Guillermo Arévalo
Guillermo Arévalo | |
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 Guillermo Arévalo in 2010 | |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Other names | Kestenbetsa |
| Occupation | Shaman |
Guillermo Arévalo Valera is a Shipibo curandero or healer of the Peruvian Amazon. His Shipibo name is Ketsenbetsa, which means 'echo of the universe'.
Arévalo is the founder of Baris Betsa and Anaconda Cosmica, ayahuasca 'healing centres' in the Peruvian Amazon; he is also affiliated with the centre La Nueva Luz Cosmica.[citation needed] He helped to form the first Shipibo government.[when?][how?][citation needed]
Training and background
Arévalo says that he taught himself to be a curandero. He began exploring curanderismo at age 22, began the regimen of restrictive plant dietas at 24, and began practicing curanderismo at 26.[1]
In 1982 he cofounded a Shipibo organization called Aplicación de Medicina Tradicional (AMETRA), which promoted the study and application of the traditional medicine practiced by the peoples of the Ucayali River. The organisation was active in the city of Pucallpa until 2000.[2]
Arévalo moved from Pucallpa to Iquitos, and founded a healing center called Espíritu de Anaconda (Spanish: "Anaconda Spirit"), which became one of the largest such centers in Peru.
Arévalo subsequently renamed the center to Anaconda Cosmica ("Cosmic Anaconda").[3][4] In an interview with journalist Roger Rumrill in 2005, Arévalo Valera had lamented the state of drug tourism in Peru.[5]
In popular media
Arévalo was filmed for the ayahuasca documentary films D'autres mondes (2004) and Vine of the Soul: Encounters with Ayahuasca (2010). He and his healing center were featured in "Jungle Trip" (2001), an episode of the Channel 4 documentary series To the Ends of the Earth.[6] Jan Kounen, director of D'autres mondes, also gave him a minor role in his 2004 Western, Blueberry (aka Renagade).[7]
See also
References
- ^ Iturriaga San José, Alfredo; Rivera Cachique, Ronald (2013). "Entrevista a don Guillermo Arévalo—curandero shipibo–konibo". Técnica aborigen del autoconocimiento: Ayahuasca, de la selva su espíritu (in Spanish). Lima: Graph Ediciones. p. 41. ISBN 9786124630767. OCLC 876080326.
- ^ Hansson, A.; Arévalo, G. (1985). "Algunos aspectos de medicina tradicional en Ucayali." Proyecto AMETRA. Lima: Instituto Indigenista Peruano. Serie Amazonía: Shipibo-Conibo No. 2
- ^ "Our History". AnacondaCosmica.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Friends – Maestro Guillermo Arévalo ('Kestembetsa')". Traditional Plant Medicine. Retrieved 24 May 2012. [dead link]
- ^ Arrévalo, G. (2005). "Interview with Guillermo Arrévalo, a Shipibo urban shaman, by Roger Rumrrill. Interview by Roger Rumrrill". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 37 (2): 203–207. doi:10.1080/02791072.2005.10399802. PMID 16149334.
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- ^ Renegade at IMDb
External links
- Guillermo Arévalo at IMDb
- Guillermo Arevalo interview by Qori Inti
- Guillermo Arevalo - Ayahuasca Icaro Sound Cloud (shamanistic music)
- Guillermo Arevalo on iTunes
- Guillermo Arevalo Documentary on Jeffrey Slayter
- Guillermo Arevalo interview on Youtube
Further reading
- Charing, Howard G. (2007). "Medicine for the Soul" (PDF). Sacred Hoop (41): 20–23. Retrieved 29 June 2012.