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 Added January 11th, 2013 to Books
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Lessons of the Inca Shamans: Piercing the Veil              By Deborah Bryon Pine Winds Press, $18.00, 319 pages, Format: Trade
Star Rating: 4 out of 5

The path is always going to be more important than than the journey. Bryon started her journey to become a shaman, and //Lessons of the Inca Shamans// follows that journey. As a Jungian analyst, and therefore into the symbols of the subconscious, she adds some analysis to the process, as well as those that have had the chance to undergo the process themselves, most notably Carlos Castenedas. This is a fascinating study of all that can happen on that path.

With all of the new age books on the market looking at the more extreme examples of spiritual experiences, where beings of power have come to fill in something missing from their lives, this is a refreshing breath of wind. The experience is usually painted as some great dramatic experience, but here it is presented here as a series of gradual changes in a relationship between two beings. Besides making it seem more real, it also allows the person to better follow a path to enlightenment and makes for a more compelling look. As Bryon is having to work at her relationship with her husband, who is going through something similar, it helps ground her experiences in reality, making an important link between her and the reader; if she can do this while dealing with the otherworldly, it informs the reader that he can as well.

Although the writing does occasionally get bogged down in analysis, this is a strength of the book, and makes it more interesting. Again, too many writers merely describe the process; Bryon provides an important analysis of what is happening to her, making it much more real. If you are contemplating something similar, this is an excellent introduction to the process, and a must read for those interested in personal enlightenment.

Sacred Shamanic Pilgrimage to Peru

 Added January 4th, 2013 to Training
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          Learn Spiritual Traditions of the Incas

With the Altomesayoq

Adolfo Tito Condori  

July 28th through August 6th 2013

“Andean shamans (P’aqos) have the prophetic vision that time on our planet is speeding up and that great change in the nature of our world is occurring. Although we are on the verge of planetary destruction, we are also living at a time of unlimited opportunity, brought about by existing in a point in history when things are shifting rapidly and are in a state of flux. For this reason, Andean P’aqos are for the first time, passing down their lineage to Westerners. The old sacred lineages are dying. The Andean medicine people believe that the next generation of shamans must be able to bridge both the shamanic realm and the modern world and are giving us the wisdom of their ancestors’ teachings to bring back to our ayllus or communities. The P’aqos believe that the next group of medicine people will come from the West.”                                                                                                   (Lessons of the Inca Shamans: Piercing the Veil, 2012)

 

Join us on a ten-day sacred journey in the Andes Mountains of Perú, to learn the ancient knowledge of the Inca traditions with the Altomesayoq Adolfo Tito Condori and the medicine people of Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur (AKQ).

 

Peru Itinerary and Travel Program

 Day 1: Our journey begins with the rising morning sun when we meet our new ayllu (community) in the beautiful city Cusco, “the ancient city of two worlds.” Our Andean guides will provide us with an overview of our upcoming travels, and ascent into the sacred mountains, before we spend the day exploring Cusco.  Our work with the powerful Altomesayoq, Adolpho begins. Altomesayoqs, or high shamans, have the ability to call and work directly with the Apus (collective mountain spirits). In the morning, Adolpho will begin teaching us Incan cosmology. In the afternoon, Adolpho will show us the ritual of hallpay. We will begin the practice of making coca leaf offerings for the Apus and Pachamama (Mother Earth), to build and strengthen our energetic connection of kausay (life force) that comes with being in ayni, or right relationship. In the evening we will meet for an opening dinner at the popular restaurant, Jack’s, for some fabulous food and great company.      (Lunch Included. Dinner not included. Overnight in Cusco.)

 Day 2: Our early morning departure takes us to Huanakauri, a sacred Inca place of power, sitting above where the old city of Cusco was founded, to learn about the Temple of Huanakauri. Our work with Adolpho will deepen in ceremony, as each member develops further understanding of his or her own individual spiritual path. Adolpho will continue teaching us sacred Andean traditions, as the energetic awakening occurring in our luminous bodies grows stronger and clearer. (Lunch included dinner not included. Overnight in Cusco.)

 Day 3: Our drive to the Sacred Valley is filled with breathtaking views of the Urubamba mountain range and sleepy villages along the road. The lower elevation of the valley is ideal for acclimatization to altitude. On the way to Pumamarka, we will visit the former Incan capital Ollantaytambo, and learn the Incan principles of duality and rituals of Yanantin and Masintin. Climbing the Incan trail, our footsteps lead us to the beautiful terraces that caress the ancient dwellings of Incan nobility. Here, we rest against giant blocks of polished stones, breathing in the view of the Urubamba River flowing below our perch, in the commanding presence of the ageless mountains. After lunch, we are off to the sacred Temple of Pachar, to continue strengthening our connection with Pacha llump’to Nuna (the higher spirits). At sunset, we return to the Sacred Valley of Urubamba for dinner followed by a sacred ceremony with Adolpho and ‘Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur. In ceremony, our ayllu will ask the Apus and Santa Tierras for guidance on our upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Mountains. (Lunch and dinner included. Overnight in Urubamba.)

