'Travel has become a tool I use to process ancestral trauma and my tattoos serve as talismans from my experiences,' writes lolaannamendez
Somewhere between Cusco and Aguas Calientes, Peru, I peered out the window of my train, yearning to absorb the energy of the surrounding verdant jungle. We sped along the ferocious Urubamba River, a winding body of water that the Incas considered a reflection of the Milky Way, on the way to Machu Picchu, a new journey for me, one I’d been waiting to take for a long time.
Indigenous peoples are not a monolith, but learning about the customs of myriad groups has helped me to better understand my specific roots. Once, a Maya woman in Guatemala touched my heart and told me that everything I needed to know was already there — I just needed to find it. My visit to the Lost City of the Incas was another attempt to strengthen my bond with my native roots and connect with nature.
When the conversation shifted to Christian missionaries, I left the tour group to find a quiet place to meditate. When I opened my eyes, I saw wild chinchillas peeking out from a rocky crevice nearby and felt that Pachamama, the revered Earth Mother of the Incas, was with me at that moment. While in Peru, I kept encountering more omens guiding me towards Pachamama. After exiting Machu Picchu, I saw a group of Peruvian musicians serenading a crowd with traditional sounds of the pan flute.
Back in Cusco, I visited Peruvian Shaman, Victor Peralta. Peralta learned Andean esoterism from his abuela, who was a medicine woman. He led me to an enclave used during the Inca empire for sacred ceremonies. Divine talismans sat on a colorful woven rug, including a condor feather, representing the heavens, and burning moss. Peralta uses smoke from the moss to connect with deities.
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