Inca Glossary

A glossary of terminology of the shamanic and ceremonial traditions of the Inca medicine lineage as practiced in the United States.

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“True wisdom is preserved in the old traditions of humanity; we must rediscover them, again and again, in a kind of rebirth that can revitalize our world and offer new perspectives.”

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• A 349
• B 35
• C 206
• Ch, Ch' & Chh 177
• D 42
• E 36
• F & G 46
• H 195
• I 110
• J 22
• K 144
• K' & Kh 29
• L 58
• Ll 58
• M 253
• N & Ñ 75
• O 30
• P 214
• P', Ph 29
• Q 87
• Q', Qh 52
• R 104
• S 238
• T 165
• T' & Th 14
• U 80
• V 26
• W 117
• Y 117
• Z 5

Appendices

• Appendix A Pronunciation Guide
• Appendix B The Islands of the Sun and the Moon
• Appendix C The Quipu
• Appendix C₂ The Quipu (continued)
• Appendix D Hanan and Hurin Cusco
• Appendix E Icaros and Vegetalismo
• Appendix F Ceke Types
• Appendix G Mama Coca's Early Dance With Western Civilization
• Appendix H Timeline of the Inca Empire and Its Cultural Progenitors
• Appendix I The Dimensions of Shamanic Perception
• Appendix J The Andean Despacho
• Appendix K The Curandero Ceremony of Healing
• Appendix L Pre-Conquest Surgical Tools
• Appendix M The Chroniclers of the Conquest of Peru
• Appendix N Pre-Inca Cultures of Peru and the Andes
• Appendix O A Shaman's Legacy (Lessons from Don Manuel Quispe)

Essays

• Witchcraft
• Therianthropy

Recipes

• Chicha Fermented corn beer used in ceremony and ritual offering.
• Chicha morada Sweet, non-fermented purple-corn drink — a Peruvian household staple.
• Mazamorra morada Thick purple-corn pudding, served as a ritual offering.
• Sanco Ceremonial maize dough used in the Situa rites.
• Ulluquitos Andean savoury dish built around the ulluco tuber.

Reference

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• Image sources
• PDFs

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3,113 entries · 570 images. Original by Patt O'Neill (2007–2014). See about this edition.