As I type these words, I am struck by a sense of wonder: where am I when I go online? Is my location defined by my physical body or my intangible thoughts and experiences? Where are we when we connect through the screen? While these questions may seem simplistic in the context of technological advancements and ubiquitous internet access, they hold a deeper conversation about the nature of self.

Drawing on the reflections of Fabiane M. Borges and Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, we can explore the connection between technological innovation and shamanic ritual practices, particularly within the context of indigenous knowledge. The union of techno and shamanism can be approached from three perspectives:

The techno of shamanism, where shamanism is seen as a technology for knowledge production, encompassing the construction of stories, mythologies, medicine, data collection, artifact creation, and the creation of modes of existence; the shamanism of technology, which involves the pursuit of shamanic powers through the use of technology, incorporating theories such as parallel universes, strings, and other concepts that align with shamanic ontology; and the combination of these two fields of knowledge, historically obstructed by religious and colonial forces, such as the Church and later, science, during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance (M. Borges, 2015).

César Chirinos, Concepción Huerta, Sebastián Mira, Mónica Nepote, Vica Pacheco, Ricardo Sierra, Flavia Visconte y Kira Xonorika

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