Traditional shaman ceremony attracts New YorkersDownload
<p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="monotheistic">monotheistic</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> - <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>, <span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Judaism">Judaism</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="indigenous">indigenous</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>. <span word="A">A</span> “<span word="despacho">despacho</span>” <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="spotlights">spotlights</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Andean">Andean</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span>.</p><p><span word="Spiritual">Spiritual</span> <span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Incan">Incan</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Peruvian">Peruvian</span> <span word="healer">healer</span>-<span word="priest">priest</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shaman">shaman</span>.</p><p><span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cusco">Cusco</span>, <span word="Peru">Peru</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> - <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 6,000 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="despacho">despacho</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="realm">realm</span>.</p><p><span word="Aguilar">Aguilar</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="bundle">bundle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blessings">blessings</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> - <span word="Pachamama">Pachamama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Quechua">Quechua</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Participants">Participants</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p><p><span word="Despacho">Despacho</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="symbolize">symbolize</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span>. <span word="Corn">Corn</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nourishment">nourishment</span>. <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="Cotton">Cotton</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span>.</p>
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