Feet — return and grounding

ritual return to ordinary orientation

The feet are used here as an editorial return-and-grounding symbol after visionary work. This is not a claim that Shipibo cosmology assigns a fixed plant organ to the feet.

Icaro crown entryIcaro voice gateSong seat at chestHands — patterned emissionBelly — purge and integrationFeet — return and groundingFeet — return and grounding

Point 6 of 6 in Shipibo Icaro Plant Paths

Cross-tradition overlaps

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Sources

Gebhart-Sayer, M. “The Geometric Designs of the Shipibo-Conibo in Ritual Context,” (scholarly_modern)

Documents Shipibo-Conibo design, healing and cosmological relations in ritual context; see the article’s discussion of geometric pattern, song and healing.

Luis Eduardo Luna and Steven F. White (eds.), Ayahuasca Reader (secondary)

Bernd Brabec de Mori, “About Musical Spirits and Powerful Sounds,” (scholarly_modern)

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