Shaman's Hearth
During my first encounter with Peruvian Shamanism in 2014 in the Sacred Valley of Peru, I was astounded to discover that these ancient lineage teachings are deeply and profoundly spiritual, offering wisdom teachings AND direct experiences that, as a life-long student of Eastern philosophies, meditation, and yoga, I have found to be more directly and immediately transformational for myself and those around me. That's a heck of a sentence, but it really says how I feel. I invite you to look past whatever meanings you might have associated with the word shamanism, and join me in tasting the sweet, peaceful, powerful, loving, balancing ritual and ceremonial practices of Peruvian coastal and high Andean shamanism.
Upon returning from Peru, I was hungry for more...more training, more experience, more knowledge of the ritual and ceremonial practices of the shamans of Peru. One day I received an email from Sounds True about an interview with don Oscar Miro-Quesada, a respected Peruvian kamasqa curandero. I listened, and had one of those AHA moments! The moment I heard his voice, I knew - the way that you intuitively, deeply KNOW something to be true - that he was "the real deal" - that I wanted to learn from him - that he was the teacher I was looking for! Since then I have been been apprenticing this profoundly beautiful work. I have taken the 5-part apprenticeship twice, and have taken numerous online classes and in-person retreats with don Oscar! I'm honored to have been sanctioned by the don Oscar and the lineage as a Sanctioned Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Teacher!
Upon returning from Peru, I was hungry for more...more training, more experience, more knowledge of the ritual and ceremonial practices of the shamans of Peru. One day I received an email from Sounds True about an interview with don Oscar Miro-Quesada, a respected Peruvian kamasqa curandero. I listened, and had one of those AHA moments! The moment I heard his voice, I knew - the way that you intuitively, deeply KNOW something to be true - that he was "the real deal" - that I wanted to learn from him - that he was the teacher I was looking for! Since then I have been been apprenticing this profoundly beautiful work. I have taken the 5-part apprenticeship twice, and have taken numerous online classes and in-person retreats with don Oscar! I'm honored to have been sanctioned by the don Oscar and the lineage as a Sanctioned Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Teacher!
The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition (PMT) of Cross-Cultural Shamanism
don Oscar Miro-Quesada is the originator of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition (PMT). His apprenticeships with highly respected kamasqa curandero don Celso Rojas Palomino of northern coastal Peru and Don Benito Corihuaman Vargas of high Andean, paqokuna tradition, along with deep knowledge and experience of mystery school teachings brought about his creation of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition. You can learn more about don Oscar, the lineage, and the rich, heart opening, soul-nourishing ritual and ceremonial practices, as well as community gatherings and opportunities to participate at the Heart of the Healer website.
“When we surrender the need to figure it all out, and cultivate the ability to let it all in, then our earth walk becomes a sacred dance of healing service on the planet. More than the world needs saving, it needs loving.”
don Oscar Miro-Quesada
“When we surrender the need to figure it all out, and cultivate the ability to let it all in, then our earth walk becomes a sacred dance of healing service on the planet. More than the world needs saving, it needs loving.”
don Oscar Miro-Quesada
Become an Apprentice - The 5-Part PMT Apprenticeship Series
What is the 5-Part Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Apprenticeship Series?
The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition: Cross-Cultural Shamanic Arts for Personal and Planetary Renewal is a five- part series of intensives in the shamanic arts of restoring harmony, health, and earth stewardship. This workshop series aligns the traditional shamanic arts of Peru and the wisdom of its heritage with the needs of the present day, a transformational moment of planetary and human history. Participants will cultivate a deeper relationship with nature and the unseen world, and receive multiple opportunities for self-exploration, empowerment, and profound personal growth. This apprenticeship series is open to all people who desire to be of service, whether they are long-time mesa carriers or new to this tradition.
Part I: The Call to Heal (Releasing the Past)This apprenticeship workshop initiates participants into the Pachakuti Mesa, a powerful and sacred altar. Students learn how to create their own mesas and work with them for self-empowerment, transformation, and helping others. Through shamanic journey and visionary states of consciousness, participants will explore the three worlds of the Andean cosmovision, sacred reciprocity with all that is, the core ingredients of ceremonial mastery, sacred sound and ritual language, healing and curanderismo, and the inner world of the ukhupacha.
Part II: A Balance of Power (Transforming the Present)During this workshop intensive, participants will apprentice in the center of the mesa, traditional Peruvian healing practices, and the kaypacha, the middle world. They will explore the kaypacha’s elemental matrix and magico-spiritual power, and learn about the moon’s presence in the middle world, mapping the cosmos on Earth, and celestial death and rebirth.