Day 4:   In the morning, we leave for the town of Pomacanchi, visiting Huaka de Huanca on the way. This is the home of Pacha Tucson, the Apu with the “job description” of architect in Incan cosmology. On this powerful spot, shamans and Catholics worship together in the church visited centuries before by the Incas as a place of devotion. Adolpho will perform ceremony at the base of the holy mountain. As we stare upward in wonder at the peak of Pacha Tucson, Adolpho will teach us the laws governing the two opposite worlds. After stopping for lunch in Huanca, we will learn about Wilki Khuyas (Wilki is the dreamer and entrance to Hanaq Pacha, the upper world). Our journey leads us to a beautiful sacred lagoon for a cleansing and purification ritual of Iniy-ch‘uyay, to prepare for our encounter with the Apus (the winged beings) and Santa Tierras (the feminine earth spirits). We will have dinner in Pomacanchi and camp over night near the lagoon. (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 5:   We begin our day hiking to the holy place of Pumahuasi, continuing our work of building kausay, life force in our energy bodies. We gain momentum. After lunch, Adolpho helps us to discover the secrets of Nuna, the organizing principles of spirit. We will also learn about the celestial hierarchy of the Apus, and the relationship that exists between the Santa Tierras and Pachamama (Mother Earth).  Adolpho will show the sacred practice of Saminchakuy, Paqoq kausaynin, and explain more about the life experiences of the different indigenous medicine people following the sacred spiritual path of Andean tradition. Later in the afternoon, we will return to our base camp at the Lagoon of Pomacanchi. After dinner, we will conduct Nina qonoy, the ceremony of fire with the help of Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur.  (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 6:   Soon after daybreak, we approach the sacred Incan place of four lagoons. Adolpho honors us with the Kallpa hap‘inachiy initiation rites, with the support of the Mama Qochas, the sacred water spirits of the blue green glacier lagoon. Things start to shift. That evening, Adolpho performs the sacred Incan ceremony of Kallpa t‘aqwinakuy, for personal healing and transformation. After spending this day in the “other world” serenity of the lagoon, we camp overnight and dream with the spirits. (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 7:   Today, we make our sacred pilgrimage to the magnificent Holy Mountain of Ausangate. We take in breath-taking views, surrounded by snow-capped peaks, as we walk in the meditative practice of yuyay manay (the organizing principle of wisdom). We will journey across this spectacular natural display of elements, feeling the powerful mountain presence at our side as we progress toward our destination of Pampa Fpaqchanta. After lunch, a rejuvenating walk leads us to where we explore the secrets of finding the essence of tukuy, for personal healing, and group life force – kausay. We experience our spiritual connection with the collective mountain spirits. Our individual work expands, learning the mysteries of the Andean p’aqos, as we arrive on sacred ground under the stars and shadows of the humbling Ausangate. A camp like no other awaits us. After a nourishing meal, Adolpho will perform the ceremony of jununakuy, bringing us into a receptive state of union and connection with the Apus. You may experience falling in love with the mountain, under the vibrant stars and magnificent snow peaks of Ausangate as an energetic pathway opens further.  (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 8:   The day is spent reflecting, and adjusting to feeling the “afterglow” of the sacred communion with Ausangate, as we venture towards other mysterious traditions of the Andean world. Adolpho will perform the individual initiation rites of K’anchaq karpay, which literally means, “bright light of energy initiation ceremony,” giving us additional knowledge about the governing spiritual laws of Incan cosmology.  After a despacho fire ceremony, we will camp at Fpaqchanta. With the help of the Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur, we learn to accept the new wisdom that has come to us in a state of compassion. (Lunch and dinner included.)

 

Day 9: We begin with an early morning train ride to along the Urabumba River moving into an amazing forest of clouds and arriving in the quaint village of Aguas Calientes. By bus we venture higher to the ruins of Machu Picchu, known as the “City of Light,” and one of the great wonders of the world. We spend the day exploring. Led by Adolpho, we visit the various temples and learn more about Incan cosmology and tradition. Adolpho leads us in sacred ceremony. We return in the late afternoon to Aquas Calientes, in time for a soak in the hot springs, before deciding whether to stroll through the village or dine on delicious cuisine at one of the local outdoor cafes. (Lunch included. Dinner not included.)

Day 10:  We greet the day awaking to a spectacular sunrise at the Temple of the S before making our way back to the Ollantaytambo train station. We honor our newfound gifts received during the individual initiation of K‘anchaq Karpay. In ceremony, we will focus on Kallpa Hunay, the integration of power and connection for spiritual fortification in our physical body and the medicine body of our mesa. After returning to Cusco, our ayllu meets for our closing farewell dinner and ceremony to embrace and celebrate the spirits that have shared the extraordinary with us and say our goodbyes. (Lunch and dinner included. Evening hotel not included.)

 

For more information please contact Deborah Bryon at  highglo@aol.com, 303-596-5233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grounding and Centering in our Collective Culture with Intention

 Added January 1st, 2013 to Energetic Connection
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Most of us have an easier time experiencing being present in our bodies when we are in touch with nature, and we allow ourselves to mentally “drop” into a quiet meditative state. This process involves shifting into a receptive mind set, and feeling a connection of kausay (life force). Staying connected with kausay energy, occurs through maintaining an ebb and flow of being in ayni  (right relationship) with the world around us. Sourcing this energy from Pachamama or Mother Earth, helps it grow.

This practice of remaining centered becomes more challenging in the midst of the living in the hustle of the modern world. We are continually being flashed with news headlines about natural and economic disasters, as well as random and meaningless acts of violence. Whether we choose it or not there is an “information feed” in our culture that is constant and habituating that we are forced to deal with. We may grow so accustomed to navigating our way through the incoming stimuli on a daily basis that we become desensitized to it.  Theenergetic climate we face daily in our virtual world of technology makes centering and grounding an essential part of daily ritual.

Being surrounded by high levels of stimulation and activity daily in the modern world demands more intentional focus from us, in order to stay balanced and grounded. In both actual and/or virtual urban settings, centering requires more from us than just entering into a receptive state of mind – in fact it is just the opposite. For those of us that are intuitive types, who enter into heightened states of awareness easily,  feeling everything with a greater degree of sensitivity requires psychic protection, along with deliberate attention and care.

Psychic and emotional magnets can potentially pick up everything.  When our luminous energy bodies are wide open, and we are not aware of what is happening in our interior and in our environment, we are more energetically susceptible. Picking up unwanted material on may happen immediately, or take place as a subtle layering, gradually over time. Sometimes we are unaware that this is happening to us until we notice that we are feeling lethargic, depressed, irritable or scattered. This are symptoms associated with vicarious trauma and burnout.

