Condor Medicine – The Teachings of the Seven Feathers–part 1 By Taita don Jose Shairy Quimbo Shamans all over the world acquire a great part of
immense sky is his new home, and he must assume the mission of being the bringer of celestial messages of Pachacamac, the father or mother God (orderer) of life. But his flight was not perfect. He couldn’t open his wings. He was paralyzed by fear. He must learn how to fly, and his parents will stay with him as long as needed until he does.
their knowledge from observing nature. In the High Andes, the condor plays a central role in both – nature and mysticism. First teaching: PACHA PACTAY-Fulfillment of time and place
The life cycles, the changes, the deaths, and the quantum leaps are embedded in our genetic memory. Those are the cycles that I have named fulfillment of place. The times or places for their happening and execution are inexorable. Life is a metamorphosis, and we are the alchemists of these transformations. Change is inevitable.
The parents of the baby condor know when the time is ripe for the Ceremony of the first flight. With great care, they help him leave the nest because it is no longer his vital space. They take him to the edge of the cliff and give him a push towards the emptiness of the future so that their son opens his wings and flies. The flight represents his conscience, and he assumes it to conquer the sky. He must take on the mission of communicating with his mother and father, God. The
The condor takes on this accomplishment with his first flight and then renews his life with the shedding
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