Inka Wisdom

Videos and blogs about Andean Cosmovision

Don Juan talks about Don Benito
Helena Lavery Helena Lavery

Don Juan talks about Don Benito

Andean Master and professor of anthropology Don Juan Nuñez Del Prado, talks to me about his teacher Don Benito Q'oriwaman. Don Benito was from the village of Wassau (about 20km from Cusco). He was an Altomishayok - the highest level of Andean priest, healer and protector of his village. Juan, who was initially an atheist, became a student of Don Benito in 1979, until his death in 1987. The legacy of Don Benito is evident throughout the Andean world, many Paqo's who follow this tradition would have heard of him through the teachings of Juan and his son Ivan Nuñez Del Prado.

Read More
The Inka Seed
Helena Lavery Helena Lavery

The Inka Seed

A conversation with my teacher Don Juan Nuñez Del Prado, about the Inka Seed. Also called the Inka Muju [moohoo], the Inka seed is a little drop of god or source energy that can lie dormant in us until we awaken it.

Read More