Sourcing from Pachamama with clear intention, in ayni ( a reciprocal energy exchange) is an excellent way to start and end the day. The specific ritual you practice, or the image you work on visualizing, is less important than the strength of your intention and commitment to the practice. Feeling an ongoing  energy exchange of kausay with Pachamama, by imagining energetically weaving  your Belly into the earth, through continual movement following the path of a “figure 8” or infinity symbol, is one way of taking in and giving back ife force.

Using your intention to surround yourself in a bubble of powerful, healing light is another way of practicing protection. Thanking Pachamama and/or the light for assisting and protecting you is an important element in this practice, because feeling gratitude in your heart can help feed and strengthen the connection. Whatever method or practice you choose it is important that it feels comfortable and natural to you.

The Practice of Sacred Ritual

 Added December 29th, 2012 to Shamanic Practice
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To begin the practice working with Incan cosmology, we need to work with fountains of energy called “hallpay.”In Q’echua, “hall” means activating or reaching and “pay” means knocking on a door for it to open. The practice of hallpay enables us to strengthen our ability to connect through our three energy centers (i.e. belly, heart, and mind).

Traditionally in Peru, the practice of hallpay involves feeding one another coca leaves with clear intention. We are making an offering that we are feeding with energy so it is important to recognize and acknowledge that the coca (or other plant leaves you are using) is sacred. This very important plant has been used by ancestors in the Inka tradition, generation through generation.

In the powerful ceremony of hallpay, the ancestors placed three leaves in one k‘intu to prepare for connecting and sharing with other members of their ayllu and the cosmos.  They would perform this little ceremony before discussions, as a way of opening dialogue in ayni or right relationship.

In hallpay, after creating a k’intu as a sacred offering, p’acos today often work with the “chakras” (In this context, the term is not being used to refer to the energy centers of the body.) In Peru, the word Chakra signifies a little square plot of land for growing plants such as corn or beans.  Therefore, at the start of the day, before tilling the soil and working the land and the fields, Hallpay is performed. hallpay can also be repeated a couple times in the middle of the day to maintain connection with the cosmos and for balancing energy centers.  By doing the work of the hallpay, and making these offerings on this daily basis, the energy centers will began to open, enabling us to see and learn more things –  new knowledge, new thoughts, more understanding of the spiritual cosmology, by expanding our hearts with love, with munay.

The individual practice of hallpay ceremony has to do with our personal responsibility to the cosmos.  It involves opening our energy centers as a means of connecting with the world around us, through working with our personal thoughts and intentions. These rituals are sacred so it is important to find a special place in nature, or in your home to do this work. If this ritual is performed in your home, it is necessary to find a room that is silent and peaceful for you so that you can concentrate on this work.

The hallpay ritual offers us an opportunity to open ourselves spiritually.  Beginning this meditation at the start of the day is a way of connecting with the spirits.  By using intention in initiating an energetic connection we are making an offering and asking for information (or guidance). As we receive information in the practice of individual hallpay, we begin to notice transformation in the interior of our being. Poco y poco, we gradually learn to balance ourselves in this practice.  This is something we can do daily or when we feel the need.

The Actual Practice of Hallpay

 In the actual ritual of hallpay, after calling sacred space and purifying yourself (often by rubbing your hands with Florida water), you start by making a k’intu with three leaves, grouped together, with stems down and the leaves facing up, with the smallest leaf on the top. The three leaves representing each of the three worlds, the lower world of Uhu Pacha, lower world, the middle world of Kay Pacha, and the upper world of Hanaq Pacha.

Next, taking a deep breath, blow your blessings into the k’intu, imbuing the leaves with power from each of your three energy centers, using clear intention and focus. Then make the offering of the k’intu as a gift, feeding Pachamama, your mesa, or brothers and your sisters who are with you. This is a way of creating an energetic connection.

 

Healing the Collective with Vision

 Added December 16th, 2012 to Shamanic Practice
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Many of us are feeling for those who have lost a members of their families in the recent shooting.  For those of us who have not been touched directly by the tragedy, we can make this is a time of service in our community. We can help by crafting a vision of healing for ourselves and those around us who are suffering. This can be a time of giving back, by sharing hope and strength.

Altruistic acts of love feed our collective psyche nourishment. Remembering who we are at a deeper level brings balance, and is something that can be shared with others. Listening to other human beings helps bring us all closer together. Processing in relationship a way of connecting. Creative expression is another.

 Sometimes we get caught in the shock of such an event if we allow ourselves to become glued to the internet and television, and we can then become vicariously traumatized as well. Taking in disturbing virtual images often leads to feelings of isolation, and can contribute to the sense of alienation many of us are currently experiencing in the collective culture. Turn your television off and to go outside.

Feel the air, smell the earth,  listen to the wind – and remember that you are part of nature. The natural world is still alive and breathing with us. Pachamama is here to give us energy and accept energy in return – through ayni, or right relationship. When we take the time to feel the earth’s strength, we remember that the plants and trees are still growing. There is a natural order that continues to be much greater than all of us.

Sacred Shamanic Pilgrimage to Peru

 Added December 10th, 2012 to Events
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Learn Inca Spiritual Traditions

With the Altomesayoq

Adolfo Tito Condori  

 July 28th through August 6th 2013

 Join us on a ten-day sacred journey in the Andes Mountains of Perú, to learn the ancient knowledge of the Inca traditions with the Altomesayoq Adolfo Tito Condori and the medicine people of Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur (AKQ).

(AKQ was formed to transmit the ancestral knowledge and the spiritual legacies of the Andean medicine people. The purpose of AKQ is to recover, interpret, and promote the spiritual treasures of the Andes in other parts of the world, during this time of global change and transformation.)

