Monday 27 February 2012

Mother World - Madre del mundo.

As I start to prepare for my next South American adventure, this is the question that's grabbing me.

Leaving behind a country in dire crisis ( Spain), how can we, living in First World nations, help each other be part of a transition to a gentler, more responsible way of living by replacing attachment to things with deeper relationships to people, nature, and self?

An example of this is lived out by the indigenous people of Peru and Bolivia. Many have no other choice. They live as their grandparents lived.

I travel to learn as I learn to travel.

What part can storytelling and music play in this transition, here in the West? What part does it play in the Andes?

In Peru and Bolivia I'm going to be looking for storytellers, musicians, shamans , people in tune with Pachamama. I'll be meeting friends whose lack of financial resources does not interfere with their faith that, in alignment with Pachamama, all will be well, and all that is needed will be provided.

This inspires me and many, many others to share in ways we never imagined possible.

Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes. Pachamama is usually translated as Mother Earth, but a more literal translation would be "Mother world."





Cuando empiezo a prepararme para mi próxima aventura de América del Sur, esta es la pregunta que me está agarrando.

Dejando atrás un país en crisis extrema (España), ¿cómo podemos, que viven en naciones del primer mundo, ayudarnos unos a otros, ser parte de una transición a una vida más suave, de manera más responsable de los mediante, la sustitución de apego a las cosas para relaciones más profundas con la gente, la naturaleza , y de nosotros mismos?

Un ejemplo de esto es vivido por los pueblos indígenas de Perú y Bolivia

¿Qué papel juega la narración de cuentos y la música en esta transición?

Voy a buscar narradores, músicos, y las personas en armonía con la Pachamama.

Voy a conocer a mis maravillosos amigos peruanos y bolivianos, cuyas faltas de fondos no dañar la riqueza de su fe

Pachamama es una diosa venerada por los pueblos indígenas de los Andes. Pachamama se traduce generalmente como la Madre Tierra, pero una traducción más literal sería "Madre del mundo"

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