In the tradition of the Q’ero shamans from the high mountains of Peru, the south is a place of deep transformation. It is the beginning of the journey on the medicine wheel. Just as the warm sun sits in the southern sky, this direction brings the heat we need to shed our past. At the Chacana Spiritual Center, we teach that the south is where we learn to walk with beauty and let go of the things that no longer serve us.

ancient traditions like Inti Raymi offer a bridge back to balance. Known as the Festival of the Sun

The Q’ero people of the high Andes mountains in Peru have a deep way of looking at the world. They view life as a series of directions, much like a compass. In their tradition, the East is a place of great importance because it represents the rising sun and the start of a new day. This medicine of the East is not a pill you take from a pharmacy. Instead, it is a way of shifting how you see your own life and the possibilities ahead of you.