The Wiraqocha Foundation for the preservation of indigenous wisdom

Initiation trips to Peru

Wiraqocha Foundation offers the Hatun Karpay, or Great Initiation, a ten-day initiatory experience into the heart of Andean nature mysticism.

On this page, you will find:
* link to the online registration form
* dates for upcoming trips
* practical details including prices
* day-by-day itinerary for the Hatun Karpay trips

Register on-line here!

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Dates

November 9-21, 2008. Hatun Karpay led by Elizabeth Jenkins. For more information, please see e-mail address and phone numbers on the Contact page.
All new and old initiates of the tradition welcome!

 

Practical details

* Including travel time, please allow two full weeks for your trip!

* All US trips are priced at $3699, not including any airfare. For details of European trips please see links to European branch websites. Trip prices includes all hotels at double occupancy, ground transportation beginning in Peru, two meals per day, all entrance fees and teaching fees.

* Your $500 deposit is a transferrable but not refundable tax deductible donation (US residents; non-US residents please refer to local tax laws).
* Note: pre-trip requirements are an introductory workshop and interview.

* To register online please click here (reg. form opens in a new window, which you can simply close to return here)!

 

Itinerary

Day One: Karpay ayni. We begin the ritual of Hatun Karpay to become "Inka Seeds" in central Cathedral of Cuzco and travel on to sacred sites in the Cuzco area.

Day Two: Winay. We travel to the Sacred Valley of the Inkas to germinate our "Inka Seeds." Overnight in Yucay. Pack a small bag for four days in Machu Pijchu!

Day Three: Phutuy. Early morning train to Machu Pijchu. Rituals inside the sacred citadel teach us about the 'flowering' of our "Inka Seeds."

Day Four: Pachamama. Mother Earth. We hike through subtropical jungle to the Pachamama Cave where we encounter the great Mother. Then, on to the Cave of the Underworld.

Day Five: Apus. We climb the highest peak of the citadel, Huayna
Pijchu, to encounter the Apus, the Mountain spirits.

Day Six: Willkañust'a. At the river of the Princess of Black Light, we perform a ritual to connect with this sacred river. Afternoon train to Cuzco and overnight in Cuzco.

Day Seven: Wanu. At Qoricanacha we perform rituals of purification and unification, then travel to the ancient Inka Temple of Death.

Day Eight: Unu. We spend the day at the Water Temple of Tipon for sacred water rituals.

Day Nine: Wiraqocha. We travel to the town of Raqchi - where we perform the coronation ritual for the prophesied Return of the Inka - at the most sacred temple in the Andean tradition. Farwell dinner in Cuzco.

Day Ten: Pachakamaq. Early flight to Lima and we complete our experience with an interegration ritual in the Temple of Pachakamaq.

- Itinerary subject to change -

 

 

Top: Q'ero master Don Benito Qworiwoman, one of Juan's teachers, Center: Juan Nuñez del Prado, Bottom: Elizabeth Jenkins
Q'ero Indians, the keepers of the ancient spiritual Inka tradition