The Art of Earth Offerings
Entering into Sacred Partnership with Pachamama’s Seen and
Unseen Guardians of Ayni
Unseen Guardians of Ayni
Thursday, June 5th - Tuesday, June 10th
Mill Creek Resort, CA
Please join me in creatively and joyously honoring the Unseen Beings of nature through gratitude, humility and heart-centered offerings of beauty medicine designed to inspire and initiate right relationship with our
Sacred Web of Kinship under the loving guidance of Mt. Lassen (Apu Kohm Yah-mah-nee).
Sacred Web of Kinship under the loving guidance of Mt. Lassen (Apu Kohm Yah-mah-nee).
Based on the teachings of don Oscar Miro Quesada, this in-depth apprenticeship is designed to develop skill and intelligence in the ceremonial application of ayni through the art of despacho making, based in Peruvian shamanism.
Building on your foundational relationship with the five directions of the PMT lineage, this apprenticeship is an opportunity to expand your capabilities as shaman and ceremonial ritualist on behalf of Nature, Culture, and Self.
In addition to the Course Essentials book, you will receive a never before offered Despacho Handbook including ceremonial components, an exhaustive list of ingredients and their symbolism in shamanism, and intention-specific healing ceremonies.
Building on your foundational relationship with the five directions of the PMT lineage, this apprenticeship is an opportunity to expand your capabilities as shaman and ceremonial ritualist on behalf of Nature, Culture, and Self.
In addition to the Course Essentials book, you will receive a never before offered Despacho Handbook including ceremonial components, an exhaustive list of ingredients and their symbolism in shamanism, and intention-specific healing ceremonies.
- Develop a deep personal relationship with the five unseen Guardians of Ayni: Tirakuna, Awkikuna, Malkikuna, Machula Awlanchis, and Apukuna.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the specific offerings and their uses when engaging the Guardians of Ayni for healing in despachos.
- Establish a comfort level with creating despachos for personal, communal, and planetary healing.
- Serve your community as an empowered ceremonialist, leading despacho ceremonies and integrating them into your shamanism practice.
- Honor the traditional roots of Andean despacho making and explore the contemporary and regional additions to this art.
- Experience and understand the three primary ways of offering despachos: burying, burning, and offering to water.
- Receive a minimum of 36 hours of in-person training on the ritual arts of despacho creation and offering in healing service for an individual (Self), the community (Culture), and the planet (Nature).
- Create and maintain your own despacho kit.
Who is The Art of Earth Offerings Apprenticeship For?
- Anyone who wishes to establish and deepen their ability to commune with the Council of Guardians.
- All those seeking enhanced initiation in the ancestral shamanic ritual arts of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of cross-cultural shamanism.
- People interested in developing deeper sensitivity to the subtle but powerful forces that comprise the fabric of Creation for use as a shaman in service to Nature, Culture, and Self.
- Everyone who would like to build confidence in their ritual skills for leading despacho ceremonies and integrating them into their spiritual practice.
- Everyone looking to build community in meaningful ways by expanding their service as a ceremonial leader.
Prerequisite: Any person who already has or is willing to learn about and create a Pachakuti Mesa Tradition cross-cultural altar ground.
*If you would like to learn how to create your own Pachakuti Mesa altar ground in preparation for this retreat, contact me for a mentoring session or purchase the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Starter Bundle here.
Mill Creek Resort is a historic, family-owned eco-resort just 20 minutes from Lassen Volcanic National Park. It is the perfect setting for our in-depth work, allowing us abundant access to nature and the Unseen Guardians of Reciprocity.
Check out the lodging options that fit your budget and comfort needs, and register for your lodging separately here.
The tuition below includes sacred reciprocity for over 40 hours of wisdom transmissions, rituals, initiations and materials for our deep dive into offering mikhushanku to our beloved Pachamama in all her forms and expressions.
The tuition also includes local & organically sourced catered meals, beginning with Thursday dinner and completing with Tuesday breakfast.
Check out the lodging options that fit your budget and comfort needs, and register for your lodging separately here.
The tuition below includes sacred reciprocity for over 40 hours of wisdom transmissions, rituals, initiations and materials for our deep dive into offering mikhushanku to our beloved Pachamama in all her forms and expressions.
The tuition also includes local & organically sourced catered meals, beginning with Thursday dinner and completing with Tuesday breakfast.
SCHEDULE:
Thursday, June 5th:
4pm: Arrival & Check in
5:30pm: Dinner
6:30pm - 9:30pm: Opening ceremony/Deepening One's Relationship with the Tirakuna
Friday, June 6th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Deepening One's Relationship with the Tirakuna/Awkikuna
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Deepening One's Relationship with the Awkikuna/Malkikuna
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Deepening One's Relationship with the Malkikuna/Machula Awlanchis
Saturday, June 6th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Deepening One's Relationship with the Machula Awlanchis/Apukuna
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Deepening One's Relationship with the Apukuna pilgrimage to Apu Lassen
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Building the Ayni Despacho
Sunday, June 7th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Building the Ayni Despacho/Practicum 1: Attaining Individual Wholeness at the Intrapersonal Soul Level (Despacho Ceremony for Self)
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Despacho Ceremony for Self offering to Earth
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Practicum 2: Attaining Planetary Wholeness at the Transpersonal Soul Level (Despacho Ceremony for Nature)
Monday, June 8th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Despacho Ceremony for Nature offering to water
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Practicum 3: Attaining Communal Wholeness at the Interpersonal Soul Level (Despacho Ceremony for Culture)
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Despacho Ceremony for Culture offering to Fire
Tuesday, June 9th
8am: Breakfast
9am: Closing ceremony
11am: Departure
Thursday, June 5th:
4pm: Arrival & Check in
5:30pm: Dinner
6:30pm - 9:30pm: Opening ceremony/Deepening One's Relationship with the Tirakuna
Friday, June 6th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Deepening One's Relationship with the Tirakuna/Awkikuna
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Deepening One's Relationship with the Awkikuna/Malkikuna
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Deepening One's Relationship with the Malkikuna/Machula Awlanchis
Saturday, June 6th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Deepening One's Relationship with the Machula Awlanchis/Apukuna
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Deepening One's Relationship with the Apukuna pilgrimage to Apu Lassen
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Building the Ayni Despacho
Sunday, June 7th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Building the Ayni Despacho/Practicum 1: Attaining Individual Wholeness at the Intrapersonal Soul Level (Despacho Ceremony for Self)
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Despacho Ceremony for Self offering to Earth
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Practicum 2: Attaining Planetary Wholeness at the Transpersonal Soul Level (Despacho Ceremony for Nature)
Monday, June 8th:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am: Despacho Ceremony for Nature offering to water
1:00pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Practicum 3: Attaining Communal Wholeness at the Interpersonal Soul Level (Despacho Ceremony for Culture)
6pm: Dinner
7pm - 10pm: Despacho Ceremony for Culture offering to Fire
Tuesday, June 9th
8am: Breakfast
9am: Closing ceremony
11am: Departure
