Masters Of The Living Energy

by Wilcox, Joan Parisi

• ISBN13: 9781594770128
• ISBN10: 1594770123
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-12
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

Known as the "keepers of the ancient knowledge," the Q'ero Indians of Peru are the most respected mystics of the south-central Andes. In 1996 Joan Parisi Wilcox traveled to the Andes and was able to record the mysteries of kawsay pacha, the multidimensional world of living energy, through intensive interviews with six Q'ero paqos, masters of the ancient spiritual traditions of Peru. The Q'ero are known for having preserved the Inca spiritual tradition more purely than any other indigenous population in the Andes. The in-depth interviews presented in this book recount the direct words of these masters so readers can discover for themselves the mind and heart space of these people. Several chapters focus on the work of the mesa, the Andean form of a spiritual medicine bundle, and its use as a conduit for the healing energies of nature. The mesa is called the "heart's fire" because it represents the finest energy-the energy of compassion-that a paqo cultivates while walking the sacred path. An Andean paqo provides instructions on how to make, activate, and work with a mesa, and Wilcox provides other practical exercises showing how we can use the power of the Andean spiritual tradition in our own lives. Book jacket.

Author Biography

&quot;A treasury of shamanic knowledge and practices whose insights into an ancient wisdom can help those of us living in a modern society find attunement with nature and harmony within ourselves.&quot; <br />

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Author's Note to the Revised Edition	p. ix
Contributors: The Paqos and Others	p. xiii
Introduction: Crossing the Hummingbird Bridge	p. 1
The Kawsay Pacha: The World of Living Energy
In the Land of the Inkas: An Overview of Andean Mysticism	p. 22
Children of the Sun: Engaging Your Energy Body	p. 43
The Age of Meeting Ourselves Again	p. 68
Walking the Sacred Path: Interviews with the Q'ero
Ancient Tradition, Modern Practice	p. 83
The Grandsons of Inkari	p. 91
Pampa Mesayoq: Master of the Earth Rituals	p. 100
Alto Mesayoq: Master of the Hanaq Pacha	p. 120
Kawsay and K'ara	p. 144
The Three Worlds	p. 163
Our Heart's Fire: The Mesa and Healing
The Gifts of the Mesa	p. 179
The Mesa Carrier and the Kawsay Pacha	p. 194
Mesa Carriers and Healing	p. 210
Finding Your Direction as a Paqo	p. 231
The Flight of the Condor: Putting Andean Practices to Work in Your Life
Hucha Mikhuy: Cleansing and Digesting Heavy Energy	p. 247
Language of the Stones: Working with Khuyas	p. 268
Manifesting Intentions Through a Despacho	p. 281
The Q'ero as Shamans and Mystics	p. 295
Lost Knowledge: The Q'ero and Andean Prophecy	p. 297
In the Hand of the Hacendado	p. 303
Notes	p. 315
Glossary of Andean Mystical Terms	p. 317
Bibliography	p. 326
Index	p. 328
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