For more information please contact : Deborah Bryon       highglo@aol.com

                       Peru, Itinerary and Travel Program

Day 1: Our journey begins with the rising morning sun when we meet our new ayllu (community) in the beautiful city Cusco, called “the ancient city of two worlds.” Our Andean guides will provide an overview of our upcoming travels and the ascent we will be making into the sacred mountains, before exploring Cusco.  After making our way down the narrow cobblestone streets in the old city, we will stop for lunch at one of the local restaurants sitting on the perimeter of the rustic plaza. There will be an optional visit to the market of the P’aqos, in the local San Pedro market, referred to by Westerners as the “witches market”, to buy coca leaves, ingredients for ceremonies, last-minute gear, and other miscellaneous supplies for the journey ahead. There will be time for casual sightseeing, followed by an opening dinner at the popular restaurant Jack’s, for some fabulous food and great company.

Day 2: Our work with the powerful Altomesayoq, Adolpho begins. (The Altomesayoqs or “high shamans” have the ability to call and work directly with the Apus (collective mountain spirits). In the morning, Adolpho will begin teaching us about Incan cosmology. After a session of energy work with Adolpho, we will have lunch at the restaurant La Casita de Apus. In the afternoon, Adolpho will teach us ritual. Our ayllu will participate in the ritual of hallpay, making coca leaf offerings for the Apus and Pachamama (Mother Earth), to begin to build the energetic connection of kausay (life force), by being in ayni, or right relationship.  (Lunch Included. Dinner not included. Overnight in Cusco.)

Day 3: Our early morning departure takes us to Huanakauri, a sacred Inca place of power, sitting above where the old city of Cusco was founded. Our ayllu will learn about the Temple of Huanakauri and our work with Adolpho will continue to deepen in ceremony, as each member will develop further understanding of his or her own individual spiritual path. Adolpho will teach us sacred Andean traditions, through ritual and ceremony, as the energetic awakening occurring in our luminous bodies grows stronger and clearer. (Lunch included dinner not included. Overnight in Cusco.)

Day 4: We travel to the Sacred Valley of Urubamba, visiting the former Incan capital Ollantaytambo along the way, learning the Incan principles of duality and rituals of Yanantin and Masintin. Climbing the Incan trail, our footsteps lead us to the beautiful terraces that caress the ancient dwellings of Incan nobility. Here, we rest against giant stones, breathing in the view of the Urubamba River flowing below our perch, in the commanding presence of the ageless mountains. After lunch, we are off to the sacred Temple of Pachar, where we continue to strengthen our connection with Pacha llump‘to Nuna (the higher spirits). At sunset, we return to the Sacred Valley of Urubamba for dinner followed by a sacred ceremony with Adolpho and ‘Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur. In ceremony, our ayllu will ask the Apus and Santa Tierras for guidance on our upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Mountains. (Lunch and dinner included. (Overnight in Urubamba.)

Day 5:   In the morning, we leave for the town of Pomacanchi, visiting Huaka de Huanca, on the way. This is the home of the Apu Pacha Tucson, the Apu with the “job description” of architect in Incan cosmology. On this powerful spot, shamans and Catholics worship together in the church, visited centuries before by the Incas as a place of devotion. Adolpho will perform ceremony at the base of the holy mountain. As we stare upward in wonder at the peak of Pacha Tucson, Adolpho will teach us the laws governing the two opposite worlds. After stopping for lunch in Huanca, we will learn about Wilki Khuyas (Wilki is the dreamer and entrance to Hanaq Pacha, the upper world). Our journey leads us to a beautiful sacred lagoon for a cleansing and purification ritual of Iniy-ch‘uyay, to prepare for our encounter with the Apus (the winged beings) and Santa Tierras (the feminine earth spirits). We will have dinner in Pomacanchi and camp over night near the lagoon. (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 6:   We begin our day hiking to the holy place of Pumahuasi, continuing our work of building kausay, or life force in our energy bodies. We gain momentum. After lunch, Adolpho helps us to discover the secrets of Nuna, the organizing principles of spirit. We will also learn about the celestial hierarchy of the Apus, and the relationship that exists between the Santa Tierras and Pachamama (Mother Earth).  Adolpho will show the practice of the sacred ritual of Saminchakuy, Paqoq kausaynin, and explain more about the life experiences of the different ingenious medicine people following the sacred spiritual path of Andean tradition. Later in the afternoon, we will return to our base camp at the Lagoon of Pomacanchi. After dinner, we will conduct Nina qonoy, the ceremony of fire with the help of Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur. (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 7:   Soon after daybreak, we approach the sacred Incan place of four lagoons. Adolpho honors us with the Kallpa hap‘inachiy initiation rites, with the support of the Mama Qochas, the sacred water spirits of the lagoon. Things start to shift. That evening, Adolpho performs the sacred Incan ceremony of Kallpa t‘aqwinakuy, for personal healing and transformation. After spending this day in the “other world” serenity of the lagoon, we camp overnight and dream with the spirits. (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 8:   Today we make our sacred pilgrimage to the magnificent Holy Mountain of Ausangate, taking in breath-taking views as we walk in the meditative practice of yuyay manay (the organizing principle of wisdom). We will journey across this spectacular natural display of elements, feeling the powerful mountain presence at our side as we progress toward our destination of Pampa Fpaqchanta. After lunch, a rejuvenating walk leads us to where we explore the secrets of finding the essence of tukuy, for personal healing, and group life force – kausay. We experience our spiritual connection with the collective mountain spirits. Our individual work expands, learning the mysteries of the Andean p’aqos, as we arrive on sacred ground under the stars and shadows of the humbling Ausangate. A camp like no other awaits us. After a nourishing meal, Adolpho will perform the ceremony of jununakuy, bringing us into a receptive state of union and connection with the Apus. You may experience falling in love with the mountain, under the vibrant stars and magnificent snow peaks of Ausangate as an energetic pathway opens further.  (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 9:   The day is spent reflecting, and adjusting to feeling the “afterglow” of the sacred communion with Ausangate, as we venture towards other mysterious traditions of the Andean world. Adolpho will show us the celebration ceremony of Ch n‘auchu-paqos and tukuy pacha, giving us additional knowledge about the governing spiritual laws of Incan cosmology.  After a despacho fire ceremony, we will camp at Fpaqchanta. With the help of the Ayllu K’anchaq Qoyllur, we learn to accept the new wisdom that has come to us in a state of compassion. (Lunch and dinner included.)

