A Technology For Well-Being
Despachos are a sacred shamanic offering to connect and give thanks to spirit and mother earth, Pachamama. It is an Andean technology used to for healing and growing our consciousness.
Despachos are used to bless rites of passage, ask for support on a project or creation. They help bring about healing and well-being and to give thanks to the stars, the ancestors and benevolent spirits.
Creating a despacho is deeply collective event, a co-creation of human and spirit whose impact can be magnified through contribution from multiple people.
Elements Of A Despacho
There are many different despacho ‘recipes’, depending on the intent. Typically they include things like nuts and grains, seeds, sweets and flowers, where each element and layer has a very specific use, purpose, intent and prayer. For example, one element that always makes me laugh is ancestors are represented by prunes. 🙂
Despacho rituals are 2 – 3 hours and costs $275 for 1 person,
$75 for each additional person.
FAQs / What You Should Know
Q. What if I’ve never made a despacho before?
No worries at all, I will be guiding the process entirely – explaining how and why we are doing everything, to ensure the process is both experientially profound and impactful, but also educational.
Q. What happens with the despacho when it’s completed?
Depending on the type of despacho and its intent, they are typically either buried or given to the fire. As with all elements in a true ritual, we will allow ourselves to be guided by spirit and the despacho itself.
Q. Are despacho sessions for individuals only or can they be done with a group?
Both. Despachos can be a very powerful ritual done by yourself or with a small group of people who are all actively contributing to the creation. While there really is no limit to the number of people who can contribute in the creation of a despacho, the greater the number, the less each participant will be actively involved.