The Indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Martha in Colombia have a mission of utmost importance: to bring healing and balance to the earth for the benefit of all of humanity through their spiritual work of offerings and ceremony.
They consider their land to be the heart of the world, contained by an invisible “Black Line”. Spanning the Sierra Nevada de Santa Martha to the Caribbean coast, their traditional territories include a variety of climates and ecosystems from snowy peaks, to cloud forest, tropical jungle and plains. They believe that, in each one of them, they can see a reflection of what is happening to our planet. In order to restore balance they must make “payments” or offerings, to the spiritual Mothers and Fathers at sacred sites along the Black Line. It is an intricate web of exchange where materials from one place are gathered and processed and then offered in another. This work is led by the Mamos, their Elders and shamans, who are prepared from a young age in these sacred technologies.
In December 2015, 22 Arhuaco and Wiwa Mamos, sagas and apprentices (plus 3 babies) set off on this extraordinary journey to make payments at 44 sacred sites with support from the Elders Project and funding from Sacred Fire Foundation.
They consider their land to be the heart of the world, contained by an invisible “Black Line”. Spanning the Sierra Nevada de Santa Martha to the Caribbean coast, their traditional territories include a variety of climates and ecosystems from snowy peaks, to cloud forest, tropical jungle and plains. They believe that, in each one of them, they can see a reflection of what is happening to our planet. In order to restore balance they must make “payments” or offerings, to the spiritual Mothers and Fathers at sacred sites along the Black Line. It is an intricate web of exchange where materials from one place are gathered and processed and then offered in another. This work is led by the Mamos, their Elders and shamans, who are prepared from a young age in these sacred technologies.
In December 2015, 22 Arhuaco and Wiwa Mamos, sagas and apprentices (plus 3 babies) set off on this extraordinary journey to make payments at 44 sacred sites with support from the Elders Project and funding from Sacred Fire Foundation.
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We have obtained good advancements such as the increase of rainfall, better production of food, an increase of water levels in the rivers, strengthening of our traditional education and the formation of children, mamos, sagas, deposits in our spiritual bank, payments to our spiritual mothers and fathers, (Koku Jino Juna). – Arhuaco mamos
*All quotes are part of a letter written by the Arhuaco Mamos to the Sacred Fire Foundation.
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*All quotes are part of a letter written by the Arhuaco Mamos to the Sacred Fire Foundation.
Please continue to support projects that nurture ancestral wisdom for the benefit of all of humanity by making a donation.
