Omens, Charms, Augeries, and Dreams Motivate Cuzco

Friday, September 21st, 2012 at 10:37 am 
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Bringing Good Fortune

Bringing Good Fortune

By Walter Coraza Morveli (translated by David Knowlton)

The people of Cuzco hang cobs of corn and thorns in the form of a cross above their doors within their homes to protect them. The also place a stem of rue in a vase behind the door of their businesses. These are but some of many common practices that people pay attention to daily as a sign of a good “augurio”, a word that is strangely hard in English, despite its Latin background. Read the rest of this entry

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Dreams Predict Life in Cuzco

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 at 10:33 am 
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Pears on the Stem

Pears on the Stem

By David Knowlton, with the help of Walter Coraza Morveli and Hebert Edgardo Huamani Jara

Have you ever dreamed you were picking ripe, juicy fruit? If so and you lived in a Cuzco household the next morning over breakfast you would be invited to recount what you had dreamed and then everyone would discuss the meaning of the dreams for what they would tell you about the upcoming day and its dramas. Cuzco fits within a tradition of dream interpretation that covers the Andes from southern Colombia to Chile and Argentina. Read the rest of this entry

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