Day 10:  Waking up at our final destination, Cusco, we honor our newfound gifts during the important individual initiation of K‘anchaq Karpay (“shining light energy initiation ceremony”) led by Adolpho. This ritual follows the Andean tradition, using Andean costumes. After a relaxing lunch and leisurely afternoon in Cusco, our ayllu meets for our closing farewell dinner and ceremony to embrace the spirits of all that have shared the extraordinary with us and say our goodbyes. (Lunch and dinner included.)

 For more information please contact : Deborah Bryon       highglo@aol.com

ABOUT AYLLU K’ANCHAQ QOYLLUR (AKQ)

 THE ANDEAN TEACHERS (P’AQOS/Shamans)

Andean “AKQ” teachers are trained to meet the laws and principles of the higher spirits (Nuna Apuchin and Apus-Pachamamas) in the Andean world. Our service is based on the laws of connection of the Andean cosmic world, on this understanding has provided the opportunity and privilege of connecting with the Pachamama and the Apus. AKQ teachers are willing and open to listening and teaching each of our brothers and people who visit us.

Teachers (Shamans) in AKQ

– MARCELINO ZAMATA QUISPE, Paqo Pampa Q misayoq’eros

– VICTOR CHURA QUISPE, Pampa misayoq Q’eros

– CLIMACO pictures, Pago Pampa misayoq, Chumpi Qanchi

– LEMENTE QUISPE, Pago Pampa misayoq descendant of Saywas

– CLAUDIO T’ITO, Hampi kamayoq

– AGUSTINA APAZA QUISPE Paqo Q pampamisayoq’eros

– ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, Pago pampamisayoq in qosqo

– GABRIEL QUISPE, Pago Pampa misayoq representative of the tambos

– MARIA APAZA MACHAQA Altomesayoq Q Nación ‘ eros

– ADOLFO T’ITO, Paqo descendant Altomesayoq of the QollaInkas

– RODOLFO TTITO CONDORI, Yachacheq Hamaut’a and Admin Manager. Inkaqolla

For more information please contact : Deborah Bryon       highglo@aol.com

 

ABOUT AYLLU K’ANCHAQ QOYLLUR “AKQ”

 Added December 1st, 2012 to Resources
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ABOUT AYLLU K’ANCHAQ QOYLLUR “AKQ”

(translated into English by Deborah Bryon)

In past centuries, Andean spiritual Cosmology “CEA” Inca Empire was practiced at its peak by Andean teachers, who were part of the sacred as Alto Mesayoqs (high misayoq) and Pampa Misayoqs. In the last centuries, the conquest and the introduction of western religions have interrupted its free expression, but it has never has been lost completely. For this reason, we have seen the need  to create this “AYLLU K’ANCHAQ QOYLLUR” (AKQ) to recover, promote, interpret and disseminate the treasures of spiritual knowledge of the Andes towards the world, since at the present time there is the need for change and the transformation of the human being, to reach new levels in the spiritual world.

AKQ has begun disseminating the ancestral knowledge still rooted in the Andean teachers who carry this sacred lineage. Over the last several years, AKQ has begun transmitting the spiritual legacies of the “CEA” and to aided in the transformation of our brothers and sisters who come from different parts of the Earth.

AYLLU –  is the community of masters belonging to AKQ.

K’ANCHAQ  – Our ayllu is part of the light of the spiritual cosmos, source of the illumination of knowledge and practice for channeling to the understanding and spiritual understanding.

QOYLLUR – Our ayllu are all siblings of one body, for a new dawn and spiritual transformation.

THE ANDEAN TEACHERS (PAQOS)

Andean “AKQ” teachers are organized and trained to meet the laws and principles of the higher spirits (Nuna Apuchin and Apus-Pachamamas)  in the Andean world. Our service is based on the laws of connection of the Andean cosmic world, and with this understanding, we have the opportunity and the privilege to connect and communicate with the Apus and Pachamama for guidance in all our spiritual path and activities .

Our ayllu is made up of teachers from different places and traditions to produce the t’inckuy, which translates to spiritual gifts and spiritual qualities.

Teachers who make up in “AKQ”

–         MARCELINO ZAMATA QUISPE Paqo Pampa Q misayoq’eros

–         VICTOR CHURA QUISPE, Pampa misayoq Q’eros

–         CLIMACO pictures, Pago Pampa misayoq, Chumpi Qanchi

–         LEMENTE QUISPE, Pago Pampa misayoq descendant of Saywas

–         CLAUDIO T’ITO, Hampi kamayoq

–         AGUSTINA APAZA QUISPE Paqo Q pampamisayoq’eros

–         ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, Pago pampamisayoq in qosqo

–         GABRIEL QUISPE, Pago Pampa misayoq representative of the tambos

–         MARIA APAZA MACHAQA Altomisayoq Q Nación ‘ eros

–         ADOLFO T’ITO, Paqo descendant Altomisayoq of the QollaInkas

–         RODOLFO TTITO CONDORI, Yachacheq Hamaut’a and Admin Manager. Inkaqolla

Our responsibilities

Our responsibility is caring for and maintaining good relations between gods and spirits and humanity in their different levels, respecting and guarding the secrets of “CEA”, with full spiritual authority that our ancestors left us, in concordance with the higher beings tutelary. For this reason lye teachers we act as:

Vision

Achieve the chanin kausay (live with justice, values and spiritual discernment) in the future, by touching the hearts, minds and souls of our brothers and sisters, to transform toward the spiritual path, so that we achieve the unity and peace in the world.

