| The Munay-Ki
Rites
The Nine
Great Rites of Enlightenment, know by the Q’ero Shaman of Peru, as
the Munay-Ki, are the universal human rites of passage. Throughout
history, every culture has known human people who lived at the
highest quality of consciousness: Christ, Buddha, Gandhi, the great
poets of Persia – Rumi, Hafiz, Kabir, Lala. People who are aware of
the connectedness of all, and are masters of living energy. Most of
these people received their level of enlightenment through spirit
and the natural world. The Great Rites have always been available
that way.
Today, however, we
are blessed to be able to receive these Rites person to person. In
some traditions, Rites are given to people who have accomplished a
level of consciousness. In the tradition of the Q’ero Shaman of
Peru, Rites are given at the beginning of the journey, to help guide
the unfolding awakening.
The Munay-Ki
consists of 2 different types of Rites, Foundation Rites and Lineage
Rites.
The journey starts
with the Voyager Rite, which helps us to recognize that we
are on a spiritual journey. The Voyager Rite is a Lineage Rite,
which means that it connects us to the human people who have lived
before us. These are medicine men and women who recognized that not
only were they on a journey, but that they could impact their
journey. They also recognized that their touch or presence had
impact upon those around them. By receiving this Rite, we
acknowledge the journey, our impact on others, and our connection to
those who have come before us. We receive the help of the voyagers
of all time.
The next step on the
journey comes in 3 beautiful gifts, called the Foundation Rites: The
Bands of Power, The Harmony Rites, and Seer Rite. These Rites remind
of us our innate skills, and of our connections to the resources of
the elements and nature.
The Bands of
Power, are 5 colored bands of light which are organized through
intention, from the rainbow fountain of light that encircles our
physical body. Each band is connected to an element. With the bands
in place we become consciously connected to the earth, the waters,
fire, the wind, and pure spirit. The intention is set that any heavy
unusable energy that comes our way through life will be mulched by
the bands and used for food, instead of coming though to us and
weighting us down. The Bands of Power leave a space between us and
the outside world, and at the same time help us to consciously be
connected to everything and everyone, ultimately allowing
unconscious, fear-based armoring to drop away.
The Harmony
Rites are gifts of beauty from the natural archetypal world.
Into each Chakra is placed an ally that brings harmony and
transformation. Each archetype resonates with the Chakra that it is
brought into. In the first 4 Chakras power animal energies are
placed. Serpent is placed in the first Chakra, Jaguar in the second,
Hummingbird in the third, and Eagle in the fourth. In the upper
three Chakras, guides to the realms of the unconscious, conscious,
and super conscious are placed. All of the allies bring balance and
harmony, helping to clear heavy energies and allow for the fullness
of the rainbow body to shine forth through our physical bodies,
relationships, mythic journey, and spirit nature.
The Seer Rite
enables us to embrace the fullness of our sensing capabilities. Five
pathways of light are woven from the third eye to the visual cortex
in the back of the head and two pathways of light are woven from the
heat Chakra to the visual cortex. These pathways are infused with
energy, reawakening the Shaman’s way of seeing. In the West we are
trained to focus with the eyes to see exactly what is in the literal
world. We tend to focus so much energy on this that we diminish our
natural ability to taken in information from all the levels around
us. The Seer Rite helps us to perceive the energy in many ways.
Seeing more of the fullness of energy around us, we will no longer
be able to block out our own shadow. We will see the shadow and
light of others more clearly, as well. This is why the Seer Rite is
connected to the heart Chakra, so that we may see ourselves and
others through our most compassionate heart.
The Bands of Power,
the Harmony Rites, and the Seer Rites give us the tools we need for
the journey. This foundation prepares our luminous energy field to
hold the vibration and growth available in the next five
Rites.
The Daykeeper
Rite, is the Rite of the divine feminine. It helps awaken within
us an appreciation for our feminine gifts. Both male and female
people have the capacity to access and use the gifts of the
feminine, and it is said that we must reconnect with our feminine
side before we can know and embody the true nature of the
masculine.
The Daykeeper is a
lineage Rite, connecting us with people who have fully awakened
their nurturing ways. As Daykeepers we become the midwives of birth
and death, working in community, celebrating the milestones of life:
marriages, children, adulthood, and croning.
We follow the cycles
of life, and honor the rising and setting of the sun. The Daykeepers
of old were also altar keepers, knowing the songs and ceremonies of
the world’s altars; from the grandeur of Machu Picchu and Chichen
Itza to the simple stone and wooden alters and path
markers.
The Wisdomkeeper Rite is the 3rd lineage
Rite, and offers the gifts of the divine masculine. In our western
world we are highly rewarded for being able to be solitary, focused,
linear, critical thinkers. Up until now this has come through
without the guidance of the connectedness and nurturing of the
divine feminine, and created a space ripe for greed, abuse of the
environment, and the history of war. As our planet heals its
feminine and connective side, there will be less and less space for
abuse.
The Wisdomkeeper is
the part of us that seeks his own council, takes his/her place by
the eternal fire, is self referencing and self regulating. This part
of us can bring great focus to our work, and the world's problems.
The Wisdomkeepers have left personal stories in the dust behind
them, taking on powerful myths and maps to enlighten and lift others
up.
The Earthkeeper
Rite connects us with a lineage of human beings who have lived
beyond duality. Having fulfilled their divine feminine and
masculine, the ego becomes fulfilled, and the soul begins to lead.
As Earthkeepers we have an expanded view; as if floating in the
stars, we see the Pachamama or Mother Earth in her entirety, with
all her creation, and sense our stewardship of her. As any good
steward, we begin to vision the most beautiful future possible of
the Earth. As Earthkeepers, our energy helps shape and paint the
future. We are part of all creation. We can experience ourselves in
and through life all over the planet.
The Starkeeper
Rite is the 5th lineage Rite, which expands our being even
further, to the places throughout all time, to the stars and beyond.
As Starkeepers we begin to work with energy, time, and space as one.
We learn how to dance in the stars, journey forward into the future
and bring back what is needed to fulfill the now. As Starkeepers we
are the midwives and creators of portals. We take stewardship of the
universe and all time.
In the Starkeeper
Rite, we reach our hands to the heavens and ask for new stars. These
stars are brought down, one into each Chakra. This process prepares
the luminous body to begin to shine with the light of the
sun.
The Creator
Rite is the final Rite in the process of human enlightenment. It
takes all the preparation and growing of seeds in the previous Rites
to prepare the luminous body, as well as the mental and physical
bodies, to hold the energy of this Rite. As the Rites help us work
through our issues with feminine, masculine, ego, story, time,
space, and energy, we become free. Truly free. We know ourselves as
creation itself. With the ego at rest, the soul becomes able to come
down more fully into our physical body. This is the stage of Christ
consciousness, Buhdda consciousness. Those who shine with the light
of the sun, Gods walking on earth.
These are the Great
Rites of Enlightenment, or Munay-Ki as brought through the Q’ero
shaman of Peru. The seeds of these Rites can grow within anyone, all
at once, creating a beautiful garden of gifts for ourselves and the
world we live in. It is our honor to share these Rites with you, and
teach you how to share them with others.
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