The Shamans Ball At The Amazon Golf Course, Iquitos Peru

The Shamans Ball was held at the Amazon Golf Course, Iquitos Peru.

Marmelita and I attended The Shamans Ball, at the Amazon Golf Course, a gathering of Shamans and the ayahuasca faithful that would be considered unusual in most places. Somehow here it didn’t seem so out of the ordinary to have 20 or 30 shamans interacting on a Golf Course. This event could not have taken place anywhere else on earth except in Iquitos Peru.

The catalyst for the gathering was that Vanity Fair sent a couple of popular journalists, Ted Mann and Rick Meyerowitz, on assignment to write an article about Shamanism and Ayahuasca in Iquitos Peru. Ted and Rick have highly developed senses of humor, and there was something about the concept of a Shamans Ball that tickled Ted.

So he invited 30 shamans and their family and friends, dressed in a tuxedo, and hired the Iquitos String Orchestra to play for the “Shamans Ball”. If that wasn’t strange enough, the Shamans Ball was performed at the Amazon Golf Course.

It’s probably not a coincidence this sounds like something out of National Lampoon Magazine. Rick and Ted both worked for the Lampoon for several years back in the early 70s. Or maybe it doesn’t sound like National Lampoon. Maybe this is just as normal as a spring rain, reading a book, and eating a piece of chocolate cake. As normal as it gets…Maybe?…Is this how your life is? Does this sound normal to you?

Marmelita overheard one shaman talking on his cell phone as he walked down the lane to the road. He said, “I don’t know what’s going on here, but it’s something weird and I’m leaving.” It may have been weird but that shaman missed out on some great music, interesting conversation, and a delicious chicken BBQ. Margarita and the crew served 78 meals.

You could enjoy reading more about Vanity Fair, Rick Meyerowitz, Ted Mann, Shamanism, Ayahuasca, and some of my opinions and plans by following this link to my Captains Blog and to this article; Shamanism, Ayahuasca, and Vanity Fair in Iquitos Peru.

Our flower gardens, and all of the blooming bushes and trees are growing and looking great at the Amazon Golf Course.

We took Brian Wienmeyer, one of our friends, with us. We had a great day. It was extremely interesting. I wish you could have been there to see this with your own eyes. I’m telling you, no where else in the world would this have happened.

The Shamans Ball was held at the Amazon Golf Course, Iquitos Peru

Bill Grimes is the manager of the Amazon Golf Course, president of Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises, and owns and hosts the Dawn on the Amazon Cafe, among many other projects.

Check out more of Bill Grimes’s writing on his Captain’s Blog. To follow up on this story, click the links below;

How Does Shamanism, Ayahuasca, And Vanity Fair Come Together In Iquitos Peru, And What Will Be The Result?;

Opinions About Ayahuasca From The Shaman’s Apprentice;

New Ayahuasca Diet Menu At The Dawn on the Amazon Cafe;

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