Pachakuti Mesa Tradition: An Instrument for Spiritual Growth & the Garden of Your Soul
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n the midst of our shifting Earth paradigm and focus on genetical- ly modified organisms (GMOs) and the need for Organic Farming, we are stimulated to strive for bet- ter and healthier alternatives. We understand that the awareness of what we eat and how we grow our food makes a big difference in our health and for our Earth. Looking at the need for natural gardening, I am reminded that how one tends to their garden also has an important impact on the size, health and production of their harvest. The illus- tration of the garden is also an illustration of one’s spiritual life. So I ask you, as you bring your awareness to tending to your Earthly Garden, “Are you tending to the Garden of your Soul as well?” How we tend to our Soul needs can also bring forth many outcomes to our spiritual, emotional, mental and physical life. Here are some illustrations to consider: A well tilled, and composted plot, positioned in a sunny location that is carefully seeded and then weeded and provided adequate water will likely produce a robust, bountiful harvest. A well tilled spirit filled journey will likely produce a passionate, meaningful, purposeful “Juicy” life. A plot tilled to begin with that is seeded, rarely weeded or tended to can produce less healthy and smaller bounty. A life seeded with spiritual connection and then left without community, or water (flow) or consistent connective reinforcement will likely become mundane, lack meaning and be overcome by the influx of the corpo- rate driven, marketing ploys of the capitalistic machine. Sometimes finding the right tools to help with the job at hand makes a big difference! Whoever invented the garden spade knew the needs of a gardener. The Bronze Age marked the invention of smelting, the process by which raw materials like tin, copper, and later iron are separated from their ores, then purified into workable materials. This development meant sharper, harder tools for agricul- ture. Plows, axes, spades, scythes, hoes, and forks were made from solid pieces of bronze, making them more durable and efficient. The ancient Sumerians also developed irrigation systems, canals
and reservoirs for their gardens. Since utilization of tools is what sets humans apart from our other Earthly relatives, why not learn to use spiritual tools? The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition has many beautiful spiritual tools!
Working with the Mesa is like unfolding a well-organized, aesthetic and maintained tool shed for spiritual and planetary honoring and personal healing. A mesa is the consecrated arrangement of ceremo- nial power objects that make up a curandero’s “tool set,” and is also
the point of focus for the spiritual forces engaged through ritualized action.
When using the Mesa as a “spiritual tool” you begin to see many of the same teachings that an Earthly garden shows us. You are able to see how your seeded inten- tions are planted and then grow through stages. You are able to see how all the elements, your spiritual
allies and the Earth work in harmony to bring about the balance which is necessary for a spirit driven and healthy outcome. You also gain insight into this very important understanding that all things are inter-related and nurture your relationship with all things. While you are connected to the fact of your inter-connected-
ness, you also begin to deeply unite with the realization of “commu- nity” and develop relationships with others “tending their spiritual gardens.”
Historically the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition comes from Peruvian
Shamanic traditions linked to the Andes Mountains where traditions were handed down by one – to – one apprenticeship over years of study with a Master. The Pachakuti Mesa is a cross-cultural tradition of shamanism born of the ancestral wisdom and indigenous healing arts of Peru. Used for both personal and planetary transformation, the Pachakuti Mesa is extraordinarily effective in contemporary soci- ety, while remaining faithful to the deep roots of the native lineage. For more information:
www.mesaworks.com and
www.thehear-
tofthehealer.org.
Read more: The History of Gardening Tools |
eHow.com http://
www.ehow.com/info_8111529_history-gardening-tools. html#ixzz2J1Gy0lOY.
Submitted by Audrey Bennett. If you haven’t found the tools to assist you in growing a deep and rich spiritual garden, if your passion for life has fallen on difficult ground, if you are seeking a connection to a “down to Earth” spiritual community, or if you just want to under- stand how to use another instrument in your personal journey, come join us for “Caring, Curing & Community: Befriending the three muses of shamanism” on April 19-21st at the Wainwright House in Rye, NY. There is no pre-requisite and all are welcome. For more information visit
www.centerforholisticpractices.com -special events. For registration contact Audrey Bennett (860) 819-8570. See ads on page 13, 25.
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