Harakmbet Indians:
1. Boyanhe Green (unripe): produces visions of hunting, fishing, searching for property, migrations, visions, etc.

2. Sisi Flesh of ancestors: visions of heaven, here understood as the universe of the past to the present.

3. Kemeti Flesh of the tapir: signs which aim at recreating the mythical universe.

4. Mbakoi Bird: pictures with vivid colors. Birds are considered the ideal beings for undertaking shamanic journeys.

5. Wakeregn White: white images which show the journey to Seronhai, a place where the dead stay. In this place, it is possible to speak with the Tonemei-Kindah (the first harakmbet)

6. Benkuja Blue: impressive images. This agent is only utilized by shamans after the fourth or fifth session, as its effects are permanent.

7. Yari Huangana (animal or place): vivid and colorful images. A strong agent producing delusions which should be used with caution, as it can lead to complete unconsciousness from which it is not permitted to return.

8. Nembuya Little Forest: quickly points out those animals which the shaman requires to journey to the various zones of the universe.

9. Bihihi Laziness: Produces images of the mythical universe.

10. Keren Thunder.

11. Pet-pet Jaguar: This agent leads to the land of the jaguar, where the medicine men receive magical clothes which enable them to transform themselves.

12. Benkuje Wookpecker: The leaves of this agent contain a spirit who chops apart the illness and inaugurates the healing process.

13. Anidoyak Drawing: forms an image in the body of the sick person if there is a possibility of a cure. The image remains in the body of the person after the cure so that he or she does not become ill again.

14. Wenekey Yellow bird: This agent elicits yellowish colors and speeds up or slows down movement.

15. Takature Exotic spirit: enables the shamans assistant to creep into him, so that he may see what the shaman does in order to remain in trance.

16. Soeti Monkey: This agent is a beverage of flour and herbs which make it possivle for the shaman to spring from tree to tree during the night without getting injured.

17. Waksik Fish: (Myletes): Allows the shaman to dive under water and thereby acquire knowledge about this area which can aid him in his activities.

18. Tigrillo Tigrillo: Is used during hunting ceremonies or for similar purposes during the medicine man ritual.

19. Yahenko To knock on the earth: The spirits disappear under the earth and arrive in the realm of the Toto in order to render them ineffective.

20. Ebahote See far: The shaman uses this to see from the heavens where magical medicines which can heal illness can be purchased.

21. Etuhehen Roll together: The assistants take extracts of this plant in order to disguise themselves in a little forest where they wait for evil spirits, so that they can inform the shaman how to render these evils harmless.

22. Ehehurik Smell: The smells of this agent are vital for victory.

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