A PLACE OF EMERGENCE
& RETURN

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A temple to life and to nature
Open to all sacred paths
Without denomination or dogma
A place of emergence and return
To right relationship in our role
As caretakers of the Earth.

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Establish a sustainable and regenerative community, living in right relationship with nature and with spirit.

Demonstrate exemplary practices, techniques and technologies needed to support that relationship.

Inspire members and visitors to high levels of consciousness and care towards each other and the environment.

Be part of and of service to the transformation of our presence on the Earth.

SIPAPU is a collectively owned 160 acre parcel of primary and secondary rainforest in the Tambopatá Nature Reserve Buffer Zone in the Peruvian Amazon.

Sipapu is a Hopi word for the “world navel” from which their ancestors emerged, and to which they will return.

The project combines sustainable and regenerative principles, methods, culture and technologies within deep ecological and shamanic worldviews.

Ecological, economic, social and spiritual methods, business, governance and practices form a sustainable, regenerative and inspirational vehicle for transformation.

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Three-phase plan for a sustainable and regenerative community in the Amazon, focussed on the Temple of Emergence.

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The wood yard on the Tambopata. Here they turn tre

The wood yard on the Tambopata. Here they turn trees into planks and beams. Wood is the default building material here of course. Which means cutting down trees, sometimes illegally. Here you see stools and chairs that weigh ton, as they are made of hardwoods. Some deep themes here. We need to fix up our water tower... but longer term we’re looking into wood alternatives. Watch this space. #wood #rainforests #amazon

Wishing everyone a very happy, well let’s be fra

Wishing everyone a very happy, well let’s be frank, an altogether happier New Year! May new shoots shoot, take root and give old obstacles the boot. Let’s deepen our roots into Pachamama and grow towards the light.🙏🏽🦋🌈 #2021

Heading back down to Tambopata today, where the ri

Heading back down to Tambopata today, where the river flows ever on. To live and work in the rainforest is challenging, transforming and rewarding. Hit the link in bio to find your way to our website...

Big new moon solar eclipse ahead of the solstice m

Big new moon solar eclipse ahead of the solstice means a great opportunity to reframe things! Paint yourself into a bigger picture 🦋🌈🙏🏽

We have a couple of hens. Lo and behold when we em

We have a couple of hens. Lo and behold when we emerged from our dieta (no eggs allowed) there were 13 eggs awaiting. Which is a nice sign of completing a year, with its 13 moons, and beginning a new one. Let’s see what hatches!

Gotta hand it to Maestra Isabel and our new team m

Gotta hand it to Maestra Isabel and our new team member Teddy. They did an incredible job of clearing and cleaning the path to the ceremonial clearing (where we planted the lupuna). It made walking up there like a stroll through a botanic garden.

So our new lupuna has a big mission ahead of her.

So our new lupuna has a big mission ahead of her. To deepen her roots into the earth and grow so strong and tall that building a temple up here would be almost optional. Icing on the cake.

She has to weather the full sun and rain without the shelter of the canopy, as she stands alone in a clearing. Our prayers are that in 50 years or so she’ll be huge!

Happy Birthday Sipapu! After 15 days preparation,

Happy Birthday Sipapu! After 15 days preparation, we were ready to celebrate shamanically. It’s amazing how the universe conspires to help when it wants, in other words when we conspire to help the universe! 😂 big thanks to our shipibo friends for helping out. And to all the Sipapu family for their invaluable support over the last three years.

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Last steps of the #dieta, painting sacred designs

Last steps of the #dieta, painting sacred designs on the hands, representing the roots of the plants, the roots of their spirits in the body. Ending the dieta properly is absolutely critical. #shaman #plantspiritmedicine #amazonas #shipibo

Close up of those ancient, protective designs, pai

Close up of those ancient, protective designs, painted in Achote, the traditional red paint of the Amazon. It comes from the seed of a tree. The designs are symbolic, there are stories woven. They are also sounds, songs, vibrations. ⁠

Tobacco smoke, being a fine substance, has propert

Tobacco smoke, being a fine substance, has properties that span the physical and spirit worlds. Here it is being used to indicate energetic channels, the vitality of which indicates the success of the dieta. Like all shamanism, it is an art as much as a science.⁠

After 15 long days and nights, long periods gazing

After 15 long days and nights, long periods gazing up at the tree tops, contemplating long forgotten memories, listening to the wind, the birds, the insects, after visitations by bats, fruteros, more leaf insects, a few cucumbers and potatos, some rice and two ayahuasca sessions, our big reset reached its final ritual. ⁠
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The dieta is traditionally closed with garlic, lemon and salt. It was the most delicious thing we'd ever tasted! Like ceviche minus the fish! Here Raykena is painting our faces in traditional designs, honouring and protecting the plant spirits housed in the body. ⁠

An amazonian plant dieta is very much about cleans

An amazonian plant dieta is very much about cleansing your field. You're on minimal food. No salt, oil or spices, and minimising other inputs and interactions. All so that deeper transformations can happen. Here Maestra Raykena is blowing agua florida. ⁠

And the next class was with Maestro Chiric Sanango

And the next class was with Maestro Chiric Sanango (Brunfelsia grandiflora). A little like the scopolamine channel of Toé (Brugmansia suaveolens), Chiric Sanango works on the scopolatin channel. Very roughly speaking it has an anaesthetic/depressant effect on the mind/body. We spent most of our time with this teacher flat out. ⁠
Healing happens, sometimes painfully. Dreams arrive...

Our first leaf? Tobacco. Not smoke but juice. On a

Our first leaf? Tobacco. Not smoke but juice. On an empty stomach at 0700. Welcome to the delights of Amazonian plant dietas! Tobacco is one of the indispensable master plants. A powerful protector spirit, a carrier of intention, blessing and prayer, and a cleanser and fortifier of cells. Kinda tough on the stomach though!

We're back! We've been offline for a while, having

We're back! We've been offline for a while, having decided to turn over a new leaf. Or a whole load of new leaves! What happened? It all began with the arrival of this remarkable leaf insect on our porch. If you had any doubt that insects are half plant, half animal, look no further. ⁠
We'll be telling you the story over the next week or so. ⁠
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Inga Alley Cropping is a sustainable farming techn

Inga Alley Cropping is a sustainable farming technique re-pioneered by Cambridge University and Kew Gardens, building on clues from practices going back thousands of years. ⁠
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Inga is a genus with over 300 species of shrubs and trees native to South America and Africa. ⁠
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It's a pioneer species, specially adapted to thriving in poor soils and tough conditions. When planted in rows, or alleys, or provides a mini-forest, complete with nutrient-rich forest floor, root system and canopy, in which food plants can be cultivated. ⁠
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Another big step in our sustainability is plan under way. Hit the link in our bio for more info on our website. ⁠

Ok we don't know who said this. But we like it, es

Ok we don't know who said this. But we like it, especially for Monday. Of course, there is a connection between memory and dream. But you get the idea. Go for it, and all that, but most of all love yourself anyway.

River at lowest point in the whole year. Great tim

River at lowest point in the whole year. Great time for a first driving lesson, thanks to @dsolano.wild ! And we wish the amazing @ava.j.holmes a smooth trip home to show off her bump! #river

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