Don Esteban/Don Jorge Tamayo (Ecuadorian Bird Shamanism and "shamanic instr")

[non-NDN]

We've got this guy (and his brother) all over massachusetts, running classes in Andover, Braintree, just about any place with a new age bookstore. They run various classes and rites (which seem to all be about florida water and eggs...) all for various charges, run trips to Ecuador to "teach" shamanism to the gullible, etc (my ex was convinced that he's now a "rainbow bird shaman" or something-or-other with more 'spiritual power' than anything else and 'clean karma' etc... any excuse for a buck)

Are there ways to stop these people?




This is copied from St Suzan (no, not kidding about the Saint part) website (she's one of the Tawayo's intercessors for the Mass new age community

"One of my most profound moments was being initiated as shaman. There is nothing more humbling than to be married to three sacred volanoes, walk on their hallowed ground & be invited to carry on a tradition that spans generations. I can only hope to be a powerful channel of healing & love to the world now that I have taken on this lifetime commitment. My teachers don Esteban & don Jorge Tamayo have gifted me with an amazing opportunity…I am grateful….I think about and take action to heal the future of the Earth and all the beings that reside within, upon & around her. To this end I co-facilitate trips to study with Shamans in Ecuador with Dolores Mannix of Earth Summit LLC. Our teachers are wise wisdom keepers who help us ground our work with them in Earth honoring ways of being. You can look at some of the trips that Earth Summit offers at  http://www.earthsummitllc.com and come along on the journey with us if you like. We travel into the high Andes, into the tiny town of Carabuela to work with Yachaks (shamans) don Jorge & don Estaban Tamayo, stop into Otavalo for a day at the world famous market, and go deep into the rainforest for ceremony & culture sharing. There is plenty of time for connection to the community, time to learn & grow as a person in all ways, to connect to the group & to be out in nature. It is an amazing experience if I do say so myself. Earth Summit also offers family trips…so please check us out!"



These are from Open Doors' website (a newage shop in Braintree)

Ancient Andean Teachings & Rituals - Individual Healing Ceremonies

Classes Category: Shamanism
Special Events: Special Event
Ancient Andean Teachings & Rituals
Led by Master Andean  Shamans

DON ESTEBAN & DON JORGE TAMAYO

Individual Healing Ceremonies
Cost $140 Prepay and Pregister 5 days before event
Early Registration Discount Cost $125
Friday May 1 10AM-2PM & 4Pm-8PM

The traditional Andean Ceremonies clear away negative energies and reinforce your natural connection to Pachamama (mother earth). You will be cleansed with Sacred items such as rocks, eggs, cologne water, plants, flowers, fire and smoke; prayers and chants are also used. The process opens your heart to receive the energy of Pachamama allowing you to flow more naturally on your true path.

For information on reservations call St Suzan Baltozer at 781 849-9599


Ancient Andean Teachings & Rituals Path of Light Committment Ceremony

Classes Category: Shamanism
Path of Light Committment Ceremony
Sunday May 3, 2009 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Ancient Andean Teachings & Rituals
Led by Master Andean Yachack Shamans

DON ESTEBAN & DON JORGE TAMAYO
at Open Doors April 24- May 3, 2009
10 days of Andean Philosophy teachings and ceremonies Sponsored by *Earth Summit, LLC and hosted by Open Doors Monday night drumming circle

Cost $115 Prepay and Pre-register by 4/28
Early Registration Discount Cost $100

Come to bring forth your commitment to the path of Light, a way of living that awakens the divine within to guide us in bringing forth our own unique expression to the world so that we may be a beacon for others.


SHAMANIC DRUMMING CIRCLE

Classes Category: Shamanism
St. Susan Baltozer (7:30-930P) $15 - Walk In
Braintree, Learn the art and practice of shamanic journeying and healing. In this circle you have the opportunity to develop a deep relationship with your guides and clear, cleanse, heal and transform yourself through the practices of Shamanic Journeying, drumming, sound healing, and movement. Bring a rattle or drum if you have one and if you can an open heart.


