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26AJournalofContemporaryShamanismVOLUME7ISSUE1SPRING2014CcapawasinvitedbytheWiraqochaFoundationanon-profitthatIfoundedforthepurposeofpreservingindigenouswisdomtoteachintheU.S.DuringavisittoRedlandsUniversityhesuddenlystoppedlookingstunnedinfrontofasix-foot-highglobeoftheEarththatwetoldhimwasarepresentationofthewholeofPachamamaMotherEarth.AswepointedoutSouthAmericaCuzcotheapproximatelocationofQerosandtheoceanhehadtraveledovertoreachCaliforniahiseyesgrewwiderandwider.HecircledtheglobeslowlyexclaimingexcitedlyOfcourseOfcourseNowonderMamaQochaMotherOceanisSOpowerfulwhenyoucallher.JustlookathowbigsheisDonAugustinsknowledgeoftheoceanhadnotcomefromatextbookandnowtheglobewasgivinghimaconfirmingvisualandmentalframeworkforwhathealreadyknewwhathehadperceiveddirectlyfromherlivingenergy.DoaBernardinacontinuedwithherexplanationoftheustastellingusthatustascomeincomplementarypairsofmaleandfemalereflectingtheAndeanprincipleofyanantinmeaningthehar-moniousrelationshipofcomplements.LiketheapusmountainspiritsconfirmedDonHumberto.Eachapuhasawife.Theapusaregenerallybutnotalwaysmalewhiletheriverbeingsareoftenbutnotalwaysfemale.Theconceptofyanantinwheretherearenooppositesbutonlylife-affirmingcom-plementsisafoundationoftheAndeanworldview.IfyoumeetabeautifulsexymaninyourdreamsDoaBernardinacontinuedsmilingatthewomenthatisausta.Butifyouareamanyouwillseeaverynicelady.OURNATUREFATHERANDMOTHERIntheInkatraditionhumaniden-tityisatawantinaunityoffour.WedescendfromapairofhumanbeingsfromwhomwereceiveourDNAaswellasfromapairofnaturebeingswhicharethemaleandfemalenaturespiritsattheprecisegeographiclocationofourbirth.Ourpaqarinaornaturemotherandourituapuornaturefatherarethoughttoholdthewisdomaswellasoffertheen-movingthroughtheSacredValleyoftheInkastothelowerelevationsofMacchuPikchuandthenontothehighestandlargesttemplecomplexofWiraqochaInkaatRaqchi.ItwasatthePachamamaCaveintheMacchuPikchucitadelcomplexduringtheHatunQarpayinitiationthatIwaspersonallyintroducedtotheustasasfemalenaturespirits.WehadalreadybeeninformedthatthefamousnichesfoundeverywherebuiltintothewallsofthesetemplesofInkaorganicarchitec-turewerereceptorsforspecificlivingenergiesofnature.AttheentrancetothePachamamaCavebelowWaynaPikchuatatemplecomplexcommonlyknownastheTempleoftheMoontherearefiveniches.Weweretoldthatthesenicheswereactuallythehousesoffiveustasprincessesorprimaryfemalelivingenergiesofnature.ThefirstfournichesgroupedtogetherontheleftsideofthecaveentrancearehomestotheBlackRedGoldandSilverustasdesignedtocollectandcontainthefinestfemininelivingenergiesoftheWaterEarthSunandWindMoonStarsrespectively.ThefifthnicheisthatoftheGreenusta.Thepurposeofthisritualisforthepaqotoestablishapersonalandenergeticrelationshipwitheachoftheseustasbyenteringtheirnichesonebyoneandexchangingpersonalpowerwiththem.Nextthepaqoreleasesanyheavyener-giesliberatedbytheritualintoastoneseatlocatedbetweenthegroupoffournichesandthefifthniche.Theinitiatethenpullsthepowerfromtheotherfournichesintohisherpersonalbubbleandoffersthiscombinedpowertothefifthandfinalniche.TheritualistherebycompletedthroughtheexchangeofthepaqospersonalpowerwiththeGreenusta.Thesignificanceoftheritualliesinthepaqospersonalexperiencewitheachusta.OvermanyyearsofceremonieswithmanyQeropaqoswehaveheardinvo-cationsofmanydifferentustasfromthenowfamiliarGoldandSilverustastonamesasenigmaticastheustaoftheFifthGranary.NotuntilDecember2008howeverdidwelearnthatthereisabroadermeaningofthetermusta.Thiswasduringaten-daystudysessionwithasmallgroupofpaqosatmyfarminHawaiiwithanexcellenttranslatorandtwoofthemostfamousandbelovedQerohealersDonHumbertoSonqoQespiandDoaBernardinaApazaFlores.DonHumbertoandDoaBer-nardinafromtheQerocommunitiesofCharqapataandQolpaKuchobecameacoupleatthetenderagesoffourteenandfifteen.AyearlatertheywereinitiatedbyagreatQeromasterasasacredheal-ingcoupleitwastheircureforagraveillnessandtheyhavebeenperforminghealingstogethernowformorethanhalfacenturyAlwayscuriousabouttheustasweaskedtoknowmoreaboutthem.ToourgreatsurpriseDoaBernardinaholdingupanarthriticindexfingerstatedTheustaisonebutithasamaleandfemalepart.ThisstatementopenedupaveritablePandorasbox.Obviouslywehadalotmoretolearnabouttheustaswhichwehadthoughtweresolelyprincessesorfemalenaturespirits.Pleasewhatareustasaskedarelativelynewstudent.TheustasarethehealingforcesofnaturerepliedDonHumbertolookingaskanceatusforaskingsuchanobviousquestion.FortheQerowhoseknowl-edgeisbasedondirectperceptionofthelivingenergyworlditisverystrangethatweshouldaskanotherpersontoexplainwhatwecanknowthroughourowndirectexperience.RighthereonthishillsideDonHumbertocontinuedgesturingtowardtheorchardyoucanseethousandsofustas.Theymakethetreesgrowandtheflowersbloom.Lookathowtheyareworking.HepointedtothefloweringmacadamianuttreesandaddedWemustneverforgettothankthem.WhatIwouldntgivetoliveinsidetheperceptualfieldofDonHumbertoandDoaBernardinaforevenadayTheQeroknowledgesystemfunctionsatapreciselyinverseangletoours.Directperceptionoflivingenergyishowtheyareraisedtaughtandtrainedtoknowtheworld.Ihadhadoccasiontoexperiencesomethingequallyrevealingonanotherdramaticoccasionin1996whenayoungQeropaqoDonAugustinPaucar