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This “Mesa Andina”, also known as “mesa quepe” or “mastana”, is used by shamans and shamanesses for traditional rituals such as “cacao ceremonies” or “despachos”. It is indispensable for this, as all ritual objects are placed on it. Each SONQO shawl is unique – let your shawl find you!
In the Despacho ceremony, (sacrificial) offerings are laid out like a mandala for Pachamama (Mother Earth), Apus (the spirits of the mountains) and other sources of power. Each offering symbolizes an area of life. Through the offering, one lets go of resistance in all these areas and allows oneself to celebrate life holistically. This all-encompassing acceptance and gratitude leads to compassion for the well-being of humanity, nature and the universe.
This cloth with geometric patterns (approx. 61×63 cm, 500 g) was woven by women near the town of Ocongate, Cusco Peru. By purchasing a mastana, you are directly supporting the weavers and the continuation of their traditional way of life.
Pachamama (Mother Earth) is the central, all-encompassing motif in Quechua culture. The cosmology of the Andean communities is a very nature-observant and earth-centered way of life. Pachamama is believed to be an extremely intelligent, self-aware being who is both infinitely wise and infinitely merciful. The seam in the center of the mastana, where the pattern is reflected, is intentionally sewn together in a very conspicuous way. Depicted as a spine, the center line is also an expression of earthly duality; the male and female principle.
Fair prices for the weavers
The Mastana is hand-woven by women in the Cusco region of Peru. With your purchase, you directly support the weavers and the continuation of their traditional way of life. SONQO works without middlemen and the weavers receive a price they can live on. SONQO founder Ángel Herrera, who knows all these weavers personally, is responsible for the contacts. Material: Natural alpaca wool mixed with sheep’s wool
Culture: Andean culture of the Queros
Packaging: No further packaging
Recommendation: Wash by hand with soap and cold water and dry in the warmth of the sun and fresh air.
Produced near the city of Ocongate, Cusco, Peru
Today, the Q’ero people number around 3000 to 4000, spread over 14 villages. The Q’eros are known as keepers of ancient knowledge and are among the most respected mystics in the southern and central Andes. The practitioners (or masters) of this tradition call themselves paqo – they are priests, healers, shamans, and mystics at the same time. However, the Q’ero are also simple farmers and one of the few peoples in South America who have preserved the knowledge of the spiritual tradition of the Incas in a very pure form. The remote villages of the Q’eros are located at altitudes of up to 5000m in the snow-covered Vilcanota mountain range, the highest in southeastern Peru.
SONQO strives for a circular economy and win-win-win at all levels. Everyone involved, as well as the environment, should benefit from our joint efforts. It therefore goes without saying that price-suppressing mechanisms such as middlemen are excluded. The weavers receive a wage on which they can live well, and they receive it in cash.
The wool for the Mesa Quepe comes from alpacas and sheep in the Ocongate region of Cusco, Peru. It is processed, dyed and woven by hand by women from the Queros community in accordance with ancient craft traditions.
The SONQO Cacao Course comprises three modules. In the third module you will learn to lead shamanic rituals. See SONQO.EVENTS and find out about the next course there.
SONQO is committed to a holistic way of life and dispenses with certificates and labels because they only ever take partial aspects of a holistic ecology into account. SONQO thus emphasizes the radically holistic approach.
