Apacheta and Inca Sun Staff

The Apachita of the Amazon is where the source of the flow begins. Today, we gather in ceremonial intent to create stone apachitas,
"The source of the great flow" that transmits our greatest intent of love, peace and a new vision of sacred consciousness. Through the
ceremony of Apacheta we envision a time in which we have evolved into the highest light and love possibility of our human potential. We
support the new consciousness of peace and love to flow and come forth. Like for the rise of spiritual evolving and the greatest good for
Mother Earth and thus the well being, the greatest evolution of all her children.

Currently, apachitas are being created, with great ceremonial intent, throughout the world. For a moment,
world. So many people are coming forth, with intent, to create a new paradigm that ushers in a time of great
love, great peace, a greater mind of enlightenment never known before and to be experienced now. Imagine
a world where there is love, no hatred, no negative competition, no judgment, and a world that respects all
that are "different". Imagine a world that feels we are richer for our differences. Imagine a world that loves
the sounds of different world music, the ceremonies that speak to their hearts and that which rises them to
the most highest spiritual relationship with our Earth Mother, with all earth beings and with the creator.
Imagine a world that refrains from devastating judgement and becomes peaceful with the way people have
evolved to live, in relationship with their environments, their history, their ancestors, the spirits of their
creation stories.

So, given all that, how do you make an apachita, with all the spiritual, energetic impact that is in
relationship to the "Source of great energy?" Here are some guidance, but more importantly, you
will be guided far more by Spirit to your ceremonial intent. With a gathering of a few to many people
who have the intent, the reverence and determination to participate with the creation of our future
and to prayerfully intend an energy of peace and love that connects to all other apachitas and other
sacred sites in the world (and there are many) to heighten the voice in harmony with our Creator, here
are some guidelines.

Clear the space and all participants with a smudge.
You may want to call the Spirits of the directions to be witness and to support the intent of the ceremony.
Offer tobacco and or herbs and essences, such as Florida Water, to the Mother Earth spot in which the apachita will be created.
Each person will have brought a stone from a significant place, a known spiritual center in which they want the apachita connected to, or
a stone that they have a heart felt connection to.
While holding the stone they have brought for the altar apachita they may want to drum the heart beat drum beat in order to fully come
into their intent, their vision for the healing of Mother Earth and all her children to come into a heart felt relationship and higher
perception that is extraordinary.
Eventually, spirit will invite them to bring their stones together to place onto the altar a building of stones, into a pyramidal formation.
When all the available stones have been placed, with the intent felt prayer of each participant, the power of the apachita, "the flow of
energy" begins.
To add energy fuel into the intent and send the vision of peace and love to places throughout the community and throughout the world,
offerings are placed onto and between the stones; flowers, tobacco, jewels, stones and other values pieces are offered by tucking them
into the stones with prayer felt intent.
Concluding the apachita ceremony may involve closing the directions with thanks for their support.
SPECIAL NOTE: Care and feeding of the apachita is a way to heighten the energy of intent and the power of the sacred altar. Offerings of
tobacco, herbs, flowers, stones, incense, feathers, etc. to continue to feed its energy. It is not unusual for those passing the apechita,
be they animal or people, to disturb the apachita. Even the change of weather and freezing/thawing will make changes in its form. Know
that once the apacheta is established in a certain power place it will continue to hold the sacred intent. It does become more powerful
the more it is maintained and heightened through continued ceremony, prayers and offerings.

There are no rules, no strict instructions to doing the ceremony of the apachita. What is important is that it is done with creativity, and done
with intuitive harmony and with inspiration from Spirit in accordance to the group's intent, the place, the season, and all other factors. The
previous information on ceremony is meant for guidance and inspiration but realize that you there are no rules to limit the possibilities for the
engagement with the power of the apachita ceremony.

Sacred Way is in service to providing opportunities for all seekers and contributors for this great time in our evolution. May we hold the
"possibilities" rather than the probabilities in our mind to bring us all, our earth mother, all her peoples and the place of constellations into the
expansion of the highest sacred potential beyond more than we can imagine.

Sacred Way is most appreciative of your sharing your apachita ceremony and pictures to be shared on this website.
With heart of possibilities. Your ceremony will be added to the posting by sending your information of ceremony and pictures to
lee@sacredway.net
Lee, Sacred Way

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LEGEND OF THE INKA SUN STAFF
There is a legend that really speaks of the power of the energy of light and live. Long ago, Father Sun looked at the beauty of creation of our
planet Earth and shed a golden tear of love. That fiery tear penetrated deep into our Earth Mother and it brought life into the cold, lifeless
stone people, our first people of creation. The little stone people, the big stone people and the gigantic stone people ( the mountains) began
to feel the life and love and sent out a great vibration, a great power. Mother Earth shook violently and the golden tear spread to the four
corners of the Earth and deep down into the heart of our Mother Earth. Everything the tear touched turned to gold.

