussion of Ceremony
Afternoon - Jungle walk, Rest & Relax
Evening - Ayahuasca Ceremony
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast we will begin with another discussion of the previous night’s ceremony. There will be ample time to discuss as a group and individually with the shamans. In the afternoon, walk to visit the medicinal trees used in the ayahuasca. Commune with the spirits of the trees. As darkness falls, enter the amazing wonders and worlds of ayahuasca in our fourth ceremony.
7th day / Sunday
Morning - Discussion of Ceremony
Afternoon - Excursion Itaya river boat ride
Evening - Inka Fire Ceremony
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Discuss the previous night’s ceremony. This afternoon explore more of the jungle on the Itaya river boat excursion. Look for rare species of flora and fauna. After dinner participate in an Inka fire ceremony to invoke the spirit world and offer our intents to Spirit.
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Master Shaman
don Julio Llerena Pinedo
Blessing Ayahuasca
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Blessing of Ceremonial Mesa
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8th Day / Monday
Morning - Final Meeting
Afternoon - Rest & Relax
Evening - Sacred Ayahuasca Ceremony
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hamilton will prepare the group for their return home. Learn how to bring the spirit world into your everyday lives. In the afternoon prepare for our last Ayahuasca ceremony of this amazing journey into Spirit. This ceremony will bring closure to our work. The shamans will offer individual venteadas (blessings and protection) to each guest. Bask in the glory and infiniteness of Spirit cleansed and transformed.
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9th Day / Tuesday
Return to Iquitos
Morning - Pack and prepare for return, Group photos and photos with shamans, San Juan Arts and Crafts Market Excursion
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning, bathe to release the last effects of the previous night’s ceremony. After breakfast, pack and prepare for return. Take group photos and individual photos with the shamans. Depart the Shamanism Center at 11:00 a.m. On the way back to Iquitos stop to see and purchase local jungle arts and craft at the San Juan Arts and Crafts Market. Arrive in Iquitos at 1:30 p.m. renewed after an amazing 9 days with Blue Morpho. Busses leave guests at the Hotel Dorado Plaza or Hotel Dorado.
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Jungle Path to Bungalow
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Note: Purified water, coffee and a selection of teas available at all times.
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