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Chumpis - healing tools

Chumpis are made of Alabaster. These Chumpis are hand carved by the Shamans at Iraqchi. This alabaster is a soft form of calcite, which is easily worked using a knife.

Iraqchi is an old Incan village that is being rebuilt. The peoples hand carve ceramics and other items. Legend has it that the Lemurians lived in Iraqchi, but did not obey the Andean god Wiracocha, so he killed the Lemurians with a ring of fire (a volcano).

Chumpis are used to work with the chakras: opening, healing, extracting sickness, connecting with Spirit, and closing. They may be used on either the palms or at the specific chakra location.

For example, to open a chakra, touch the palm with the point and draw 3 counter-clockwise circles; to close, touch the palm and draw 3 clockwise circles. Energetically, these are very powerful and people can really feel the movement of energy.

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 The Chumpis in the photo above are multi-purpose and can be used on any of the chakras.

The ornate set of Chumpis, to the left, comes in a set of 7 - one for each chakra. Look at the number of points to determine with which chakra it corresponds.

The engravings each have meanings.

  • Root chakra - 1 point
    coca leaf carving symbolizes the connection with the future or past. The Condor symbolizes the god of peace, the infinite.

  • Sacral chakra - 2 point
    the sun is masculine energy. The Andean Cross indicates a return of the Incan way and culture and 4 elements. The hummingbird (picaflor) represents the union with Spirit.

  • Solar plexus chakra - 3 point
    soft moon energy. The Yaqui is the balance of male/female energy. The serpent is mental life. There may the flower of the woman and/or a coca leaf carving

  • Heart chakra - 4 point
    the llama represents abundance and scrifice. The coca leaves of duality. The squiggly lines indicate energy. And the flower represents women and soft feminine energy.

  • Throat chakra - 5 point
    The moon is soft energy, the llama represents abundance and scrifice. The solar constellation represents transmutation, change.

  • 3rd Eye chakra - 6 point
    Maize represents abundance. The llama, riches and prosperity.

  • Crown chakra - 7 point
    The 3 circles indicate harmony, music, the higher mind.
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