With the warmth from that tear of Father Sun's love came the energy for new life and the plant people came forth, followed by the animals, the
4 legged, came forth. Eons later Father Sun dropped another golden tear of love and the first Inka; "one who glows with the light of the Sun,
the "Beloved Children of the Sun", were created. From that loving tear of gold that fell to or Mother Earth a golden staff was created and thus
the first man and woman Inka knew it was given to then to find the "Center", our navel, our center of the world consciousness. With no
direction other than to be with the golden tear and direction with the Creator within their heart, they set out to find the sacred navel, the
center of our Earth Mother and for all her children's connection to her love and the love of our creator. They knew within their golden heart's
the desire that would be connected to their father's light of love and the Creator's, with no direction other than pure intent and faith. They set
out to find the sacred navel of the Earth and tried the sun staff in many places until it stood upright when placed point down into our Mother
Earth.

Today, the place that is known as Cusco, Peru, the place it is said that the Sun Staff stood upright. Cusco is the "navel of the world and the
source of the Inka empire. The word "Inka" means one who glows with the light of the sun. The word "Cusco", is also "qosqo" translated as
navel, the center of each of us, our belly chakra, our very center. Translated this myth may mean that it is time, wherever a "sun Staff" is
placed, to connect to love and the golden life potential inherent by Father Sun and our Creator. It is the vision that we are all "centered" into
a higher consciousness of our greatest evolution and light potential of love and possibility.

Legend says that the original sun staff was lost with the coming of the Conquistadors and the fall of the Inka empire. What remains now is the
legend and prophecy that a new consciousness is coming forth. It is a time in which we have the opportunity to participate in our evolution by
connecting, through our intent, our thoughts, our work, a higher vibration for all people's and our world.

The new Sun Staff has been created in Peru, blessed by the Q'ero, last of the direct descendants of the Inka, and is part of the prophecies of
raising our consciousness and connecting, through our intent/thought with heart vibration to all places and people who hold this common
vision. The Sun Staff has 7 rings etched into the top of the staff, representing the 7 directions. The 7 directions include the 4 cardinal
direction of south, east, west, north, Mother Earth, Father Sky and Great Spirit which is within us and everywhere. Over the 7 directional rings
are 7 jeweled bands representing the 7 levels of consciousness of the chakras.

The golden rays that come out from the circle that surround the sun staff is a symbol of reaching out, connecting to others for a mass number
that hold the consciousness of love and peace for all of Earth Mother, all her people, all communities and nations. The rays connect to the
ceque and ley lines throughout the world, creating a web that transmits this consciousness.

Ceque: Connecting line from a power "huaca" source to other power sources.
Ley: an alignment of ancient rites of holy places through vibrational lines.

You are invited to engage in this ceremony with this Sun Staff pictured. We request that you send a picture, dates, location in order to add
your ceremony to those listed below. To requests for this sun staff email
lee@sacredway.net

Labyrinth, Phoenix Park, 2006
Eau Claire, WI

Hoffman Hills, Dunn county, WI
Sacred Dakota and Chippewa Indian grounds

Stonehenge, England, Summer Solstice
South End on Sea, England
Taino Indian Ceremonial Grounds, Puerto Rico
Sapmi, Lapland, Sweden
Waupaca, WI
First Midwest Shamanic Gathering, Cadott, WI, 2008
Black Hills, South Dakota
Labyrinth, Eau Claire, WI
Water Prayer Garden, Eau Claire, WI
Cadott, WI

University WI, Eau Claire, Nursing, Healing Touch
Beaver Creek Reserve, Fall Creek, WI - 1., 2008
         Midwest Shamanic Gathering
Princeton, MN
Beaver Creek Reserve, Fall Creek, WI - 2., 2009
   Midwest Shamanic Gathering
Wautoma, WI Jackie Red Woman
Shoreview, MN
North Carolina, Blue Ridge Mountains, Chimney Rock. 2010
    The site of which the movie "The Last of the Mochicans" was filmed.

RECORD OF APACHITA AND INKA SUN STAFF CEREMONIES
Sun Staff