RAISING CONSCIOUSNESS ACADEMY

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The academy was created to teach forward, not only what I have come to know, but also what other master teachers have learned.  It is a way of honoring those who have come before us, by keeping their knowledge and teachings alive. So that those who come after us are empowered.   Power is gained by sharing and knowledge should be shared.

I also believe that we are life long students and the earth and all of her creatures are our school.

The academy is a community of teachers and students who share a passion.  Remember,the only difference between a master and a student is that the master has failed more times than the student has ever tried. Keep on keeping on. That is how you become a master.

As the Inca Shaman attains greater levels of knowledge and expertise, various initiation rites are performed to mark these levels. 

The first level is that of the Ayni Karpay, which is similar to that of an apprentice shaman. In this phase, the shaman-to-be comes into a proper relationship with the natural world. Up until this point, his experiences have been created, or informed by past or present life traumatic events. He reacts automatically to each new circumstance because the imprints of these past events have remained in his Luminous Energy Field and his chakras, waiting to be triggered. Thus, he has no choice. The rite of the ayni karpay installs archetypes into each chakra which start to inform the life experiences from a more neutral, objective position, so that the shaman can act from this new position, not react because of past programming. Thus begins the path of service to the Earth Mother, her kingdoms, and all of creation.

The second level of attainment is the Pampamesayok, which represents stewardship or guardianship of the Earth. This shaman is a mesa carrier. The mesa is the medicine bag of the shaman, filled with the collection of sacred objects used in the practice of shamanic healing. This level corresponds to that of “pipe carrier” in the Native American teachings.

The third level is that of the Altomesayok, keeper of the medicine teachings, and one who is responsible to the sacred mountains, or apus.

Kurak Akuyek, or “elder” follows as the fourth level, in addition to several more levels which may take years of wisdom and power to attain.

Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it .

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” ― Ronald E. Osborn 

I have such a passion for the ways of the ancients and my love for our divine Pachamama (mother earth), her animals and minerals has led me to want to share this forward to other beautiful souls who may feel drawn.  Through my own studies on shamanism and the guidance  through various visions and downloads to offer a course based on shamanism. This course was birthed and I am excited to share it!

This course is specifically designed to give you a better understanding of shamanism, the Andean medicine wheel and the sacredness of the lineages we work with, the power they hold and responsibility we have as guardians of this world.

In this course as your shaman and guide, I will happily with compassion walk you through this journey.  

THIS IS A TWO PART COURSE

Level 1: The Andean Medicine Wheel - Which includes the four winds, or directions (Serpent - Jaguar - Humming bird & Condor). We discover the gifts the directions bring as we work our way through them. How to harness these archetypes to work  with the physical, emotional and energy body using the Medicine Wheel.  The Power of sitting in circle., the symbolism, power of  the circle, connectivity of everything and Shekinah. Various shamanic techniques used to "journey" e.g drumming, visualisation, singing, use of rattle. - This  course runs over 5 consecutive days.  And is offered annually. Limited space per course.

Dates:

Johannesburg, South Africa - 21st March to 25th March 2024 

Level 2: The Andean Medicine Wheel - Once you are initiated in the Medicine Wheel & directions (Serpent,Jaguar, Humming Bird & Condor)(level 1) I  will teach you the ancient art of soul retrieval from the lower world. Soul retrieval relates to a shamanic technique used to journey, to retrieve soul fragmentation. Soul fragmentation is often caused due to traumatic events. In order to do this, I need to be assured of your capabilities (as taught in level 1) and foremost, your integrity.  Hence Level 2 is only offered to those I feel are in alignment with their own soul. As we "journey" through the medicine wheel, you will journey to various realms, the lower world - Huascar, the middle world- Questzalcoatl & the Upper World Pachakuti.  - This course runs over 3 consecutive days. bi-annually.

Dates:

Johannesburg, South Africa - 

You will receive different shamanic initiations throughout the course as well as shamanic tools / techniques to assist you. 

"New Tribes, ancient knowledge"- Shaman Shannan

Join us on this 3 day weekend,  a 3 step Program that can certify you to share the Womb Chakra Healing Forward.

All of us in this physical form, male and female originated in the womb, and this course initiates both male and female in this healing art. The womb holds immense spiritual energy, and when we can learn how to transmute the energy that could be stuck in the Womb Chakra, that healing power flows with more ease and intensity.