St. Suzan Baltozer has had love of nature since the day she was born. This love has been expressed for over 20 years through creating art, performance and ritual as well as working as a healer in the shamanic traditions. She has facilitated the Monday Night Open Doors Shamanic Circle for almost 12 years, has studied with wisdom keepers from around the world, apprenticed with Ecuadorian Yackak-healer Don Jorge Tamayo, completed John Perkins Shapeshifting apprentiship and is now facilitating trips to Ecuador where others can also learn to step into their own path of light.


Heart Opening Fire Ceremony with Master Ecuadorian Andean Yachack Shaman Don Jorge Tamayo Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm 
Price: $60.00
Presenter: Don Jorge Tamayo
Location: Circles of Wisdom 

 
Please join us for a powerful traditional ritual using the element of Fire for cleansing, purifying, and transforming to open our hearts more deeply for healing ourselves and the global community.

Don Jorge Tamayo is a Yachak or Bird Shaman, descendant of the Incas and comes from a long line of shamans. The Quechuan shamanic tradition sources its power from Pachamama, the earth, all the elements, and the world of helping spirits that work with Creator energies.

The focus of all healing and ceremony is to re-establish balance between the physical, spiritual, and emotional aspects of the individual for harmony with all of life and nature.

Don Jorge is hosted by the Eye of the Eagle Center.  Please see www.eyeofeagle.org for a complete schedule of ceremonies and individual healings from 5/27-6/1/09.

[non-NDN]

Just more infor copied and paster from their host's website... (WTF is a $500 Shaman Exchange?!?)



Tha Path of Light:



An Ancient Andean Healing Intensive
January 7- 17,  2010



This Journey provides an extraordinary opportunity to learn and experience the sacred traditions of Ancient Andean healing, deepen our connection with Pachamama (Mother Earth) and rediscover our "Path of Light".
To the Yachaks of the High Andes, the Path of Light is the Path of the Shaman, a way of living that awakens the divine within to guide us in bringing forth our own unique expression to the world so that we may be a beacon for others.



Don Esteban and don Jorge will share teachings their ancestors have passed down for countless generations, teachings that utilize the power, energy and wisdom of the elements. Like their ancestors before us we will experience a path of ancient initiation and healing.


Our journey begins in the Valley of the Dawn, a powerful vortex in the heart of Ecuador's sacred Andean volcanoes to learn from two of the world's most powerful Master Yachaks of the High Andes, Don Esteban & don Jorge Tamayo.

Our journey begins in the Valley of the Dawn, a powerful vortex in the heart of Ecuador's sacred Andean volcanoes to learn from two of the world's most powerful Master Yachaks of the High Andes, Don Esteban & don Jorge Tamayo.
 
Some of our experiences include:
Intimate time with the Tamayo family, surrounded by pristine mountains, rivers and waterfalls in the natural sacredness of the village where don Esteban and don Jorge live and work

Sacred teachings that include 6 Initiations into the ancient Yachak ways of healing

Heart opening Fire Ceremony

Hikes & ceremonies on the sacred volcanoes

Journey to Tundo Pogio (sacred spring) to receive a sacred bathing ritual

Receive and perform individual healing ceremonies

Shopping in Ecuador's most colorful Indigenous open market place in Otavalo

Time to replenish in the natural volcanic fed hot springs of Papallacta Thermas
Cost: $2,350 (including all expenses except airfare to Ecuador and $500 Shamans exchange)


Trip Facilitators:   Dolores Mannix & Juan Gabriel Carrasco

For Reservations: call Dolores Mannix (518) 441-6336 or email  dolores@earthsummitllc.com
Dolores Mannix is Founder of Earth Summit LLC , an organization that offers teachings and journeys to foster spiritual development, personal growth and wellness.

Dolores is a Guide, Teacher and Herbalist with over 20 years experience facilitating groups. She has a background in interpreting and counseling and has studied various cultural forms of shamanism & herbalism over the years. Including extensive studies with Quechua Andean indigenous healers, don Esteban Tamayo & Jorge Tamayo, Peruvian master don Theo Paredes and world renowned herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar.

Juan Gabriel Carrasco, Owner of Eco Trek Expeditions, Ecuador, is an adventure guide and spiritual trip facilitator with 20 years of experience guiding expeditions in his home land of Ecuador.