Part III: The Condor’s Quest (Creating the Future)This workshop is an initiation into the paqokuna, the Andean Shaman/Priesthood mystical path, the lineage of the sacred mountains, and the five virtues of the mesa. Participants will also journey to and experience the hanaqpacha, the upper world beyond the physical, work with the unseen world there and deepen their connection to their own spiritual resources.
Part IV: The Hummingbird’s Ascent (Living the Mystery)In this apprenticeship workshop students will experience the upper world and learn about its lightning bolt of mystical illumination and the flow of kamasqa, the power of Creation. They will work with the elements, the forces of the universe, the body of Mother Earth, and sacred healing objects. In sacred reciprocity participants will create despachos to honor Mother Earth, the sacred mountains, the elements, the unseen world, and prepare for a paqowachu, a sacred pilgrimage.
Part V: The Shamanic Self (Serving the Earth)This workshop deepens participants’ experience of soul and spirit through ritual process, including the spiritual creation, activation and care of an apacheta. Students will work with the power of creation in the kaypacha or middle world, dimensionality and time, as well as with the three suns, and the hampikamayoq process (ancient breathing techniques for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being and transformation). Participants will be further empowered by evoking both seen and unseen sources of cosmic awareness within their mesa, sacred objects and own being, and initiation into the lineage of this revered tradition.
The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition: Cross-Cultural Shamanic Arts for Personal and Planetary Renewal is a five- part series of intensives in the shamanic arts of restoring harmony, health, and earth stewardship. This workshop series aligns the traditional shamanic arts of Peru and the wisdom of its heritage with the needs of the present day, a transformational moment of planetary and human history. Participants will cultivate a deeper relationship with nature and the unseen world, and receive multiple opportunities for self-exploration, empowerment, and profound personal growth. This apprenticeship series is open to all people who desire to be of service, whether they are long-time mesa carriers or new to this tradition.
Part I: The Call to Heal (Releasing the Past)This apprenticeship workshop initiates participants into the Pachakuti Mesa, a powerful and sacred altar. Students learn how to create their own mesas and work with them for self-empowerment, transformation, and helping others. Through shamanic journey and visionary states of consciousness, participants will explore the three worlds of the Andean cosmovision, sacred reciprocity with all that is, the core ingredients of ceremonial mastery, sacred sound and ritual language, healing and curanderismo, and the inner world of the ukhupacha.
Part II: A Balance of Power (Transforming the Present)During this workshop intensive, participants will apprentice in the center of the mesa, traditional Peruvian healing practices, and the kaypacha, the middle world. They will explore the kaypacha’s elemental matrix and magico-spiritual power, and learn about the moon’s presence in the middle world, mapping the cosmos on Earth, and celestial death and rebirth.
Part III: The Condor’s Quest (Creating the Future)This workshop is an initiation into the paqokuna, the Andean Shaman/Priesthood mystical path, the lineage of the sacred mountains, and the five virtues of the mesa. Participants will also journey to and experience the hanaqpacha, the upper world beyond the physical, work with the unseen world there and deepen their connection to their own spiritual resources.
Part IV: The Hummingbird’s Ascent (Living the Mystery)In this apprenticeship workshop students will experience the upper world and learn about its lightning bolt of mystical illumination and the flow of kamasqa, the power of Creation. They will work with the elements, the forces of the universe, the body of Mother Earth, and sacred healing objects. In sacred reciprocity participants will create despachos to honor Mother Earth, the sacred mountains, the elements, the unseen world, and prepare for a paqowachu, a sacred pilgrimage.
Part V: The Shamanic Self (Serving the Earth)This workshop deepens participants’ experience of soul and spirit through ritual process, including the spiritual creation, activation and care of an apacheta. Students will work with the power of creation in the kaypacha or middle world, dimensionality and time, as well as with the three suns, and the hampikamayoq process (ancient breathing techniques for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being and transformation). Participants will be further empowered by evoking both seen and unseen sources of cosmic awareness within their mesa, sacred objects and own being, and initiation into the lineage of this revered tradition.
Sponsor an Apprenticeship in Your Area!
Do you hear a call to heal yourself, to remember your true nature, to be of service to our beloved Mother Earth, humanity, and all her children? Consider sponsoring a 5-part apprenticeship in your area. I am available to travel, and so are many of the fine teachers of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition. See the Heart of the Healer web page for sponsorship details.
The Munay-Ki Rites
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I received the Munay-Ki Rites in 2014 in Pisac, Peru. Upon returning to the states, I found that her experience of the living energies around me had transformed. I deeply wanted to share these rites with others, that they could also experience transformation. I have been offering the Munay-Ki Rites in workshops since October, 2014.
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