Ceremonies in Cusco
Inca Ceremonial Center
Center of the World
All our offer regarding the SERVICES in CUSCO,have a true and direct relationship in anthropological studies of the Andean traditions, Inca rituals that have lasted until today through the last Shamans, considered those of the community of «Qeros», who seek tirelessly merging and integrating knowledge today, to improve our quality of life and the relationship and harmony with mother nature or Pachamama.
Cusco is related as the origin center of the spiral of divine creation and is represented in the Southern Cross where the cycle of life begins, it goes in the form of a spiral and each growing circle finds a pattern that is expressed in Nature Cusco and its mountains are considered energy centers All the constructions urbanism and expansion of the Empire of the Incas was distributed based on this natural expansion of patterns, we could associate the Fibonacci succession i Fibonacci en Nature as an example
Cusco is a center of divine expression as in India, the rocky outcrops were considered an expression of divinity and their vibration produces life abundant vegetation special nature a connection with the divine source The Incas, as well as many other cultures around the world, summarized in what they considered the creation of the Andean cosmovision, today we can find a brief summary in these last Shamans in the community of Qeros in Cusco
Plantas Sangradas
OF THE SAN PEDRO CACTUS (Echinopsis pachanoi)
What is the San Pedro cactus?
It belongs to the Cactaceae family and we can see it as an ornamental plant, it is also used as a natural medicine in the Andean tradition, and it is known to contain a high concentration of Mescaline.
Is the San Pedro wachuma a hallucinogenic Cactus?
It is a cactus that has Mescaline, and it produces small visual hallucinations, being very particular.
The Pineal Gland becomes sensitive and produces an opening of the "third eye" and can often be described as seeing shapes, geometric patterns, colors or simply feeling the body in a state of relaxation.
What is the origin of the San Pedro cactus?
The oldest record is found in the north of Peru, Chavin de Huantar it is the culture that developed its iconography based on the visions of the drink extracted from the cactus.
How to cook the San Pedro cactus?
The cactus must be peeled before the transparent bark is extracted, then the entire green part is cut into slabs with great care and then cooked more than 10 hours only with water avoiding it from evaporating completely
Is San Pedro Wachuma an Inca ceremony?
The use of San Pedro cactus has been shown to be directly associated with Pre-Inca cultures, being the first to take the plant as a means of purification, healing and divination, it is associated with the Incas because they were the last to accept and practice this drink as a medicina natural.
Is San Pedro Wachuma a Magical Plant?
The San Pedro is considered as a protector or guardian, the popular custom in Cusco indicates that if we have a San Pedro cactus at the entrance of our house, all negative energy and intention is removed, it is said that when they enter to rob the house the San Pedro emits a sound, like one of several "whistles" frightening the thief who flees quickly.
San Pedro is undoubtedly a Magic Plant that Shamans in Cusco have developed and learned to perform the ceremony. When ingested are the effects of Mescaline that produces the visions that will help to open up our consciousness, mind and heart, thus causing a spontaneous and natural healing in us.
What are the Icaros?
Many of us know that the Icaros are songs that the Shaman performs at certain moments of the ceremony with different reasons, whether to clean or induce a trance.
They are channels, bridges, keys that unite a Natural force that goes beyond our present, an a-temporal force that flows, thousands of years of evolution that we could interpret as the "LIFE" that is linked to the ancestral plant and its nexus with humanity, we will find different songs called "ICARS" in different cultures or ethnic groups, mostly located in the Amazon.
Where can I buy cactus San Pedro?
In the city of Cusco in the central market of "San Pedro", the same name, where you can also find the San Pedro in powder and easy to identify the cactus San Pedro all this is totally legal and free in our country Peru.
How to identify the San Pedro cactus and what is Mescaline?
There are two (2) varieties of San Pedro Cactus in Cusco and both contain Mescaline, the best known is Echinopsis pachanoi, and the other is Trichucereus pachanoi, both were used by the Mescaline it possesses, which induces us to a shamanic journey.
Echinopsis pachanoi is considered the masculine energy, while the Trichucereos Pachanoi is considered the cactus of feminine energy as it has shorter spines and gives flower.
What is the difference between San Pedro and Ayahuasca?
We could interpret as one of the differences are the effects they produce when ingesting them, San Pedro being much softer and does not produce vomiting
Each one begins to become aware that we are unique. The Ayahuasca plant is more visionary (shows visions) being the San Pedro Wachuma more sensitive rest of the physical-emotional body
What are the benefits of the San Pedro cactus if we drink it?
"The Cactus of Rest" does not have dangerous effects, on the contrary, it is a drink that helps in a physical-emotional and spiritual way to all of us who drink it.
Is the San Pedro Wachuma ceremony for me?
The First Time has to guide the Shaman, it symbolizes how the idea of going down to the basement of a house without lights being all dark, the Shaman what he does is show us the first three steps so that later we can go down knowing the entrance and exit, a concept metaphorical that describes the purpose of the presence of the Shaman in the ceremony.
Is it necessary to do the San Pedro Wachuma ceremony with a Shaman?
Many of us have the opportunity to be in contact with this plant and its mescaline-based drink, at first the magic plant shows us exactly what we have to see, feel or appreciate, this tells us that if at some other time it is done The ceremony with a Shaman will surely be a beautiful Re-encounter with the spirit of the plant.
Preferably , we recommend performing the ceremony first with a Shaman, to later understand the healing process that San Pedro wachuma produces in us.
Why do the Icaros sing the Shamans in the ceremonies they perform?
To complement all the possible interpretations, we could say that personal experience is very important since each one lives a different reality. When ingesting the medicine, it shows us our originality, being the songs of the Shaman that induces relaxation in body, mind, spirit, reaching a comfortable state of inner Peace.