Our values: Spirituality, patience, responsibility, trust, love, respect and integrity.

 

Ana Larramendi Classes 2013

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Shamanic Craft  Weekend

Ana  Larramendi:January  25-27, 2013. Dodgeville,  WI

Many of us shamanic practitioners  have “projects” of medicine objects we have started to make, or are wanting to  make, but have not had the time, or knowledge to proceed. A number of you have  approached me asking for guidance and suggestions on how to make different  items. This has inspired me to create a weekend devoted to making medicine  objects, where you can be supported in a community of shamanic practitioners and  bring your object from the visioning stage to completion, and  empowerment.

Our weekend will begin Friday  evening with a wonderful home cooked meal at 6:00pm. This will be followed by  creating sacred space, and a series of journeys to bring visioning and clarity  about the objects you will be making. We will build a sacred fire to be tended  to throughout the weekend to keep us warm. We will eat, lodge, journey and work  together on our projects. Sunday afternoon we will finish our projects and  create an empowerment ceremony together to awaken the spirit of our completed  medicine objects.

Dates &  Times: Friday,  January 25th. Check-in at 5:30pm Dinner at 6:00pm.

 

Michael Harner’s The Way  of the Shaman® Shamanic Journeying, Power,  and Healing The Basic Workshop in Core Shamanism  (Weekend)

February 9-10, 2013. Madison, WI FSS instructor- Timothy  Cope

During the Basic experiential workshop, participants are  introduced to core shamanism, the universal and near-universal basic methods of  the shaman to enter nonordinary reality for problem solving and healing.  Particular emphasis is on the classic shamanic journey, one of the most  remarkable visionary methods used by humankind to explore the hidden universe  otherwise known mainly through myth and dream. Participants are initiated into  shamanic journeying, aided by drumming and other techniques for experiencing the  shamanic state of consciousness and for awakening dormant spiritual abilities,  including connections with Nature.

Practice includes comparisons by participants of their  discoveries in shamanic journeys as well as being introduced to shamanic  divination and healing. They are also provided with methods for journeying to  meet and study with their own individual spirit helpers in nonordinary reality,  a classic step in shamanic practice. Participants learn how the journey is  utilized to restore spiritual power and health, and how shamanism can be applied  in contemporary daily life to help heal oneself, others, and the Planet.

Dates & Times: February 9 & 10, 2013. Class runs from 10:00am to 6:00pm both  Saturday and Sunday. Cost: $280. There is a reduced  rate of $260 for early registrations paid on or before January 21st  2013.

To register, contact Gerrie Ordaz (608)  695-8620 morgan@avalonshamanic.com

Compassionate Depossession:

Betsy Bergstrom: April 16-19,  2013. Dodgeville, WI

Sometimes, a person who has  experienced soul loss or other traumas may find that they have become a host to  suffering beings or entities. These suffering beings may live off of a person’s  energy and influence them in a variety of ways. Illness, depression, substance  abuse, phobias, emotional problems, suicidal tendencies and other issues may be  in part due to the influence or overshadowing of beings that have attached to  the client. These beings are generally people whose own experience at the time  of death has become compromised in such a way that they did not successfully  make their own journey to the Light. Compassionate Depossession is a humane  therapy that benefits both the client and the attached suffering being, even if  that suffering being is reluctant to cross into the Light.

Dates &  Times: Begins  Tuesday, April 16, at 7:00pm. Class ends on Friday, April 19, at  12:00noon.

 

Advanced Compassionate  Depossession:

Betsy Bergstrom: April 20-23,  2013. Dodgeville, WI

This course is designed for  serious shamanic practitioners who are finding the need for advanced-level  skills in depossession and curse unraveling work. This 4-day residential  workshop includes extensive review, demonstrations, and practical experience.  This workshop builds on the foundation skills taught in the basic Introduction  to Compassionate Depossession. This class includes:

Dates &  Times: Begins  Saturday, April 20, at 3:00pm. Class ends on Tuesday, April 23, at 12:00noon.  This residential includes dormitory-style sleeping quarters and delicious meals  with vegetarian options.

Betsy is a full-time Shamanic  Teacher and Practitioner living in Seattle, WA who has been trained by Sandra  Ingerman and Michael Harner as well as a number of indigenous shamans and  healers in the Americas, Asia, European shamans and healers from many cultures.  She comes from Coastal Salish and Saami heritage combined with Scandinavian and  Scottish ancestry. Betsy is an international teacher of Middleworld shamanic  healing practices including heart-centered Compassionate Depossession, which she  has taught for more than a decade. She also pioneered Shamanic Mediumship and  Curse Unraveling classes for shamanic practitioners. Her calling is to work in  partnership with the Compassionate Allies, to help the living and the  dead.

Sacred Relationship and the  Elemental World:

Marko Pogačnik: May 8-12, 2013.  Dodgeville, WI

The life around and within us could  not exist in its abundance without the busy hands of innumerable elemental  beings and nature spirits. But who are those beings in their essence? Which  cosmic dimension is their home? Who are their masters and teachers? Marko will  lead us into the causal sphere of the elemental world, called also the  “devic”.  Then he will teach how to  experience the fairy worlds in their archetypal dimension and to understand  their cosmic order.

This residential class will take  us deep into the world of Nature Spirits and Elemental beings in order to help  us develop our sacred relationship with the land and her many archetypal  dimensions. The Author will lead the group to several places in this Driftless  Region of Wisconsin that bear the mark of the Universal Mother’s presence. There  we will train ourselves in communication with her cosmic presence. He will also  show exercises that can be used in the daily practice to stay in touch with the  cosmic feminine in us and around us.

