I am way overdue for a blog as we have been on the road and without connectivity. We travelled the extremely scenic 8 hour mountain ride to Vilcabamba which is not on the tourist trail at all...yet. Most mornings over breakfast Roberto passes on his wisdom to us about one theme or another, this particular phase of the trip was loaded!
Vilcabamba is a pre-Incan temple and we had one of the most beautiful despacho ceremonies there I have ever had. Everyone unwrapped three of the packages containing spices or sweets or incense and Roberto channelled the messages each person needed to receive. It was so moving and spot on! He and I were working together and so deeply connected telepathically, it was quite intense! This is a very evolved group and everyone is receiving all the messages beautifully and with open hearts. It is truly such a blessing to be travelling with this allyu (family).
A beautiful double rainbow appeared for all of us and it was probably one of the most vibrant spray of colours I have ever seen! Roberto said when the seven masters of the universe come they appear as a rainbow. I love that connection. Beyond the temple is an amazing giant rock that is believed to have been carved to represent the alien spaceship that came before it. The rock is not from that area and it does indeed have a very different kind of feeling to it! We all laid on it, meditating. I leaned my head back onto a dragon fly which was alarming, but also such a great message as dragon flies are the bringers of light!
We ended the day hiking down the mountain in the dark which has to happen at least once on a trip in Peru! Later that evening over dinner I was telling the story of learning how to hula hoop for the first time in my life and that I was really proud of this! Roberto told me that the word “Orgullo” (pride) although used by thousands of people about a variety of things really comes from ego because it is about one, whereas Privilege comes from a place of service. It doesn’t really translate in English, but the essence of the word can be felt. If I say I feel privileged to have finally learned to hula hoop, that feels much cleaner than feeling proud of myself. In fact, as we travel along these dusty Peruvian trails, experiencing all sorts of challenges, both physical and mental, all quite emotional, we really DO feel privileged to be in this space, connected to nature, having all our stuff stirred up so we can heal. It IS a privilege. It is a privilege to face our truths even if they make us feel sad.
How may people go through life completely missing their own truth? How many are lost to their deepest expression of joy, or finding their true gift? How many people THINK they know who they are but really have no idea because they have not been awakened to their highest self? How many people are living the lives their parents wanted them to, or living the life they think they are expected to live, or living the life they think they should so others won’t judge them? Pride is something to be examined.
Find what makes you privileged. Here in Peru it is the simple things that count, connection to nature, hearing a river, feeling the warmth of a fire. Roberto talked about the academics, intellectuals and scientists who think they know so much, but can they touch any of their thoughts? Can they feel any of their thoughts? Can any of their thoughts help them actually enjoy life? We are human, we are given life to live on an earth that is abundantly alive, why do we cover it with cement? Why do we question everything when all we need to do is go outside and simply BE.
The Incans had no cell phones, money, or prison. They worked on exchange. They trusted each other. They helped each other. Where has the AYNI (reciprocity) of the world gone?
Vilcabamba was rather rustic. My group was cool about that. In ten years time there will probably be wonderful hotels there and ropes forbidding you to enter and touch nature like the rest of Peru is suffering from the National Institution of Culture’s robbing of the magic from the history here.
From Vilcabamba, where we had the best food of the entire trip so far thanks to Agata’s fantastic culinary skills, we headed back to Ollanta to collect our bags and then on to Cusco. I had intended to blog the night we arrived in a lovely hotel with hot water and wifi, but by the time I’m crawling into bed I can barely keep my eyes open! We do pack it in on these trips!
We had our first full day in Cusco yesterday exploring the beautiful sites of Sacsaywaman, Q’enco and Tambomachay with our lovely shaman Adriel who totally has the balance right of taking the work seriously but making light of ourselves. Today he took us to Tipon, the magical site of the sacred water and we had a lovely despacho ceremony there before he cleansed us with ruda (rue plants) and the sacred water. I gave everyone Bands of Power which is a beautiful gift. Then we made our way to the channels of water and cleansed our mesa stones.
Later after a wonderful lunch we made our way back into Cusco and met up with Santiago, a very gifted Altomesayok shaman who called in the mountain spirits (Apus) for us. This was a particularly moving experience as four of us were called up to the table in the dark and had their hands on us, infusing us with healing and more strength and power. It was a delicious ceremony. I love Santiago’s mesa and I love the Apu’s who are so supportive and loving to me. I feel extremely privileged to be in contact with this angelic realm and to be part of the heritage of Peru, once again.
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