We didn't go looking for magic on this day. It came looking for us. Part 3 of our Peru recap covers the day everything stopped being coincidence. A shaman we didn't plan to meet gave us a private worldview lesson in his shop. The tarot cards on the train predicted the exact day before it happened — mountain, woman walking, flowers in a bunch. And then a full ceremonial procession appeared on the trail behind us, with a shaman, musicians, animal masks, and chairs — heading to the same waterfall we were. Our guide Tina, who is Quechua and has guided these trails her whole life, had never seen this ceremony happen. Ever. And then they pulled us into it. We also cover the Pisac village and ruins, lunch with the Amaru people high in the Andes, the most magical train ride of our lives through the Sacred Valley, and arriving at Aguas Calientes before heading up to Machu Picchu — which gets its own episode because it deserves it. If you've been following this series you know Peru kept proving itself. This is the episode where it stopped being subtle about it. Want to experience this kind of magic yourself? We have trips open now — Germany this fall and Costa Rica next spring. Links in bio. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss Part 4 — Machu Picchu. Join our new LIVE show, The Alchemist's Inkspill, every Friday at 1pm EST/10am PST here on YouTube (and Instagram Live)! Connect with us across the internet + IRL! 🌈 Follow Emily: Patreon: https://patreon.com/likerofwords Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/likerofwords YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LikerOfWords Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/likerofwords.bsky.social Website (join the mailing list!): https://www.emilydexterpsychic.com/ Follow KristaLyn: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kristalynsofia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristalynsofia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KristaLynSofia Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kristalynsofia.bsky.social Website (join the mailing list!): https://www.kristalynsofia.com/ 00:00 The Day Magic Came Looking For Us 00:20 Welcome to the Alchemist's Inkwell 08:29 Day 3 Begins — Pisac Village 11:27 Meeting the Shaman in His Shop 16:45 The Andean Worldview and 10 Levels of Consciousness 18:41 Pisac Ruins Workshop 21:04 Lunch With the Amaru People 25:52 The 360 Train to Machu Picchu 29:34 Tarot Cards Predict the Entire Day 32:04 Shaman Ceremony on the Train 33:23 Dancing in the Amazon River Car 34:10 Arriving at Aguas Calientes 35:46 The Ceremonial Procession Appears 37:45 Pulled Into the Waterfall Ceremony 40:12 Smoke Feathers Beer and Sacred Liquor 41:34 Shared Vision at the Waterfall 44:05 We Had Machu Picchu to Ourselves 46:04 Machu Picchu Gets Its Own Episode 46:51 Upcoming Trips and Deity Academy Peru spiritual travel, ancient Peru, spiritual podcast, shaman ceremony, Sacred Valley Peru, Pisac ruins, Machu Picchu, spiritual travel vlog, Alchemist's Inkwell, Peru recap, waterfall ceremony, Quechua shaman, tarot reading, magic is real, spiritual awakening travel, Emily Dexter, KristaLyn Sofia
