About
INDIGENOUS CEREMONY WITH THE HUNI KUIN
At Inti & Waira House
July 31st & August 1st
With immense joy, Inti & Waira welcomes into our home the Huni Kuin Indigenous family for a ceremony with the Medicines of the Forest.
Our gathering takes place with the purpose of preserving, restoring, and spreading the culture of the native and ancestral peoples of the Amazon. It will be two days of learning with them about body painting, natural medicines, circle songs, prayers, spiritual diets, and many other teachings related to the rich mythopoetics of the Huni Kuin people.
A mythopoetics that teaches us to feel in our xinã (thought-feeling) how we are an integral part of Nature. We humans are forces—spirits—presences coexisting and dialoguing with all the other forces—spirits—presences found in nature, such as minerals, plants, animals, waters, and so many other worlds that inhabit our world.
We will be guided by the spiritual leader Txana Iba and his brother Txana Siã, the direct son of Pajé —, one of the most important spiritual pillars of the Huni Kuin people.
During this ceremony with the Huni Kuin people, we will be united across cultures, peoples, traditions, arts, dances, graphic designs, medicines, and forms of knowledge that intertwine in continuous dialogues. Dialogues that lead us into the culture of the “Other,” so that we may recognize ourselves as an integral part of it—an ancestral part of it—thus dissolving the illusion of the “Other” as we enter the awareness that everything and everyone is one single Nature, one single People, one single Being.
Everyone is most welcome to this sacred moment of encountering ourselves and our ancestry, guided by the medicines of the Huni Kuin people.
Yhuuuuu!!!!!! Haux Haux!
PROGRAM
Saturday & Sunday
10:00 – Departure of car-pool groups from London — station
11:00–12:00 – Arrival at Inti & Waira, tent setup, accommodation, light snack
13:00 – Conversation circle with the Huni Kuin family, sharing traditional stories of their people
14:00 – Rapé circle with the first musical presentation by the Huni Kuin
15:00 – Lunch and rest
20:00 – Circle of songs with the Huni Kuin
22:00 until sunrise – Opening of the Ceremony with the Medicines of the Forest
The medicine ceremonies of the Huni Kuin people are recognized for the strength of their songs, the potency of the uni (brought from their village), and the joy of circular dances and songs accompanied by guitar and drum. Without a doubt, a unique opportunity to closely experience one of the most expressive cultural identities of Brazil’s Indigenous peoples.
07:00 – Closing of the ceremony
08:00 – Breakfast
08:00 – Individual application of kambô (the Frog “vaccine”) for those who wish
The cost of the kambô application is separate from the event fee and must be paid directly at the time of service.
Reciprocity for the application: £90
13:00 – Lunch, closing of the gathering, and return of participants to London
Contributions
Out of love, those who are able to contribute with the participatory or ideal amounts are encouraged to do so, as there are many travel costs involved and it is also important that the Huni Kuin family can return to their village with resources for their community.
Those who can contribute with the solidarity amount are also warmly welcomed and deeply appreciated.
Solidarity Contribution: £170
Participatory Contribution: £200
Ideal Contribution: £250
Payment methods: via —— (up to — instalments by credit card) or bank transfer.