Marko  Pogačnik: www.markopogacnik.com

Born 1944 in  Kranj, Slovenia, and graduated as a sculptor in the  Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana  1967, Marko lives with his family in Šempas, Slovenia. He creates geomantic art  and is active in the fields of ecology, geomancy, social movements and  individual spiritual development. Marko is the author of numerous books in  German, many of which have been translated into English including: Nature  Spirits and Elemental Beings (1996), Healing the Heart of the Earth  (1998). He teaches geomancy on the School for Geomancy “Hagia Chora”,  Germany, runs courses on wholistic  ecology, geomancy and personal development in many countries worldwide, and  provides counseling on the issues of urban development and landscape design.

 

Weather Shamanism  (Practicum): 

Nan Moss and David Corbin: May 22-26,  2013. Dodgeville, WI

A  Spiritual Path of Personal Growth and Global Healing

Weather is a primary tool of  Creation. Weather makes and remakes our world. An expression and force of  Nature, weather creates, nurtures, shapes – and reconfigures – the Earth. We are  all touched by the weather as it continually affects our physiological and  emotional well-being. Weatherdancing  is weather shamanism at its best. Its core is an ethical alliance between humans  and the spiritual forces of Nature and her weathers. As a spiritual path and  practice dedicated to healing our world and our hearts, weatherdancing requires  respectful interactions between humans and all our relations. There is no room  for personal gain. There is no intended harm to others. This is neither a path  nor a relationship of “power-over.” It is never about controlling the weather.  Weatherdancing is about the right use of power. As such it is a collaboration  with compassionate beings on behalf of all life on Earth.

Nan  Moss and David Corbin, www.shamanscircle.com Nan and  David teach the spiritual aspects of weather, they have been teaching and doing  research on this topic for more than 10 years. In addition they are faculty  members of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies.

 

Caretaker II: EARTH & SKY(Apprenticeship)  Dodgeville, WI

Ana  Larramendi, Nan Moss & David Corbin:

August  30-September 6, 2013 (first meeting of 4-part  apprenticeship)

This  is the second time I will be teaching my land healing apprenticeship; Caretaker of the Earth.

I am excited to include Nan Moss  and David Corbin as part of the teaching team of this apprenticeship, as it is  clear to me that working with climate change and the weather spirits is an  essential aspect now to Earth Stewardship. Substantial changes and new teachings  will be offered in this training based on new information I have received since  the last time I taught this. Our times have changed, and my focus on what is  important to address in this class is at a new level.

This  training includes:

A commitment to the entire 4-part  Apprenticeship is expected.

Dates &  Times: First meeting begins Friday, August 30,  2013 at 1:00pm. Ends on Friday, September 6 at 12:00noon. This residential  training includes dormitory-style sleeping quarters and all meals.

Session 2, May 2014/ Session 3,  Sept. 2014/ Session 4, Spring 2015. All sessions will be 7 days  long.

 

Shamanism as a Personal Spiritual   Practice:

Ana  Larramendi: September 19-22, 2013. Dodgeville, WI

How do we live a life of  Spirit?  How do we integrate  Shamanism in everyday life? This class is for those who are exploring shamanism  as a personal spiritual practice. Here we will delve into learning many  fundamental practices of shamanism as they apply to everyday life. Class begins  on a full moon and ends on the Autumnal Equinox for heightened ceremonial  power!

Teachings will  include:

Dates &  Times: September 19-22, 2013. Class  begins Thursday at 3:00pm and ends Sunday at 4:00pm.

HAWAIIAN HEALING  WORKSHOP

Bringing together Ho’oponopono & Lomilomi

Kahuna  Harry Uhane Jim, and Sila Lehua Bray Jim: October 4-7, 2013.  Dodgeville, WI

The Hawaiian Culture has concepts  and skill sets that co-create Balance and Abundance. They have evolved a  practice of managing trauma and transforming chaotic patterns into shapes and  vistas of order and peace. The profound is presented in an  interactive and trance breaking experience.

HO’OPONOPONO- (the Hawaiian  Shamanic healing practice of Forgiveness) dedicated to setting aside focus  skills based on pain and shame and guilt, and embracing a skill set to bring  focus skills of joy and presence. We engage the tri-une truths that align us  with the beauty of this universe: It’s about discovery, relationships, and  service…In that order and in that current of your personal Divine presence. Animate  your authority to transform and lift , depressive and exhausting energies from  land buildings, people dead or alive.

Kahua Harry Uhane  Jim: www.harryjimlomilomi.com 

Harry  Uhane Jim, Kahuna, healer, teacher. Author of: WISE SECRETS OF ALOHA. He  was born and raised on Kauai, Hawaii.  He has been doing the work for  many years, and has been trained in the traditional apprentice style by the best  known native Kahuna’s of the last 7 decades-most gone now. His presentations  carry authenticity and are known for unveiling profound ancient truths with wit  and laughter. He evokes the Hawaiian experience of healing by raising  your vibration.

 

The  Shamanic Ritual of Dismemberment:

Betsy  Bergstrom: October 10-14, 2013. Dodgeville, WI

From  the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition of Lama Wangdu  Rinpoche.

Chöd is an  ancient ritual practice dating from the 10th century and translated to modern  times. While retaining it’s power, intention and meaning, through the practice  of authorized lineage transmission, Chöd traces it’s origins to Machik Lapdron  of Tibet and Padampa Sangye  of India. Passed from teacher to  practitioner, Chöd has been practiced as a personal spiritual practice and as a  healing practice for centuries in both the Buddhist and Bon  traditions.