Our lineage is connected womb to womb by a thread of life passing from lifetime to lifetime, some limiting life patterns could be carried through this thread unconsciously, our every experience with our mother's womb and our own or that of the women and men around us, is stored in the womb chakra.

Our lifetime of emotional wounds, miscarriages; abortions; still birthing; grief and loss; sexual trauma's or fears, sexual orientation fears, our secrets, the shame, the hidden lives; poor body image; self-rejection, addictions, etc.... all this can block our ability to "give birth" and "create" the things we want to have in life.

Anyone can receive this initiation, it is a simple and effective course that covers a well written journey using psychology & metaphysics combined with ancient wisdom from another time and another place.

This course is made up of 3 full days in-person training at a sensational retreat venue an hour from Johannesburg, it is filled with creative tools, powerful processes and receiving a spiritual initiation.
The content connects you with your own womb story, cleansing of the static, strengthening of the core and opening of the Womb Energy, the flow from Gaia. Once you have experienced this aligning, you will learn how to offer the healing sessions from your inner directed essence at the center of your womb chakra.

When this course calls you from within, meditate on the opportunity.
It is our intention to receive you from your inner guided space.

We have 1 class in 2021, 3 days, with a limited intake per class. There is an assignment post training that can ensure you have practical experience and be able to share this healing with those around you freely and confidently.

Check your diary for the date:
5th to 7th November 2021  See events page 

Email  for further information and bookings shannan.knox@gmail.com

The 9 Rites of the Munay-Ki

The 9 Rites of the Munay-Ki are based on the traditional initiation practices of the Q'ero shamans of Peru, who are the descendants of the Inca. Munay-ki. The Munay-Ki are a series of nine Empowerment rites based on the initiatory practices of the Q'ero shamans of Peru, as taught by anthropologist Alberto Villoldo. "Munay" in Quechua means "love and will", together with "ki", from the Chinese word for energy, combine to give the meaning: energy of love.

The Rites are common to all shamanic traditions, even though they are expressed in different forms and styles in various cultures.

Traditionally, it would have taken many years of study before receiving these Rites. The Elders, however, believe that we are at now at a critical juncture in human history and that these Rites need to be transmitted to as many people as possible, without the need for lengthy transitions in between the Rites.

The 9 Rites of the Munay-Ki are energetic transmissions or connections that aim to assist you to shift into a new way of being. They can be viewed as seeds that change the vibration of your energy field and assist you in coming into alignment with your soul’s purpose. The Rites can take months or even years to ‘germinate’ and integrate, and work with and assist you in your spiritual development.

Rites

As you work with the germination of these rites you’ll be touched and blessed by angels. You simply need to open yourself to the wisdom of the Earthkeepers, and all will be bestowed upon you.

  THE 13TH RITE OF THE WOMB- TOTAL REBIRTH
 

HEALING NEGATIVE IMPRINTS AND BIRTHING INTO LOVE.   HEALING THE FEMALE LINAGE.  

We gain many subtle and not so subtle energetic imprints during our 9 months in the womb.
These imprints hinder our wealth and well-being, and our spiritual journey.
This class will focus on searching for and destroying negative energies from the pelvic region, and then throughout the energy system of the body. For those who have been unloved in the while in the womb, the energetic and emotional impact can be challenging. The underlying message one receives is that of not being wanted. This class will address these embedded imprints on the psyche, to help the inner child to know that he or he is loved and worthy of love. Part of the class is also receiving the Rite of The Munay Ki healing system.

There is a lineage of women who freed themselves from suffering. This lineage of women wants us to remember:
The womb is not a place to store fear and pain; the womb is to create and give birth to life.

The feminine spirit of the jungle reminds us of this simple and vital truth:
The womb is not a place to store fear and pain; the womb is to create and give birth to life.
This lineage of women through the jungle medicine has given us the 13th rite of the Munay-Ki: The Rite of the Womb.

Once you receive this Rite, you share it with as many women as possible

This workshop will also focus on fears around those that are reluctant to incarnate and to help strengthens one’s sense of purpose.

