Long ago, a beautiful Incan Golden Solar Disc hung in a temple some blocks from the main square in Cuzco, Peru. The disc had a special vibration that could activate the spiritual powers inherent in each person. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru in the early 16th century, the Incas removed the disc from the walls of their temple and submerged it in
Lake Titicaca for it's safety.
Lake Titicaca for it's safety.
Now it is time for its reemergence.
Peruvian Shamans
Joaquin and Olga
One of our host families
Inside the temple at the Solar Disc Ceremony
Although it was an arduous trek for a lot of us visitors (we were eventually climbing to 14,000 feet-plus for the ceremony!) there were so many precious moments on our trip that it is difficult to recount them all. We were touched as we were welcomed by families receiving family. Over and over, they welcomed us home.
For we are all Children of the Sun.
It took us more than four hours by bus and by
boat to get to the island of Amantani from Puno. Lake Titicaca
is 3,200 square miles big!
On the way back from Amantani to Puno, we visited the Floating Islands. These have to be the happiest people on earth! Their homes, their food and their islands are made of reeds!
In February, about 250 people from around the world arrived at Lake Titicaca to begin activating the Solar Disk, readying it for it's eventual resurfacing at the beginning of the new Mayan calendar which comes in the year 2012 ~ the Golden Age of Aquarius. Hosting the ceremonies were Peruvian shamans from around the country, along with some pretty amazing Q'ero host families and their tribes who live on the island of Amantani in Lake Titicaca.
Peruvian Shamans
One of our host families
Although it was an arduous trek for a lot of us visitors (we were eventually climbing to 14,000 feet-plus for the ceremony!) there were so many precious moments on our trip that it is difficult to recount them all. We were touched as we were welcomed by families receiving family. Over and over, they welcomed us home.
For we are all Children of the Sun.
boat to get to the island of Amantani from Puno. Lake Titicaca
is 3,200 square miles big!
On the way back from Amantani to Puno, we visited the Floating Islands. These have to be the happiest people on earth! Their homes, their food and their islands are made of reeds!
