Quote from Masters of the Living Energy

Masters of the Living Energy: The Mystical World of the Q’ero of Peru

by Joan Parisi Wilcox 

Inner Traditions, Rochester, Vermont, 1999.     336 pages

Alarmingly, knowledge of these energy belts seems to be on the decline in the central Andes, as are the number of paqos [mystic shamans] able to perform the chunpi [healing] ceremony. As far as Juan Nunez del Prada and I are aware, there are no chunpi paqos left in Q’ero. Even more unsettling is that none of the Q’ero paqos with whom Juan or I have worked are trained in the hucha mikhuy [energy cleansing] technique. . .

When Juan explained the hucha mikhuy technique to them, the Q’ero were amazed. They talked excitedly among themselves for a while and then said, “We think this is a good tool. We think that if you do this with another person, that person will become totally clean. We have shared with you the things we learned with our teachers. Because you have learned that practice, you must tell us how to do it! If you are able to share that technique with us, we will be very happy!” Juan promised to teach them, although I do not know if, in fact, he ever did.

Surprisingly, although the Q’ero are among the most respected paqos of the Andes, they have not managed to preserve all of the energetic techniques or shamanic traditions of their forebears. The reasons for this disruption in the sacred lineage are complex, and the explanation only begins with the reality that for the current generation of indigenous Andean the pressure is to become less Indian and more Peruvian. It was only about thirty years ago that Peruvian Indians were allowed to become citizens. (pp. 56-57)

-- quote submitted by Sharry L.

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