Episode 40: Pachamama – A Moving Experience in Peru

Who or what is Pachamama? How did encountering her change my life? And what can you take away from my encounter with her?

In this episode, Lauren and I talk about our experience with Pachamama in Peru. This is really the story about Mother Nature, the power of feminine and energy, and believing that power. Our experience with Pachamama was both spiritual and life changing.

Our Pachamama Story

In 2014, I was asked to do an educational event for photographers in Peru so I called Lauren and asked her to come with me, and of course, she said yes. While in Peru, Reuben, an Incan, was our guide.

When we asked Reuben how the Machu Picchu ruins got there, he answered, “Aliens.” Lauren and I were skeptical. As I felt the rocks, there was no energy — they were just cold.

Then we went to Moray, which is also an Inca site where ancient Peruvians would plant crops to climatize them to the height of the peaks. At Moray, there is also a temple and the stones were warm here.

Reuben asked if we wanted to go into this sacred hole and that he would call Pachamama for us. Pachamama is Mother Nature. Peruvians don’t worship her, but they do pray to her. She’s a spirit and controls the weather and harvest, and is represented by a rainbow.

Lauren and I go to the hole, lay down, and Reuben calls Pachamama. We can feel the wind swirling and it sounds like a freight train. The birds stop chirping. Then the wind is gone and the birds start singing again.

We are crying. Reuben wonders why because he said he would call Pachamama and she came so what’s the big deal? The next day, the three of us go to Machu Picchu and a rainbow appears, something Reuben has never seen in almost 18 years as a tour guide. Now, Lauren and I see rainbows everywhere.

Why our encounter with Pachamama was life changing

For me, my experience with Pachamama changed my perspective. We are connected to the universe. There is a force out there. We can’t downplay that there is something else out there.

My experience in Peru also opened my eyes to how other people live, that there is so much variety.

When we see how big our world is, our problems become small. Let’s enjoy life! And I love that travel gives you a perspective you can’t get sitting at home.

“Sometimes we just need a perspective of a bigger picture.” – Jen

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Lauren Trantham’s superpower is fierce tenderheartedness. Just imagine an elite ninja crossed with a hopeful romantic and you can understand her personality! She believes in black coffee, dark beer, shooting straight liquor, and that true strength lies in vulnerability. When she is not riding her motorcycle or traveling the world she is helping entrepreneurs find their authentic message so they can grow their business by getting real.

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