55 min
Honoring Our Roots Part 1 with Grandmother Irka Mateo Rio Cosmico
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- Religion & Spirituality
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. For season two of the podcast, we are exploring the relationship between creativity and resilience. Today we are joined by Dominican Taino folk healer, researcher, singer, songwriter, and community builder Akutu (grandmother) Irka Mateo.
Together we explore:
• Irka Mateo’s family roots and her connection to the animist traditions and local cultural heroes of Quisqueya (Dominican Republic), and some challenges these traditions have endured to remain intact and support her in guiding and nurturing the community today.
• The beginning of young Irka Mateo becoming aware of her own indigenous healing culture.
• A transmission and call to action from Taino ancestor, demi-god and spirit guide Anacoana
• How indigenous Taino culture began to transform once the colonizers arrived on their land, and how despite this, their spirituality and culture continues to be transmitted from generation to generation.
• Language distinctions for different kinds of women studying healing arts.
• The importance of connecting with our ancestors and honoring the good old ways, while being present to the realities and unique challenges of our times.
• The necessity for many of our ancestors to separate themselves from our cultural and spiritual identities just to survive, and how we can reclaim ourselves and recover our wholeness on the other side.
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you are enjoying this exploration of history and culture, stay tuned for part two where we’ll be going deeper into Irka’s wisdom and experience.
Links:
Follow Irka on Instagram as @sacredtainohealing Visit her website at www.sacredtainohealing.com to find her ceremonies and healing sessions.
Intro music by Luis Mojica: www.luismojica.com
The podcast cover art is an original painting commissioned by Rio Cosmico from artist Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en
Learn more about Río Cósmico Homestead at www.riocosmico.org
Listen to bonus content, connect with likeminded listeners and more through our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Río Cósmico Homestead. For season two of the podcast, we are exploring the relationship between creativity and resilience. Today we are joined by Dominican Taino folk healer, researcher, singer, songwriter, and community builder Akutu (grandmother) Irka Mateo.
Together we explore:
• Irka Mateo’s family roots and her connection to the animist traditions and local cultural heroes of Quisqueya (Dominican Republic), and some challenges these traditions have endured to remain intact and support her in guiding and nurturing the community today.
• The beginning of young Irka Mateo becoming aware of her own indigenous healing culture.
• A transmission and call to action from Taino ancestor, demi-god and spirit guide Anacoana
• How indigenous Taino culture began to transform once the colonizers arrived on their land, and how despite this, their spirituality and culture continues to be transmitted from generation to generation.
• Language distinctions for different kinds of women studying healing arts.
• The importance of connecting with our ancestors and honoring the good old ways, while being present to the realities and unique challenges of our times.
• The necessity for many of our ancestors to separate themselves from our cultural and spiritual identities just to survive, and how we can reclaim ourselves and recover our wholeness on the other side.
Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you! If you are enjoying this exploration of history and culture, stay tuned for part two where we’ll be going deeper into Irka’s wisdom and experience.
Links:
Follow Irka on Instagram as @sacredtainohealing Visit her website at www.sacredtainohealing.com to find her ceremonies and healing sessions.
Intro music by Luis Mojica: www.luismojica.com
The podcast cover art is an original painting commissioned by Rio Cosmico from artist Geenss Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en
Learn more about Río Cósmico Homestead at www.riocosmico.org
Listen to bonus content, connect with likeminded listeners and more through our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: www.patreon.com/activeculturefamily
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