Inca Ceremony
"Andean Offering or Despacho"
The Duality of the elements of Nature
Alchemy that unites creative energies
What rites and ceremonies of Peru transcended time?
After the arrival of the Spanish, many ceremonies of the Inca period disappeared over time, today we can see these rituals known as the "Andean Offerings or Dispatches" thanks to the last shamans of the Andean community of the Qeros, called Paqos or Pampamisayoq
What is the origin of Pachamama?
The Pachamama is everything that surrounds us and we could interpret it as our universal Mother, represented as a kind female deity, has a direct relationship with women, her cycles, and her cult was the most important since pre-Inca times, until today. they are given "to eat", or offerings or dispatches are made
Shamanic Alchemy as the origin of Andean unity
Like many ancient cultures, they saw that whenever everything is united, heaven and earth, top-down, left-right, are relationships of complementarity that many books like the I CHING,as well as the Tao of Lao Tzu, also show us, simplifying the evolution of life in a constant change coming and going, adapting, and never seeking perfection.
Shaman School in Cusco?
In Cusco we can find these Masters or Shamans who were initiated by their parents, grandparents, for generations, thus transmitting one of the ways to start with an Ancestral wisdom of directly learning the teachings of Shaman Danilo and following the path of the Andes, the I walk with heart
What Ancestral rituals we find in Cusco?
As examples of ancestral rituals, we could see that the offerings or dispatches transcended time through these Shamans who kept their alchemy, until today, where they make a representation of the cosmos and creation, uniting elements of the vegetable and mineral animal kingdom
What is a Shaman?
They are the last Andean Masters Masters of the Earth element, que realizan ceremonias dedicadas a la madre tierra o Pachamama, ellos viven en in Cusco and are from the Qeroscommunity, they received their knowledge by lineage from their grandparents until today, they have been waiting for 500 years to which humanity is prepared to understand and receive this knowledge
Shamanic Healing is real and how can it help us?
"It is very real, it happens like everything else, the more open we give ourselves, the more reality it is, it is the principle that each one is connected with his soul, his interior and his desire to live better, shamanism fused to a tradition teaches us one of the many ways to communicate with the Pachamama or mother earth
What products are offered to the pachamama?
Reino ANIMAL : Sullu, Untu, concha,Khawa
Reino VEGETAL : Wira qoya, hanku Qañiwa, Wayruro, Coca Moqllo, Machu Incienso o sahumerio, Incienso.
Origen MINERAL : Chiuchi piñi, paña taku, Qhaya Chunta, Oro Pimienta, Qori Botija Qolqe Botija, Qolqe Recado.
VARIOS : Papael de Despacho, Qori libro Qolqe Libro, Qori Pinkuyllo Qolqe Pinkuyllo, Lloque Seda, Paña Seda, San Nicolas Tanta, Coca Kintu, Clavel tika, Qhasa Sara, vino,
Inca Ceremony
"Cleansing and Energy Healing"
Andean Shamanism fuses the energies of Nature for Energetic cleansing and healing.
The energy of Nature teaches us personal healing
The teaching that our ancestors leave us is the Alchemy that they developed through rituals or ceremonies, they show us a way where one can find healing in Nature, developing a relationship based on reciprocity is an act of giving and receiving, in personal healing it happens the same, this act in the Andean tradition is known as AYNY
Why should we perform a personal energy cleanse in Peru?
Having the opportunity to perform an energy cleansing with a Shaman of the QERO tradition is undoubtedly a unique experience and allows us to release and heal negative energies in the center or place of origin of the Pachamama in Cusco, being much more intense and deep the healing by performing the ceremony in archaeological centers built in the time of the Incas.
Shamanic Alchemy as the origin of Andean unity
We can interpret how all existence converges in UNITY and what we saw in the dual world when both are fused through ancestral rites, cellular renewal is experienced, personal evolution and at the same time a rebirth is felt. Duality allows us to live in balance and strengthen bonds of unity by performing these shamanic ceremonies following the laws of nature.
Is it possible to perform a Shamanic energy cleansing?
The simpler sometimes the more significant the intention is more important than the many ways of performing the energy cleansing, it is basically an exchange of energies having the earth as an anchor point or Pachamama to complete the ritual, any object is left in a hidden place. that we carry with us, whether it be a coin, a candy, a fruit, a flower, etc., the idea is to generate the exchange of reciprocity and gratitude. The energies of nature were always used by the human being, the concept of Shamanism allows us to relate freely from our essence of being and in a very personal and particular way
Most rituals in Cusco focus on physical emotional energy healing
The first aspect where Andean Shamanic healing focuses is on the physical body and is represented through the Alchemy of the QERO tradition to ask Mother Earth or Pachamama to relieve us and remove pain and suffering, healing and balancing our emotions while At the same time, the Shamans of Peru kept this knowledge and are willing to teach and share.
What are negative energies in us?
According to the Andean Tradition, they are the bodily ailments that we could feel in any part of the body, it is also understood as the negative energy to the accidents that we have passed, operations, and situations where our physical body allows entry to our energy field and remains stagnant in us and many times it manifests itself in physical pain at the same time it carries a meaning of generating Karma, the mission of the Shaman is to clean these negative energies through the Andean ceremonies to restore an internal balance and our energy field is restored.
How is the Shamanic cleansing in Cusco with the 4 elements?
They are the 4 elements of Nature that allow us to carry out an energetic cleansing, the Andean traditions represent these forces with feather quartz stones and the energy is invoked through prayers that are directed to the place of origin of these stones, generally they are the Sacred or protective mountains, where its energy is present when the shaman cleans the negative energy
