Inka Shamanism or Inka religion?

Inka Shamanism or Inka Religion? Shamanism refers to the practices of a shaman, which involve connecting with forces or beings from the other world (i.e. with metaphysical forces) and using them for the benefit of people entrusted to him. The Inka tradition has very...

Jucha

Jucha Jucha or hoocha (hoo-tscha) is Qechua and means “heavy energy.” According to the understanding of the Inka tradition, energy (kausay) is heavy whenever it stagnates or is blocked; as soon as it can flow again, it becomes light (the tradition refers to this state...

Kausay

Kausay Kausay is Qechua and translates as “Living Energy”. For the Inka tradition, the entire universe and everything in it – the people, the plants and trees, the rocks and stones, the animals and all man-made objects – are made up of living energy, and if something...

Kausay Pacha

Kausay Pacha Kausay Pacha is Qechua and means something like “universe consisting of living energy.” Pacha means space or time, depending on the context; kausay is the living energy. Kausay Pacha thus expresses the understanding of the Inka tradition according to...

Kausay Puriy

Kausay Puriy Kausay Puriy translates from Qechua as “walking in living energy.” In a figurative sense, kausay puriy describes the ability of a person to live in such a way that the energy always flows and never comes to a standstill. It therefore describes a person...