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Keepers of the Ancient Knowledge: The Mystical World of the Q'ero Indians of Peru
".a mature and sensitive portrait of a mystical system as seen through the eyes of its practitioners.Written with heart and respect.a gateway for serious seekers to discover the world of living energy and.how to live in harmony with each other."--Deepak Chopra.
Walk along the sacred path of ancient wisdom, and learn directly from the Andean shamans who guard and treasure their traditional ways. This groundbreaking and comprehensive look at Peruvian mysticism--written by a woman who immersed herself in the religion and became a high-level "priest"--will bring you to a rare world of living energy. In interviews, Q'ero mystics lay out their life-affirming, empowering cosmology and speak to our place in the great web of being. Their words are like a gift, designed to help us evolve spiritually--and simple exercises will help you begin this journey.
Walk along the sacred path of ancient wisdom, and learn directly from the Andean shamans who guard and treasure their traditional ways. This groundbreaking and comprehensive look at Peruvian mysticism--written by a woman who immersed herself in the religion and became a high-level "priest"--will bring you to a rare world of living energy. In interviews, Q'ero mystics lay out their life-affirming, empowering cosmology and speak to our place in the great web of being. Their words are like a gift, designed to help us evolve spiritually--and simple exercises will help you begin this journey.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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March 3, 2009
An interesting and very very well researched insight into the mythology and mysticism of the Peruvian people. This book provides detail of life in the Andes and how the Andean people approach life and death and the origins of these beliefs. This book leaves you with a strange sense of peace without bombarding you with information or being preachy about the western world. A thoroughly good book
May 31, 2009
I worked with Juan Nunez del Prado about 2001. Several years ago I realized that I was using a variation of his teachings when I Sing Spirit. I am delighted to review what I learned then and add more information to my Spiritual Practice.
While I realize there are massive limitations when one is gathering information through 2 levels of interpreters and across major cultural bridges, I was mildly disappointed that there was not more. But then I am reading this 10 years after the fact. There is probably much more out there now. I will go looking. Like if the prophecy occurs between 1993 and 2012, how much is being fulfilled? Are we even near?
I am currently shifting my World and Spiritual views in big ways. This book was a good support for contemplating these changes.
While I realize there are massive limitations when one is gathering information through 2 levels of interpreters and across major cultural bridges, I was mildly disappointed that there was not more. But then I am reading this 10 years after the fact. There is probably much more out there now. I will go looking. Like if the prophecy occurs between 1993 and 2012, how much is being fulfilled? Are we even near?
I am currently shifting my World and Spiritual views in big ways. This book was a good support for contemplating these changes.
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