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Don Americo Yabar
Don Americo Yabar (don Américo Yábar) is a mystic from the Andes of Peru. Since childhood he has been studying under and working with some of the greatest paqos (mystics/shamans) of the Andes. Having also received a college education in Europe he serves as a chakaruna, a human bridge of energy that connects the energy of the Andes with that of the West. I first met don Americo in 1994 at a workshop in the deserts of Southern Utah. I subsequently went to several more of his workshops and then … Continue reading
Andean Cosmovision: The Basics
One overriding factor to take into account when contemplating the Andean Cosmovision (view of the basic nature of the Cosmos) is that it is fundamentally different than that of Western* culture. This means that we can’t simply force their ideas into our own conceptual categories. The temptation to do so, however, is strong and rather automatic for we are accustomed to making sense of new things by relating them to what we already know. We in the West essentially have two ways of viewing the basic nature of reality; through … Continue reading
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Paqos: Shamans or Mystics?
Paqo: Shaman or Mystic? My work in the Peru has been with the paqos who live in the high Andes. The term “paqo” (sometimes spelled “paq’o”) does not have an exact equivalent in our culture, some people translate it as “shaman” and others as “mystic”. It is not a particularly great choice, it is like trying to describe a bear to someone who has never seen one and having to choose between saying that it is somewhat like a large cat, or that it is somewhat like a large dog. … Continue reading
The Crazy Ape
We humans have all the technology and information we need to turn this planet into a garden of Eden, a planet abundant with a diversity of life, healthy, unpolluted, with little disease, no starvation, and no poverty. Sometimes in my despair over the state of the world I forget the very good news that we actually have the tools we need to create such a future. We also, however, have the choice to move toward a mass extinction of species, the destruction of all the beautiful places on the planet, … Continue reading
Welcome
This post was edited on August 15, 2011. Hi, welcome to the Salka Wind Blog. If this is your first visit to the blog I recommend that you begin by reading the posts that fall within the category ‘Introduction’ as they are meant to provide a foundation for the material presented in the blog. As some of the posts build upon concepts introduced in earlier posts you might also want to consider going through them in chronological order (skipping or skimming over any that don’t look interesting), the All Posts … Continue reading
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