Juan has an intimate knowledge of and deep relationship with the land and its people. He shares his rich and vast knowledge throughout our journeys with warmth and humor.

[non-NDN]

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Ancient Andean Teachings and Ritual
Led by
Master Andean Yachack Shaman
Don Jorge Tomayo from Ecuador
May 27 to June 1, 2009
Eye of the Eagle Center for Spiritual Light
Andover, MA
Sponsored by Earth Summmit, LLC and
Eye of the Eagle CenterSchedule:
Heart Opening Fire Ceremony-Wed May 27 2009, 7-9:30 pm
Circles of Wisdom Bookstore, Andover, MA 01810
The Eagle and the Condor-Thur May 28 2009, 6-9 pm
Eye of the Eagle Center, Andover, MA 01810
Our Elemental Connection to Nature-Sat May 30, 2009, 10am-2 pm
Eye of the Eagle Center, Andover, MA 01810
Individual Healing Ceremonies
Thur May 28 - Mon June 1, 2009, By appointment only
Eye of the Eagle Center, Andover, MA 01810 Please join us for individual healing ceremonies and group ceremonies that will be led by revered Ecuadorian Yachack Shaman Don Jorge Tamayo. Don Jorge Tamayo is the son of Don Estaban Tamayo and has been trained in his family’s shamanic tradition since early childhood in his small village in the Ecuadorian mountains. We are excited about Don Jorge’s visit to Andover and sharing in the wisdom of his ancient tradition with this gentle and powerful healer!

The traditional Andean individual healing ceremonies clear away negative energies and reinforce your natural connection to Pachamama (Mother Earth) and all of life and all of the helping spirits in the universe. You will be cleansed with sacred items such as rocks, eggs, cologne water, plants, flowers, fire and smoke; prayers and chants are also used. The process opens your heart to receive the energy of Pachamama and all the helping spirits and the Creator, allowing you to flow more naturally on your true path.

Six days of Andean healing and ceremonies:

Wed. May 27, 2009. Heart Opening Fire Ceremony 7-9:30 pm at Circles of Wisdom Bookstore, Andover, MA 01810. Cost: $60.

We will open with this traditional ritual using the element of Fire for cleansing, purifying and transforming to open our hearts more deeply for healing ourselves and the global community. The ceremony will work with the element of fire for cleansing and transformation of personal and global energies for a more balanced and harmonious life. Registration for this ceremony is through Circles of Wisdom Bookstore. Please contact the store to register at 978-474-8010 or info@circlesofwisdom.com, www.circlesofwisdom.com. Thursday, May 28, 2009 10 am – 4 pm. Individual Healings, cost for individual healing: $110- $125, sliding scale. At the Eye of the Eagle Center, 122 Chestnut St., Andover, MA 01810. Healings last approximately 45 minutes. You will need to bring a candle, 2 eggs and 3 carnations, one pink, one red and one white. These items will be used in your healing. Please contact Leontine Hartzell at info@eyeofeagle.org to schedule a healing. Email contact is preferred.. Telephone 978-475-1268.

Thursday, May 28, 2009 6 – 9 pm The Eagle and the Condor $60-$75 sliding scale. Join us for an intimate evening with Don Jorge Tamayo as he shares the Ancient Incan Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor, a time when the Eagle (the mind) and the Condor (the heart) fly together as one in the sky restoring balance and peace to the world.

Friday, May 29, 2009 10 am – 8 pm Individual Healing Ceremonies, $110-$125, sliding scale.

Saturday, May 30, 2009, Our Elemental Connection to Nature, 10 am – 2 pm, $85-$100. Join us in the joyous ceremony as we deepen our connection with each of the elements, in this deepening the illusion of separation gives way to our inherent oneness creating change for a more loving, earth honoring, world.

Saturday May 30, 2009, Individual Healing Ceremonies 4 – 8 pm

Sunday, May 31, 2009, Individual Healing Ceremonies 10 am – 2 pm

Monday, June 1, 2009, Individual Healing Ceremonies, 10 am – 2 pm

Appointments for individual healings or registration for group ceremonies (except for the Heart Opening Fire Ceremony) need to be made through the Eye of the Eagle Center. Please register for the Heart Opening Ceremony through Circles of Wisdom Bookstore, 978-474-8010.

