Despacho Ceremonies
A despacho ceremony is an ancient ritual still carried out in the Andes of Peru. It’s a prayer in the form of offerings that are placed with intention and love in a kind of 3-dimensional mandala. As with prayers, there are many different reasons for despachos but they are always done in a space of sacredness, gratitude and anyi (reciprocity).
I was initiated in June this year in Peru by Kamaq Wageaq of the Sacred Andean Tradition to perform these beautiful ceremonies.
The Munay-Ki Rites
“My experience of the Munay Ki Rites is of spiritual awakening and a deepening of connection to Source. The Rites, together with the Harmony Rite meditations, take one on a journey of cleansing, self-exploration as to how one perceives the world, invoking change where required and opening the pathway of empowerment to know that one can change how one experiences life.” Robyn Fergus
Munay-Ki Rites are ancient shamanic rites that have been kept sacred by the Q’ero nation – descendants of the Inca. In 2006 the elders asked Dr Alberto Villoldo to share these rites with the West. They felt that we were at a critical juncture of human history and that they should be shared with as many people as possible.
Munay-Ki means “I love you” and “Be as thou art”. I prefer the second translation as for me it’s a better description of the journey that one experiences after receiving the rites. Its a journey of healing, protection, cleansing, vision – learning to see the invisible world, connecting with luminous beings, a knowing that one has the power to dream the world into being, becoming homo-luminous and finally coming to the deep realisation that each of us is an embodiment of Spirit.
The rites are energetic seeds that are planted at spirit level in your luminous energy field (aura). The seeds grow by connecting with fire (a candle flame will do) and meditating on the ‘seeds’ planted in the luminous energy field during the gifting of the rite. Further growth is experienced as one shares these rites with others. The gift of the Munay-Ki is that when one has received all 9 rites and completed the Harmony Rite meditations – one is able to share the rites with others.
The Foundation Rites
The Foundation Rites consist of the Healer’s Rite, Bands of Power, Harmony and Seers Rites.
- The Healer rite connects you to Luminous Beings for your healing, your ancestors and for you to heal others.
- The Bands of Power provides protection
- In the Harmony Rite seeds of an archetype is planted into each chakra. You need to meditate for 2 weeks on each chakra’s archetype to grow the seed and to clear away old debris out of the chakra. (Fortnightly emails are sent to guide you through the process.)
- The Seer rite awakens your ability to see and perceive energy
The Lineage Rites
The Lineage Rites connect one to the Luminous beings and archangels who are the guardians of our galaxy. They come from the past, the present and the future.
- The Day Keeper’s Rite – connecting with the midwives, herbalist and healers – balancing the feminine within you and allowing one to step beyond fear into peace.
- The Wisdom Keeper’s Rite – connecting with the keepers of the medicine teachings – balancing the masculine and teaching one to step outside of time to taste infinity.
- Then the Earth Keeper’s Rite – which connects one to Mother Earth and the whole of creation, and brings healing and balance to any situation.
The Rites to Come
And the last set is the Rites of Time to Come.
- The Star Keeper’s Rite – planting the seeds for one to become homo-luminous and anchors you safely with the energetic changes that started in 2012.
- The Creator Rite awakens your God-light within – deepening that knowing that we are all one with Spirit.
The Rite of the Womb
The Rite of the Womb was not part of the original Munay Ki Rites, however, for the past 2 years, its been included as part of the journey of receiving the Munay Ki Rites.
It’s often referred to as the 13th Rites – referring to the 13 moon cycles. The Rite is connected to the divine feminine energy, to the 13 moons of the year and to the cycle of women’s wombs. The rite is for healing, personal growth, and deepening your womb connection to Mother Earth. “The womb is not a place to store fear and pain; the womb is to create and give birth to life.”
You can read more about the rites on the official Munay Ki website.
Munay Ki Journey
At Inner Peace Healing the Munay Ki Rites are shared over time instead of in a weekend workshop. This is to allow for the initiate receiving the rites time to absorb the gifts that the individual rites offer.
The rites are shared on a fortnightly basis over 9 sessions. This journey is designed around the Harmony Rite meditations. When one receives the Harmony rite the seeds of an Archetype is planted into each chakra. One needs to meditate for 2 weeks on each archetype to clear out the psychic sludge in the chakra, and to connect to the archetype so that one may experience life with the gifts and knowledge that each Archetype brings – and examine one’s history in this lifetime and past lifetimes.
During the Munay Ki Rites Journey, you will learn about creating Sacred Space, the Four Elements, the Luminous Energy Field, creating an altar and other topics relating to shamanism and healing.
Sessions on Tuesday mornings are at 9.30 am and are 2 to 2.5 hours depending on the rite shared and feedback from the group. The first session is longer as two rites are shared.
For those unable to attend on a Tuesday morning, you can watch the recording of the teachings and receive the Rite on a Thursday evening. It will follow a similar format of circle sharing and mediation before you receive the rite. You will have a chance to ask questions about the teachings from Tuesday.
Included in this journey are –
- The 9 Munay-Ki Rites and the Rite of the Womb
- A booklet on the Munay-Ki Rites – details about each rite, how to create sacred space and other information relevant to deepening your understanding of the Munay Ki Rites
- Harmony Rites meditations – Each fortnight a detailed explanation and guided meditation for the 7 archetypes
- A supportive circle to share your experiences during the journey
- At the end of the journey, you will be able to share the Munay Ki Rites with others. You will receive a manual on how to share the rites.
- One healing session with Robyn at a reduced rate (less R300 or US$20) while on the Munay Ki journey
A minimum of 6 people is required for the Munay Ki Journey.
Alternatively, you can receive the rites as part of a healing session.
Re-ignite the Munay Ki Rites
For those of you who have already received the Munay-Ki Rites, this is an opportunity to join the Munay Ki Journey. Instead of me sharing the rites with you – you share the rites with another Munay Ki graduate. This will give you the confidence to share the Rites with others and to deepen your experience of the Munay Ki rites.
To share the rites you need to have completed the Harmony Rites.
Cost: R1400
If you want to join the Munay Ki Journey please sign up and select Shamanic Workshops. Will let you know when the next journey starts
Myself & my beloved husband attended the Munay Ki Rites together and found that it took us on deep personal journey. We were in transition and were between homes, and will always remember now the supercharged energy felt at this time during our stay in this one particular home, due to the experiences felt during this course.
The intention behind each of the rites assisted us in actually doing the work, ie the time spent on each Rite, whether with Sacred Fire, Meditation, Shamanic Drum Journey or writing journals & discoveries along the way. We felt this period to be a highly charged time; a time of deep reflection & communing with Spirit, ancient beings and most certainly the Spirit Allies & animals connected to each Rite. For us, it seemed to lift the Veil, or put in another way, the veil became more transparent. We began to see plant energies in our garden and became more finely tuned & sensitive to the environment. I was also undergoing my Shamanic Ministerial Training at the time and felt doing this course created a larger web of understanding, and how so many teachings correlated, from North to South within the different lineages. I would highly recommend this course, especially if you are committed to doing the work in between the Rites. It is truly expansive on a tangible level. A beautiful location down by the river, with a beautiful circle of beings, lead by a truly sincere & wise Medicine Woman, Robyn Fergus. Thank you so much for all the amazing work you do dear Robyn, from Crystal Surgery to Kinesiology, to past life regression, just to mention a few.
– Michelle Reid, Sacred Ibis