READING OF THE SACRED LEAF COCA

The reading of coca leaves is performed mainly on important dates in Andean worldview, such as August (start of crops) and between 21 and 24 June (Solstice and Inti Raymi). Although not an exclusive practice of that time, the leaves can be consulted throughout the year.

The reading of coca leaves is the most recognized and respected in South America divination method: he considered Inca origin, is actually a practice that is lost in the mists of time, being considered as widespread in all pre cultures -incas, which, like the Incas attributed not only a divine origin but also as a seat of a mother spirit, the soul of the plant, which never dies.

There is a pre-reading ritual: they are few readers who prefer coca consultant bring your own sheets to the query. The leaves are then preselected, discarding the oldest or dried: this process is also a kind of mental purification, both for the officiating as consultant.

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