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If you are drawn to shamanism, indigenous wisdom, depth psychology, and the transformative power of plant medicine, The Echo of Ucayali is the book for you.

This non-fiction journey into the world of Shipibo-Conibo medicine and traditions is both an anthropological exploration and a mystical adventure—based on real events and told in the first person.

The book delves into the luminous as well as the shadowed dimensions of this incredibly rich ancestral lineage: the spirits of the Amazon, the gifts and hidden perils of its sacred plants, the profound meaning of confianza, kené, ícaros, and shamanic contracts, and the fragile balance between light and darkness in a realm where energy is the ultimate currency.

“How I loathe to become accustomed to this grave, To be what I once was - that is all I crave.”

Extract of “Why so many candles” by Bolesław Leśmian, translated by Stefano Salsicciao.

Icarus didn’t fall from pride.

He fell because he was human.

The wings — symbols of what we dare to dream.

The missing head — the price of a flight with no return.

And yet, every time we long for something beyond the possible,

we are invoking him.

Not to imitate,