Magic can be a dangerous and mysterious force for those who believe. Faithful who reside in the Amazon are always wary of the perceived effects of magic. Whether it is assault witchcraft, dark shamanism, or sorcery, those who hold to these beliefs are ever vigilant. Shamans, however, can also bring light and understanding to the people of their land. They heal, guide, and protect those they love and care about. The book In Dark and Secrecy allows us to read the observation of Dominique Buchillet who observed the Desana shamans and the people of the Alto Rio Negro region of Brazil. In this area of ​​the world, spells are cast primarily by breath. Exhale and project the spell away from you and towards the target of your anger. This is not a unique phenomenon among the shamans of the world and is a common practice for spellcasters in most of the Latin world. A unique point that can be made for the Desana in the book In Darkness and Secrecy is their belief in that “he who heals can also kill” (Buchillet 109). This means that according to Desana beliefs those who heal with magic will also know destroy with magic. It can be a very good point to try to find the division between the two and the Desana work every day to avoid becoming a village of murderers. For the Desana healers, or kumu (Buchillet 110) the power of healing and destruction has. originate from the same points. They believe that all therapeutic and dark spells can be traced back to the origin stories of the tribe. The Desanas practice their healing magic by telling the origin of the problem and using it to alleviate the suffering the patient is undergoing and correct. the natural functions of the body.However, it seems that even the use of this story on a... medium of paper ......creative and private art is reserved for the patient's immediate family. This does not appear to be the same with the Kulinas. Instead they “sing the healing incantations together with the women of the village” (Pollock 204) where the patient comes from. Secondly, when the Desana seek to heal someone, they tell the story of the origin of the affliction in great detail and believe that this will alleviate any problems the patient is suffering from. For the Kulina, however, “they invoke the spirits of animals to help them eradicate disease from a person and cure him” (Pollock 204). Magic can be a very dangerous tool for those who believe. This is especially prevalent in the Amazon. The Desana are but a tribe with traditions that date back generations. They can only continue what their ancestors did and continue with their lives.