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Don Rober de Lamas
A Genuine Maestro
Banco AyahuasqueroThe incomparable Don Rober was born in Lamas in the Peruvian department of San Martin in 1945. He began his apprenticeship in ayahuasca shamanism with his uncle at age eight and apprenticed diligently for ten years before undertaking his lifelong healing practice. He has practiced ayahuasca shamanism in the famed Lamista tradition for nearly fifty years.Don Rober is a genuine 'banco ayahuasquero', Though the term "banco" is rather carelessly tossed around these days by people generally unqualified to know what it is, the banco is a true title of supreme mastery of the ayahuasca art which still holds respect among those capable if discriminating the qualities and gift of the banco.
Banco is the the highest level attainable in traditional mestizo ayahuasca shamanism of the Peruvian Amazon.
Among the dozens of accomplished curanderos with whom we've worked over many years, Don Rober's incredible natural gift and deep knowledge of pure plant spirit healing excells them all.
Don Rober's ceremonial skills are unsurpassed and you will be spellbound by his mastery of the movement of the magical medicine through his vast repertoire of icaros, the magical healing songs of the Amazon, as well as his skillful application of the ancient healing arts of soplando (blowing) and chupando (sucking) .
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Rober examines leaves of the chiric sanango (Brunfelsia grandiflora).
He is a maestro sanangero, expert in the safe use of this powerful
teacher healer plant and its allies.![]()
Making the magical medicine
the old-fashioned way ...Don Rober possesses an incredibly rich knowledge of the rainforest medicine plants and ancient spirit healing techniques of the Amazon. He is a man clearly in touch with the plant spirit healing power of the rainforests in the Peruvian Amazon.You will quickly realize that don Rober is a very special and gifted man indeed. And you'll understand what 'banco' really means.
He is a truly dedicated curandero who never tires of working the vegetalista medicine for anyone who comes for healing. Don Rober's first love and highest commitment is in his service as shamanic healer for the poor grassroots people of rural Amazonian communities.
He embodies the healer's gift, gentle nature, quiet power, admirable humility, and impeccable character which everyone hopes to find in a true shaman of the Amazon.
Don Rober conducts his international healing work exclusively in Ayahuasca SpiritQuest shamanic healing retreats.
So ... if you feel a calling to core Ayahuasca shamanism in the Amazon and are seeking deeply healing and transformative experience with a real healing shaman outside the typical tourist channels ... then consider joining us in an Ayahuasca SpiritQuest workshop retreat. Don Rober, Don Howard, and their allies will guide you to the Light of deep cleansing, pure healing, and new beginnings in your life.
Maestro of the Ayahuasca IcaroAyahuasca SpiritQuest C eremonies
cleansing, healing, transformation, empowerment, and new beginnings
An extraordinary
ten-day celebration of Life, Spirit, Healing and Rebirth
featuring
four sacred Ayahuasca ceremonies amidst the verdant splendor of the Peruvian
Amazon
Solstice
Ayahuasca Odyssey
with an optional
extension
four more
days with Otorongo Blanco and allies in a stunning
Huachuma
Serpent Mesa
Initiation
in the Amazon
A Chavin-style
mesa celebration of Clarity, Transformation, and Eternal Life
in the heart
of the shamanic lower world
which is the
verdant Amazon
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