02/11/2025
Huachuma – the Grandfather Spirit 🌵✨️
This beautiful cactus is the ancestral visionary medicine of the Andes. It also became known as San Pedro, a Spanish word for ‘Saint Peter’, during the Spanish conquest of South America in the 16th century as it was believed to grant a spiritual ‘heavenly’ experience of Earth; much like Saint Peter is believed to hold the keys to heaven in the Christian religion.
It is a bridge to the divine - those who work with it often experience a profound connection with nature, the universe & their own divinity. In Quechua, Huachuma translates to ‘removing the head’, ie getting out of the head & moving into the sacred heart.
His flower smells exquisite – the essence is used to purify one's perspective, removing the 'filters' of ego and conditioning to reveal a more authentic, heart-centered self – A SWEET BLESSING to cross paths with this beauty on my walk home last night.
This is one of the sacred medicines we will work with on the Peru Pilgrimage I’m leading in May: Awakening the Heart - Remembering the Path of Love. For details send me PM or find the link in my bio.
In Munay, ‘Pure Unconditional Love’ in Quechua 💗💗💗