A part of my work as a shaman is to reanimate the world
around me.
But what does this mean?
My shamanic path is a animistic one,
meaning that I believe, to a certain extent, (it depends on my level of
consciousness at the time) that the world is organised by
supernatural/spiritual/energetic beings.
Places, plants, animals, even
inanimate objects contain an essence that is conscious.
These spirits can be
communicated with and even implored to help you, be it for wisdom or a quality
of power.
In my opinion, the most powerful and beautiful of those
beings are the Apukuna.
Apu means Lord or Mountain, they are the Spirit of the
Mountains.
For me they are colossal, both in size and presence, and yet they
are as gentle as falling snow, and so quiet, you will doubt they are even
there.
The stone people, stones, live in a different time and space
to us human people.
We are barely visible to them, we are born and die in such
a flash that we are almost inconceivable to them.
They are unaware of us until
we interact with them.
Maybe we pick them up, hold them, speak to them, or
maybe we bring their heads together awakening their memory of fire, and then
they will see us.
I am joined to the lineage of the Altomesayoc, and as such I
can appeal and converse with the Apukuna.
Stepping outside of time and space is
a way of communicating with these most ancient and majestic beings.
I recently acquired a set of seven chumpi stones.
They are
quite large compared to many I have seen and are made from meteorite.
Each
stone has a different amount of points, which relate to different sacred
mountains, or Apukuna, and, among other things, are used to gift one of the
nine rites of the Munay Ki, the Chumpi rites, or the Sacred Bands of Power.
I
decided to create a seven-day ceremony to attune each stone to a mountain.
Each
day I carried and held one of the stones while summoning the correlating
Apukuna.
I took note of anything I noticed about me and my day.
Then later that
night I chanted 108 times the name of that mountain spirit summoning them to be
joined to that stone.
I then anointed it with my favourite oil, Nag Champa.
What did I notice? I hear you ask.
They had messages to tell
and wisdom to share, and I will tell you.
I must admit, I wasn’t sure what would come up.
What did happen
was a huge shift in my energyfield.
Deep, powerful and long standing wounds
that I have dealt with many times, including during my own experience on the
medicine wheel, came up, and not only did they show me the true face of my
wound, the Apukuna showed me exactly where the wounds came from.
The answer
shocked me to my core and brought up many long-buried memories.
I still find it
hard to believe this didn’t show up during the many healing sessions I have
received.
I now know what I need to heal; the journey continues.
The Yapanapukuna, the Sacred Mountains.
Apu Ausangate, humpuyai, hampui, bandeira, bandeira.
The Sacred Masculine, the divine source of water speaks;
Stop, take the time to smell the flowers I offer to you.
Take notice of the joy
that ripples around you, play with our children, give them all you have at that
moment, we all deserve tickles and cuddles.
Drink plenty of my sacred waters,
they are offered to you freely, let it nourish you.
Opportunities are given,
you need only ask, stand at the edge of the forest and ask for what you want,
know that you will get what you want and more besides.
Apu Salcantay, humpuyai, hampui, bandeira, bandeira.
The Sacred Feminine, Wild woman speaks; Run! Like the wild
horses, raw and natural.
Be just who you are, embrace all that you are, the
good, the bad and downright dirty!
See those sparks of life in all, and allow
that spark of the wild to shine secretly to those who know it, and to those who
do not, may you scare them with your wild beauty.
Create a splash of chaos, if
you wish, but it is far better to move silently through this world without
creating a ripple, like wild geese on a lake of morn-light.
Apu Illimani, humpuyai, hampui, bandeira, bandeira.
The First Light speaks; The first light of Inti, our star,
shone down upon the earth and cast the first shadows amongst the people of
stone.
Now the sacred light is at its brightest, and the shadows are at their
darkest, yet we are living in the darkness.
Be the light, trust in yourself,
trust in your light.
Notice and observe the nonviolence, notice the places
where there is no arguing, no fighting, no swearing or screaming, be this.
Know
it is your choice to stop protesting and complaining, accept or be the change
you would rather see.
It feels good, doesn’t it? Look to the sun, and breathe.
Apu Huanakauri, humpuyai, hampui, bandeira, bandeira.
Coiling Serpent speaks; Know what is in your heart will be
reflected in the world around you.
Look in the streets, the media, your own
life, see that it is truth.
What can sometimes feel daunting is a lesson in
connection, we are all connected.
A fine thread connects us to the war and
torment of another the other side of the world.
Our reflections are us, we are
our reflections, All is One. Know when to strike, and when to recoil to the
safety of your inner landscape.
Learn to power of No, and the beauty of Yes.
Apu Sacsayhuaman, humpuyai, hampui, bandeira, bandeira.
The Satisfied Falcon speaks; Be true to yourself, be honest.
Allow the winds to blow through your mind, clearing space for you.
Be in
integrity, its ok to feel happy, give yourself permission to be satisfied.
Know
your truth, speak your truth, live your truth, it cannot lead you astray.
Take
a deep breath in and just Be.
Apu Huacawilka, humpuyai, hampui, bandeira, bandeira.
The Sacred Tears speaks; When you allow your tears to run,
you allow the river within you to flow. All rivers nourish the soil around
them, all rivers deposit their gifts.
Nourish the soils of your heart, allow
the rivers to flow, you will find the roots to your wounds and with it, the
fragments of gold you have been waiting for.
Apu Machu Picchu, humpuyai, hampui, bandeira, bandeira.
The Wise Old Man, the Sage speaks; Listen to the young,
their wisdom can sometimes surpass that of the old, both are invaluable.
Listen
to the children of our future, to the inner child within.
You have within you
all the answers you will ever need, and the questions that follow.
Open up your
heart and listen to the wisdom of the Divine, it is your Sacred voice that that
speaks.
Be the light in the darkness, be the goodness in the world, step into
your authenticity.
These are the words of the Yapanapukuna, all the Sacred
Mountains.
