Spiritual Reading & Healing Session
with the Mamos
Mamo Rodrigo
Wiwa, Colombia
Mamo Sewigu Kakamukwa (Mamo Rodrigo) comes from a lineage of Mamos that goes beyond his great-great-grandfather, his family comes from the Kakamukwa lineage and there has been Mamos in his family in every single generation.
Mamo Sewigu (Mamo Rodrigo) was an educator and leader of his community before receiving his Segwa at the head of the Jerez River when being ordained as a Mamo.
Mamo Sewigu is not only a Mamo, but he was a Maestro first.
For the Tayrona, a Maestro is a weaver, a storyteller, a musician, a teacher, and is also in charge of making Sacred Objects for the community.
A Maestro is the weaver who makes the walls of the Temple and the hats the Wiwa people wear, a Maestro also makes the Carrumbo (Sacred Object: a spindle) that the young females use to spin the cotton.
Mamo Sewigu/Rodrigo was the teacher who opened the first bilingual School in 2007 inside the Reservation to teach basic Spanish and Math, as well as their Traditional Knowledge, to prevent the youngsters to leave the Reservation while preserving their Cultural Identity. He has also worked for the Colombian Public Health Department during Public Health campaigns as a nurse. His knowledge of the Tayrona languages as well as his knowledge of the Wiwa and Kogi territory in the state of Guajira enables him to act in the capacity of an intercultural bridge.
About Digital Session
“This message is to give you information about our consultations or healings or we also call it, Zhakusi Bionguasi (to heal through words and confession). Nawakamdzhi, which means distance. Doing it through video or photos is the same as doing it in person, just like being present here, but if there are no images, we can’t do anything, just with names, without images. So the consultation is done on video call. If a person has problems, spiritual or physical difficulties, we ask them to do meditations. The work isn’t only done by us from here, we also give people homework. They will do exercises or practices in their own homes.
We invite you to connect with the Sierra Nevada, with the Teyuna, to heal spiritual ailments. That is our invitation to you, during the consultations, there are recommendations and there are explanations and there are materials you could have in your homes, wherever you are. When this is done remotely, for us there is no distance. Here planet Earth, or Abu Kangūma, is very small. That is our invitation for the little brothers and sisters.”
- Mamo Rodrigo
What is a Mamo?
“The mamos are not the sages, we aren’t the ones who know. We are messengers of nature. We are a bridge between nature and humanity.
The spirits of nature understand us. They understand us through Ruama (thoughts), through Quina (bracelets of protection), through Abu Tana (dreams), through agua rinche, through Jatukua (divination with a crystal in the water), through Kunchawa (the eyes).
The spirits talk to us and we understand nature. Like the birds warn us, if they say something good it’s fine, if they say something bad, it means we need to make a pagamento. OK, we pay (spiritually). We mamos are great messengers that understand of spirituality. We are authorities, so the nature authorities listen to us. Of course, for them to do as we say, we need to know how to ask for it, do the meditations or make music, talk and do practices so they understand us, because if we don't know how they wont hear us.”
- Mamo Rodrigo
Additional Info
A translator will be present on the Zoom call to translate the conversation from Spanish to English and fulfill the role of a session moderator.
The session will last about 1 to 1.5 hours.
Once you register for a reading, you will receive a link to book in your confirmation email.
*Contributions for special ceremonies required will be arranged case by case depending on the materials required.
**Scholarships are available for low income individuals. Please email nikka@aniwa.co for application.
Rescheduling & No-Show Policy
Participants have a 15-minute grace period to join the Zoom meeting. If they are unable to join or miss the session, they can reschedule for a fee of $60. In cases where rescheduling is required within a 24-hour timeframe, a $60 rebooking fee will apply.
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