The Inca Shaman’s Mesa

Saturday, October 20th, 2012

The Inca shaman’s mesa or medicine body is a group of sacred stones or q’uiyas that serve as both as an anchor to the earth and as a gateway to the spirit world. A mesa’s capacity to hold power or energy is a function of the relationship between the shaman and pachamama. Shaman’s serve sacred experience with pachamama, and one of the ways they do this is through caring for their mesa. A shaman’s relationship with a mesa is an act of love. Like tending to any living being, it needs to be fed, purified, tended to in ayni, in right relationship. As a shaman’s relationship with their mesa grows their spiritual and emotional connection grows as well. The form of a mesa stone needs to be unified and complete. It is important that the stone is not be chipped or with pieces missing, as they must be capable of holding energy.Q’uiya stones are imprinted with information that a shaman learns to access as their knowledge and understanding of the q’uiya deepens.

A mesa is an expression of nature.  Each of the sacred stones are organically woven together to form a rich tapestry connecting pachamama, the shaman’s energetic body, and the spirit world. In order for the power, or capacity to hold energy to grow, not only does the shaman need to be in ayni with the q’uiyas. the q’uiya need to be balanced, aligned, and in harmony with each other. This dynamic relationship between q’uiya stones occurs either as a union of opposites balancing masculine and feminine energy, or through an alignment of similar energy. Mesas usually develop specific arrangements of stones so that energetically, everything is working together.

Q’uiya stones each have energetic vibration that resonates at a certain frequency depending on their natural qualities. For example, a q’uiya that holds the feminine energy of a lagoon hidden deep in an Amazon rain forest has a deeper and slower frequency than an q’uiya holding the powerful masculine energy of the wind. Although the energetic properties of these stones are very different they can complement each other in a way that brings strength, unity and added dimension. Energetically, a balanced mesa is similar to an orchestra. The energetic expression of the q’uiyas combined creates a symphony of power and wholeness.

 

 

 

 

 

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