Unleash Your Healing Powers With the Munay-Ki Healers Rite
There is a series of sacred initiations that have been passed down for over 100,000 years — rites of power, healing, and transformation carried from the Himalayas to the high mountains of Peru, now being shared with all of humanity. I am talking about the Munay-Ki rites, and the first of these — the Healers Rite — is one of the most profound gifts I have ever received and had the honour of passing on.
In this cacao ceremony, I guide you through the full initiation of the Munay-Ki Healers Rite. We cleanse our energy fields, call in the seven sacred directions, and seed the Healer’s Right into three powerful chakras: the sacral, the heart, and the third eye. This is not something you need to prepare for or perfect. You simply need to show up, open your heart, and be willing to receive.
Whether you join with a cup of ceremonial cacao or simply with an open intention, this ceremony works at any time of year. Whenever you feel called to activate your inner healer, this is here for you.
What Are the Munay-Ki Rites?
The Munay-Ki are a series of nine rites — plus a tenth, the 13th Rite of the Womb — believed to be over 100,000 years old. They were originally received by the Laika tribe of the Himalayas and carried with them as they journeyed across the world to Peru, where they became the sacred inheritance of the Q'ero shamans.
In the mid-1990s, the Q'ero received a message: it was time to share these rites with all of humanity. The Earth is calling us to evolve, and these initiations help facilitate that transformation — all the way down to the DNA level.
The nine rites progress as follows:
The Healers Rite — seeds healing potential in the hands, heart, and sacrum
The Bands of Power — gifts a protective shield that transforms heavy or toxic energy
The Seer Rite — awakens and activates the third eye chakra
The Harmony Rite — reminds us that we are equal to all of Nature
The Daykeeper Rite — connects us with our ancestors and the passage of time
The Wisdomkeeper Rite — opens access to the accumulated wisdom of all time
The Earthkeeper Rite — calls us to be gardeners, not takers, of this planet
The Starkeeper Rite — shifts our DNA so we can evolve into Homo luminous
The Creator's Rite — once reserved for shamans alone, now shared widely
The 13th Rite (Womb Rite) — specifically for women, to free the womb space from stored pain and unlock personal power
These rites are not passive. They seed energy into your body and being, and what grows from that seeding depends on how you tend it — through time in nature, meditation, and continued ceremony.
Calling in the Seven Sacred Directions
Before we receive the Healer’s Rite, we prepare our space by calling in the seven sacred directions using the Mayan medicine wheel. I begin in the East, where the sun rises, though the Mayans traditionally begin in the South. What matters is that we say hello to every direction and invite only the highest, most loving energies into our space.
Each direction carries its own medicine and its own archetypal spirit:
East — the Dawn, the Rising Sun, Fire and New Beginnings, Condor and Eagle
South — Water, the Flow of Life, the warmth of the noon sun, and the spirit of Snake, who teaches us to shed what no longer serves
West — Dusk, the Earth, Fertility, and Mama Jaguar, who guards our medicine space and teaches us to integrate our shadow
North — The Night, the bright Moon, Air and Clarity of Thought, our Ancestors, and the spirit of Hummingbird, who teaches us to trust the path and accept only the sweetest nectar
Earth below — Mama Earth herself, all the plant people, stone people, animals, and beings seen and unseen
Sky above — Father Sky, Grandmother Moon, Grandfather Sun, and the Star Nations
Great Spirit — the unnameable one with a thousand names who holds space for us all
Calling in the directions is like tuning a radio to the right frequency. We are inviting into our space only what truly serves — only the love, only the light.
Opening Your Personal Medicine Space: The Wiracocha
Before we begin the initiation itself, I guide you to open your personal medicine space using a chakra most people do not know exists — the eighth chakra, the Wiracocha. This sits a few inches above the crown of the head and is a ball of luminous energy that holds the blueprint of who you were born to be.
When you expand the Wiracocha outwards and wrap it around your entire body — like blowing up a balloon of golden light, or fanning out the feathers of a peacock — you create your own sacred container. This space protects you, aligns you with your soul's highest potential, and allows you to be the best possible version of yourself during ceremony.
You tuck the edges of this light field beneath your feet so you are completely enveloped. In this way, even though we are sharing ceremony in a wider space, each person is also held in their own intimate, protected sphere.
Receiving the Healer’s Rite: Three Seeds in Three Chakras
The Healers Rite is seeded into three specific energy centres: the sacral chakra, the heart chakra, and the third eye chakra. For each chakra, the process is the same — and it is beautiful in its simplicity.
We cup our hands and imagine a golden seed resting in our palms. This seed represents the Munay-Ki Healers Rite. We then call in the Laika tribe — the ancestors who first received these rites from Spirit — and feel one of them come forward, holding our hands and blowing three times to activate the seed. We follow by blowing three times ourselves.
Each chakra is paired with an archetypal guardian:
Sacral chakra — Mama Jaguar, who helps us manifest our dreams into reality and activate our creative power
Heart chakra — Eagle and Condor, who help us to see from a higher perspective and to love with our whole hearts
Third eye chakra — Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent who moves between the upper, middle, and lower realms, removing the veil of illusion and awakening our shamanic wisdom
Once each seed is activated, we place it into the chakra with our hands — feeling it take root, warming us from within, and beginning the slow unfurling of the healer that already lives inside us.
The Healers Circle Meditation: Connecting with the Healers of All Time
Once the three seeds have been planted, we move into a deeply restful gong bath and guided meditation to help them take root and grow. In this meditation, you see yourself surrounded by a circle of loving, healing beings — the healers of all time, from every tradition and every era — smiling and welcoming you in.
They join hands and invite you to join their circle. As you do, a ripple of healing energy moves through the entire circle. You are no longer alone in your healing work. You are part of an unbroken lineage.
In this space, you are invited to bring to the circle whatever most needs healing — whether that is something in your body, your heart, your mind, or your life. You ask your healers to help you receive the lesson held within the suffering, and then to help you release it. You are ready to walk in beauty.
You then place your hands on your body — on your heart, or wherever needs your attention — and allow the healing energy of the universe to channel through you. Sometimes this feels like warmth. Sometimes it feels like a cool vibration, which often indicates the release of old fear. If tears come, let them flow. It is release and rebalancing, nothing more.
How to Prepare for Your Munay-Ki Ceremony
Prepare a cup of ceremonial cacao if you have some — she will help remove blockages to love and deepen your experience
Find a quiet space where you will not be disturbed for at least an hour
Sit upright with your spine as straight as comfortably possible for the initiation portion
Have a blanket or cushion nearby so you can lie down comfortably for the gong bath and meditation
You are welcome to use palo santo, sage, or your hands to cleanse your energy field before you begin
There is no need to have received any prior shamanic training — these rites are gifted to all of humanity
After the ceremony, spend time in nature if you can — this is how the seeds grow
Continue Your Shamanic Journey
If the Munay-Ki rites have stirred something in you, I warmly invite you to explore further:
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