THEME
Clearing Pelvis and realigns the energy system in the pelvis/Groin/Womb
Clearing Second Chakra
Clearing subconscious patterns in the first and second chakra
Releasing wounds held in the pelvis area and imprints from the 9 months in the womb
Restoring health and purity within the body and different parts of the energy system
Releasing parental imprints – The mother influence
Clearing ancestral patterns working with the blood line
Healing the Female Blood line 

Dates:  See events page 

NUSTA KARPAY are Quechua words meaning “Seven Goddess Initiations” These special, beautiful and authentic initiations are currently spreading around the world.

These rites are available to everyone, male and female regardless of their spiritual orientation.  They are also NOT only for those that have apprenticed in the Andean or any other ancient spiritual traditions.  NUSTAS are the Goddesses and Sacred Archetypal feminine energies of nature.  They are the original princesses of the Andean Cosmology, and are sourced from the great mountains and sacred lakes of Peru.  They are also connected to other waters and mountains on our planet.  The word “Karpay” in Qechua means a rite or ceremony of initiation.

These rites were gifted to us from the Andean Q’ero medicine men and women of Peru via Don Mariano Quispe in 2010.

By receiving these rites one will heal and awaken your innate inner master. Revitalize your heart connection with all that is, accelerate and support your spiritual growth.

THE RITES

Mama Occllo~ Connection to Lake Titicaca~Element of Earth
This rite opens your Root Chakra ~ then spiral up as you receive the seeds of Kanchay, illumination or light into each chakra.  This rite prepares you to receive the initiations for the other rites, as it opens your chakras and connects each one with a luminous spiral of light from your root to your crown.

Dona Mujia~ Connection with the Element of Water
You will receive this rite in your Second Chakra~ it is associated with the color Yellow for transformation - This rite connects you to the Mermaids and all the water beings that live in the waters of Mother Earth.  Purpose of this rite is to dissolve the negative aspects of the ego, and opening you to the concept of selfless union with others.  It assists you in releasing your connections to your “roles” while inviting you to transform the roles into positive interactions.

Mama Simona~ Connection to the Oldest Feminine Mountain in Peru, Puerta de Hayu Marka Doorway of the Amaru Meru (Aramu Muru)
You connect with the ancient feminine lineage, the ancestors, connecting with your roots, coming home to find yourself.  This rite opens you to connect with not only Mother Earth, but that deeper connection with yourself and how you connect with the land where you call home. With this rite, you receive a sacred stone linked with the lineage of the Nusta, a hummingbird stone connects with Don Mariano which comes from our local sacred mountain: Mt Tahoma (Rainier).  Don Mariano did ceremony on Mt. Tahoma to connect it with Mt Shasta and with the sacred mountains of the Andes in Peru.

Dona Theresa - associated with the heart shaped mountain near Ausungate in Peru.
This rite opens your heart to all that is.  It clears the energy around your heart so that you may experience your emotions purely without judgment, and so that you may see life with clarity through the eyes of your heart.
Maria Sakapana~ Goddess of the Wind.
Maria Sakapana is associated with the two physical locations: Bolivia/Peru altiplano, near Lake Titicaca and a location between Q’eros Nation and apu Asusungate.  These are the places where the paqos and others go to open up and clear their fifth chakra to speak their truth.  This rite invites you to combust all that holds you back from speaking your truth, from stepping into your True Self.

Huana Waman Tiklla~ Connection to the Falcon Temple/the Temple of Clear Vision.
This is the journey you take to gain clarity and to do our deep visionary work.  With this rite you are connected to the spirits of the Falcon, Hawk, Eagle, Owl and Condor to assist you in understanding life with clarity and with a higher perspective.  All of these are considered feminine characteristics.  This is the opening of your third eye, inner vision the way to connect with the spirit realm.

Tomasa Waman Tiklla~ Sister of Huana Waman Tiklla.
She is the most remote, most solitude goddess of freedom. This is the rite of transformation, opens your crown chakra connecting you to your True Self.  This rite is the integration of all the Nustas and their blessings.

The Flowering Rite
With this rite your luminous body root, heart and crown are connected with threads of light which are then transmitted up to the Pleiades, connecting you to your feminine constellation.

The Tianchias Rite~ Creator Rite of the Munay-Ki
“Awakens the creator-light within and brings forth a sense of stewardship for all creation, from the smallest grain of sand to the largest cluster of galaxies in the universe.”

Dates:  See events page