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Reflections from Guardians of Sacred gathering of Wisdom Keepers + Chaco Canyon…
I’m coming back from a gathering with my heart full and realigned. I knew I had to attend this gathering where one of my main teachers, Fredy Puma Quispe Singona, would be present, as well as Magaly and Wilfredo from the Andean mountains. Puma has not been in the USA for over 10 years, and it was Magaly’s first time here. They have both been there for me during the most pivotal moments and invited me into a lineage that has changed and shifted my life in ways beyond my wildes
Crystal Pena
6 days ago3 min read


Embracing Change: Despacho Messages for the Fall Equinox
09282025 While preparing a Fall Equinox Despacho offering in Ceremony, some unexpected messages came through about the season to come and what to expect. We want to share these messages with you now as an invitation, as guidance on how to support yourself and others during this time. Through the Condor Vision, we will begin offering support for these times of great change and for people ready to step into higher purpose—supported and liberated by the energy of the Earth Moth
Crystal Pena
Oct 302 min read


Breaking the Spell of Assimilation in Academia
Academic trauma is real. I am healing. There is a legacy of brutality and forced assimilation that still permeates American educational systems. Even under the best of circumstances, the effects of ancestral trauma plays out through familial patterns and cycles. Systems of power and control have infiltrated. Even when cycles are broken, their impact often lingers in the subconscious, lives in the DNA and requires healing. Shifting the educational system will require strong cr
Crystal Pena
Apr 184 min read


Academic Rite of Passage: Weaving Indigenous Epistemology into Academia
As I wrote this, I am in ceremonial preparation, a sacred threshold that will mark a recommitment to my academic path: sacred purpose as a scholar and practitioner of ancestral arts. I am stepping into my spiritual sovereignty within an academic structure. This writing holds practical reflection and poetic truths to mark this passage. I offer a ceremony in words, a sacred pause between what has been and what is emerging. This is a moment to mark time, to close old cycles, and
Crystal Pena
Aug 4, 20247 min read


Community Building: Insights from Integral Yoga
These are times of great turmoil and uprising. Some might argue that humanity is at a crossroads. We are faced with choices that could...
Crystal Pena
Aug 4, 202411 min read
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