WISDOM KEEPERS OF PERU: The Q'ero
“The Q’ero live up where the rains begin, where the clouds originate. They live in the ravines where the pumas also live.
They live where the children grow up enfolded with the natural cosmic vision.” Americo Yabar, Peruvian shaman
They live where the children grow up enfolded with the natural cosmic vision.” Americo Yabar, Peruvian shaman
Q’ero is a Quechua community or ethnic group in the province of Paucartambo in the Cusco region of Peru.
The Q’ero are direct descendants of the Inka. They call themselves the children of Inti (the Sun). These mountain shamans have begun to bring their knowledge down from the mountains for the benefit of the world and our healing. They honour Mother earth (Pachamama) and the mountain deities (Apus), the sources of ancient wisdom.
These shamans are the keepers of the ancient wisdom and the most respected mystics of the Andes. They teach us how to live our lives in the moment, full of spirit, dreaming our own world into existence. We come to realise that we are much more than the stories that have bound us to a life of stress and ‘dis-ease’. Once shed, we make room for our new healthy lives where it is possible to live fully in alignment with Spirit.
Basilio Samata Apaza (Traditional Q'ero pampamesayoq - caretaker of the land, keeper of the earth, specialising in ceremony and ritual, an Andean Priest)
Our presentations will be a sharing of the wisdom and traditions of Basilio's people, the Q’ero of Peru. He will be explaining the way of the Inka, the connection of everything to the natural world (Pachamama), their healing practices and plant medicines, their despacho ceremonies and more.
He is here to share his wisdom with us and teach us a more Earth honouring way of life and vision of the world.
DESPACHO CEREMONIES
Despacho ceremonies are traditional Andean offering ceremonies. They contain prayers, prayers for Pachamama, Mother Earth. Burning or burying the despacho in the earth releases these prayers. In metaphorical terms a despacho is an entire universe. It contains the four directions, the sky, the earth, the Apus, everything in our cosmos. It holds our dreams, our prayers and our intentions.
The making of a despacho is an ancient ceremony from the Andes. Prayers are blown into all of the symbolic objects and a beautiful universe is slowly constructed from leaves, food and all kinds of other materials.
In this universe there is respect and care for Mother Earth, sweetness, abundance, health, wealth, the mountains, the stars, the forests, the clouds, the oceans, the entire world, the entire galaxy and all of us. The completed despacho is tied and offered to the fire, releasing the prayers and intentions.
KARPAYS
A karpay is an initiation ritual or rite, an energetic transmission of the teacher’s own power and spiritual lineage. It is a doorway, an opening to sacred power. These rites are a direct transmission of all the knowledge and wisdom of each shaman including that of the lineage of medicine people that came before him. The transmission is done in sacred space using the shaman’s mesa (bundle of healing stones and power objects), intention and breath.
PERSONAL SHAMANIC SESSIONS
The personal shamanic sessions are performed in sacred space using the shaman’s mesa (bundle of healing stones and power objects) These ceremonies cleanse, energise, heal and transform our being on all levels, deepening our connection with Mother Earth and with ourselves.
These shamans are the keepers of the ancient wisdom and the most respected mystics of the Andes. They teach us how to live our lives in the moment, full of spirit, dreaming our own world into existence. We come to realise that we are much more than the stories that have bound us to a life of stress and ‘dis-ease’. Once shed, we make room for our new healthy lives where it is possible to live fully in alignment with Spirit.
Basilio Samata Apaza (Traditional Q'ero pampamesayoq - caretaker of the land, keeper of the earth, specialising in ceremony and ritual, an Andean Priest)
Our presentations will be a sharing of the wisdom and traditions of Basilio's people, the Q’ero of Peru. He will be explaining the way of the Inka, the connection of everything to the natural world (Pachamama), their healing practices and plant medicines, their despacho ceremonies and more.
He is here to share his wisdom with us and teach us a more Earth honouring way of life and vision of the world.
DESPACHO CEREMONIES
Despacho ceremonies are traditional Andean offering ceremonies. They contain prayers, prayers for Pachamama, Mother Earth. Burning or burying the despacho in the earth releases these prayers. In metaphorical terms a despacho is an entire universe. It contains the four directions, the sky, the earth, the Apus, everything in our cosmos. It holds our dreams, our prayers and our intentions.
The making of a despacho is an ancient ceremony from the Andes. Prayers are blown into all of the symbolic objects and a beautiful universe is slowly constructed from leaves, food and all kinds of other materials.
In this universe there is respect and care for Mother Earth, sweetness, abundance, health, wealth, the mountains, the stars, the forests, the clouds, the oceans, the entire world, the entire galaxy and all of us. The completed despacho is tied and offered to the fire, releasing the prayers and intentions.
KARPAYS
A karpay is an initiation ritual or rite, an energetic transmission of the teacher’s own power and spiritual lineage. It is a doorway, an opening to sacred power. These rites are a direct transmission of all the knowledge and wisdom of each shaman including that of the lineage of medicine people that came before him. The transmission is done in sacred space using the shaman’s mesa (bundle of healing stones and power objects), intention and breath.
PERSONAL SHAMANIC SESSIONS
The personal shamanic sessions are performed in sacred space using the shaman’s mesa (bundle of healing stones and power objects) These ceremonies cleanse, energise, heal and transform our being on all levels, deepening our connection with Mother Earth and with ourselves.
