Blog A passage to India For some western people, India is a no-place built by a yearning for non-capitalist holidays. Those with more experience say that there are two happy days in India: the one you arrive and the one you leave.
English Tibet It wasn’t by chance that one tipsy night in Kathmandu I run into an outlaw who promised to get the paperwork needed to tramp over to Tibet
English Penantian / La espera Di dalam bahasa indonesia waktu tidak "berlari" tapi "berjalan". Hujan menghentikannya, lalu penantian muncul
English Until the end of the world Eventually VCR machines disappeared and the chronicle of this unbeatable journey became invisible
English Only truth shall set you free The logic is to encourage forgetfulness and doubt so as to minimize the data the right wing tries to hide. They do this as some sort of resurrection strategy.
English Gods, monkeys and demons Afar becomes near, becomes here to where my time in this land brings me, with their tongue in mine
English The Chiang Mai Book Club A very diverse crowd produced texts that ranged from the backyard of a shaman-granny and her magical crocodile, to an exhilarated brit selling heroin in Hanoi
English The Shaman-Tattooers of Southeast Asia The spiritual condition generates awareness and a sense of place that overrides all fears, real or imaginary.
English Spiritual Marketing Spirituality is rather the absence, the space around it, not the object itself.
English Tacumbu Prison What did I know about Tacumbú? All that I knew were the typical frivolities inherent to the conceptual structure of the privileged. The task of deconstruction never ends.
English The Forest Shaman of Ucayali - Part 3 "I gave you science and wisdom, and what have you made of it? All work and no joy"
Blog Living in Community Whether you never leave your hometown or you are a digital nomad, the fast pace of modern relationships is likely to confront us with the feeling of loneliness.
English Solitude Most of the tenets of modern capitalist society are questioned after spending a few months in a system that does not work solely for profit.
Extracto Tattoo I was naked: no money, no cellphone, no Benedetta, no *sangha*. There I was again, detached from it all.
Prensa Indigenous Lessons Imagine this: you switch off your iPhone now, pack your backpack, and get lost in a tropical jungle in search of powerful lessons from Indigenous communities.
Prensa Chamanismo y Disidencia Sexual Malestar urbano, malestar humano, disidencia sexual y respuestas chámanicas.
Extracto Disneyland on Acid We raced like thunder, dodging traffic. I hoped that the adrenaline of the ride would make me feel alive, but it was not happening.
Prensa Shaman Express - Trailer 2 Podés ver el Trailer 1 aquí Podés comprar la novela Shaman Express aquí You can watch Trailer 1 here To buy the novel Shaman Express click here
Prensa Author Interviews: Omar Beretta When I was seven years old I read Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer. I realized that, by comparison to the novel, life with my family was boring, so I put a few things in a cardboard box and left my home.
Prensa Where the Experts Holiday: Omar Beretta, Travel Writer I especially like second-hand travel guides that have notes or drawings from previous travelers.
Prensa Asunción Express Divagues y cavilaciones posteriores a la publicación de Shaman Express, sin otra conclusión más que exaltar los beneficios de bailar rodeado de amigos.