The Chöd  ceremony focuses on tantric practices empowering a practitioner to safely offer  their body as blessed food to compassionate allies and “demons”. The purpose of  the offering of one’s own body in a ritual way is to cut through fear, to pacify  the “demons” which could be either internal or external and liberate them and to  free one’s own ego or mind in order to know the true nature of reality. This  nature of reality is consistent with the shamanic knowledge of the  interconnectedness of all. The outcome of this practice is peace, healing  and sometimes depossession.

His Holiness,  the Dalai Lama authorized the renowned Tibetan yogi, Lama Tsering Wangdu  Rinpoche, to share this practice in the West. Lama Wangdu graciously and  generously taught this Buddhist version of the Chöd practice to me, and gave me  the authorization to teach and transmit this lineage practice to those who are  interested. Though Chöd has previously been a rare and rather secret practice,  perhaps because of the shamanic elements and tantric power of it, the Dalai Lama  thinks that this is an important practice for our  time.

Betsy Bergstrom, www.betsybergstrom.com

Betsy is a full-time Shamanic  Teacher and Practitioner living in Seattle, WA who has been trained by Sandra  Ingerman and Michael Harner as well as a number of indigenous shamans and  healers in the Americas, Asia, European shamans and healers from many cultures.  She comes from Coastal Salish and Saami heritage combined with Scandinavian and  Scottish ancestry. Betsy is an international teacher of Middleworld shamanic  healing practices including heart-centered Compassionate Depossession, which she  has taught for more than a decade. She also pioneered Shamanic Mediumship and  Curse Unraveling classes for shamanic practitioners. Her calling is to work in  partnership with the Compassionate Allies, to help the living and the  dead.

Dates &  Times: Begins  Thursday, October 10, at 7:00pm. Class ends On Monday, October 14, at  12:00noon.

All Classes Register or  Questions:  Contact Ana Larramendi (608) 255-4333 coyote@thehollowbone.com

The Practice of Hallpay

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As we approach this sacred process of working with a medicine bundle, or misa, we come from diverse backgrounds, with different knowledge and ideology, spiritual experiences. As a result, everybody brings aunique frequency of energy, being at different levels in their capacity to hold and work with this energy.

To work effectively with q misa or medicine bundle, it is necessary to develop confidence in the inner world, and to know how to create that inner confidence. This process is learned and worked with over time in states of love, tranquility, and patience.

Similar to a wave building momentum, gradually the information and practice progresses into a process called haipay. This process enables you to confront possible doubts you may be experiencing toward your misa, and your ability to connect through your three energy centers (i.e. belly, heart, and mind).

Traditionally, the practice of hallpay involves feeding another person coca leaves with clear intention. In this process, first, with your intention you recognize the coca to be sacred. This very important plant has been used by our ancestors in the Inka tradition, generation through generation in this powerful ceremony of Hallpay.  In the practice of Hallpay,  a k’intu is made with three coca leaves, representing the dimensions of the three worlds, the lower world or Uhu Pacha, the middle world of Kay Pacha, and the upper world of Hanaq Pacha.

Blow your blessings into the k’intu of leaves, imbuing the leaves with energy from each of the three energy centers, holding clear intention and focus.  Offer the k’intu as a gift feeding it to brothers and sisters who are with you. This is a way of creating an energetic connection called Yaqui. 

Adolpho Tito Condori,

Misayoq kuraq Hatun

(Paraphrased by Deborah Bryon)

October 2012

 

Reentry after Experiencing States of Ecstacy

 Added November 7th, 2012 to Uncategorized
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Through his theory of relativity, Einstein described that at the speed of light, outside ordinary reality, the properties of time and space become altered. He discovered that two events that occur simultaneously for one observer might not occur simultaneously for another if the observers are in relative motion, and that objects become shortened in the direction that they are moving, with respect to the observer. Einstein also found that moving clocks tick more slowly than an observer’s stationary clock. The phenomenon of space and time changing as a function of relative position also occurs when observing energetic experience vs. experiencing it as a state of connectivity.

Attempting to “bend” nonordinary reality experience to fit into the preconceived notions we use to organize our experience of ordinary reality does not work. This is because experiences occurring outside of consensual reality are impossible to describe. They do not conform to a framework based in linear time and as a result become distorted when translated into temporal spatial reality.

 A gradual perceptual shift happens when moving from experiencing in an energetic state into awareness of having discreet physical form. In re-entry, movement is made through the various levels of psychic engagement – starting from ecstatic energetic experience, into mythic and symbolic levels of the imaginal realm, and finally arriving at the literal level of the concrete world.  Since these kinds of initiatory numinous experiences take place outside of the realm of normal psychological development as it exists in our collective culture, coming back necessitates establishing a unique interior framework for processing new incoming information.  

I have heard that the Sami, the indigenous people of Northern Sweden,  have many different words to describe the characteristics of snow, and that in places in Africa there are eighty ways to describe the characteristics of dirt! In both cultures, a verbal system of communication has been developed that provides a supportive framework to explain an essential element of their environment. Unlike the language of the Sami and African people that describes unique aspects of the native external environment in ordinary reality; it is not possible to keep the integrity of an experience of the nonordinary reality intact using the same methods of linear thinking through verbal language. There is no logical progression. No accurately descriptive words exist and the same rules do not apply. The experience is irrational because one is “struck” by the experience, rather than engaging in an internal process of rationally thinking about it or developing feelings that will determine how the experience will be perceived. 

Verbal communication is a sequential process tied to causal logic and is a function of our conscious ego. We use speech, both internally and externally, to differentiate, interpret and assign meaning about what is happening in our inner and outer world. However, the realm of the energetic collective can only be accessed indirectly through intuitive and sensory experience, beyond the boundaries of ordinary ego functioning. Because of this, making sense of an intense energetic experience is individually felt as direct experience. In the later phases of re-entry transition, it becomes possible to verbalize aspects of the process – as I am doing now – however, during the initial phase this is not possible because much of the experience in the initial phase are impressed as non-verbal, sensory/somatic experience.

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