Alto Mesayok Rites
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Amaru Huanca, the sacred place of the serpent |
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| Walking in the path of the serpent, the shaman sheds their past the way the serpent sheds her skin. | ||
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Carl blew his prayers into a kintu and released it into the water. | |
| Afterwards, the Q’ero cleansed him with sacred waters and Florida water, a purifying tonic. |  |
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Carl received his Alto Mesyok rites at the sacred site of Pisac, a place where the high priests lived during Inka times. | |
A special despacho was prepared as an offering to the mountains. (below-a sampling of the ingredients) |
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Kintu of cocoa leaves |
Offering to the mountains |
Llama fetus |
 Don Pasqual |
 Carl |
 Don Francisco |
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After the despacho ceremony, Carl received the Alto Mesayok Rites. These rites initiated him into a lineage of mythmakers and storytellers. With these rites, the initiate becomes a keeper of the traditions, a caretaker of his community and of the world.  Don Francisco transmitting the Alto Mesayok Rites to Carl |
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