Please email Leontine Hartzell at info@eyeofeagle.org. with your contact details, name, phone and email address, and request for registration , whether an individual healing session and/or a ceremony.

A deposit of at least half the fee for either a healing or group ceremony will be required to hold your reservation. Deposits should be sent once you have received an email confirmation of your spot for a ceremony or healing session. Deposits should be by check, made out to Leontine Hartzell, and mailed to
Eye of the Eagle Center
P O Box 1375
Andover, MA 01810

PERSONAL HEALING SESSION INFORMATION
The individual healing sessions provide a deep cleansing and rebalancing of your energies on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels. The ancient methods of healing that Don Jorge practices have been in use because of their strong effectiveness for thousands of years. The healing sessions connect you with all the powers of the elements and Pachamama, the earth and all helping spirits and your spirit guides to assist you in walking with clarity along your own path of light supported by all the love of the universe.

Some people prefer to wear a bathing suit, or their undergarments while being cleansed with rocks, eggs, cologne water, plants, flowers, fire and smoke. Prayers and chants are also used. The process opens your heart and energy pathways to receive the energy of Pachamama, all of the benevolent life force of the universe. Don Jorge will be assisted by one or two American women assistants who have trained with him, Dolores Mannix and Leontine Hartzell.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR HEALING
Please bring the following items:
3 flowers, one red, one white, one pink, carnations are easiest to obtain
One new unlit white unscented candle, a 5” size is good , no fat pillar candles please
2 raw eggs
1 pint of 151 Bacardi Rum ( for fire blowing by the shaman)

[educatedindian]

The main thing that can be done is to warn people. Unless there are laws being broken or abuse other than spiritual and emotional.

Esteban Tamayo certainly does make contradictory claims, or people do so on his behalf.

"Descendant of Incas."

Almost certainly a lie. The Incas were an imperial line, extremely well documented as much as any royal house of Europe. Most Inca nobility intermarried with Spaniards, except for the ones killed off. Probably they meant they were "Inca Indians" which don't exist. The tribal name was (and is) Quechua, but the Inca Empire was as much of an enormous mixed nation of many peoples as the Roman or Babylonian.

Here he claims to be Cara Indian.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5143000

Here he claims to be Otavalo.
http://www.vision-quest-travel.com/

One site mentions the Cara language is extinct and the Cara are today among the Otevalo.
http://www.native-languages.org/cara.htm

This site gives a general view of Otevalo culture.
http://www.mindspring.com/~tbgray/otavalo.htm

And this article says the Otevalo are all Catholics, sometimes mixed with curanderos, traditional Indian/Catholic healers.
http://www.everyculture.com/South-America/Otavalo-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html

Another site says something very different, but still contradicts Tamayo.
http://www.traveltips24.com/Otavalo.htm
"There are over 100 shamans in Ilumàn´s shaman´s association. They are famous for two types of work, one traditional botanical medicine, and more spiritual advice."

If you search for "Otavalo Indian" shaman, it's worth noting almost all you get are tourist sites trying to make money off of claims of selling exactly that.

It appears to me that Tomayo is perhaps an herbal healer, but that either he or his handlers decided there is more money in selling Nuage fantasies like "elemental connection to nature" so called ceremonies.

I mean, the flowers and candles in the ceremony, come on. That's curanderismo, elements more from Catholicism than NDN tradition. And you know Bacardi Rum in a ceremony was not part of NDN traditions.

Making someone into a "saint" or a "rainbow bird shaman", esp an outsider who doesn't know anything about the culture except what the Nuage center tells them? That sounds like a pretty flagrant money making scam. Someone can't be trained in a tribal tradition in a few short workshops, or anything short of many years of intense training.

One of the people he "trained," Tom Arcuti, sells everything but the kitchen sink, including crystal balls and "custom medicine bags".
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5143000

Arcuti is a pretty obvious seller of Nuage ceremonies like "Energetic Protection."
http://pagan.meetup.com/910/calendar/9501567/