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this night i offer my prayers and love to Don Solon, who, at the tender age of 86, has fallen and broken his hip and is in serious condition. i know i am not alone in saying that i had the privilege of sitting with this humble and incredible curandero, teacher of our teachers' teachers, in his little room on a noisy iquitos sidestreet, as thrice per week he continued to offer medicine, blessings, and sopladas to the young and eager, while his own health was flagging, but certainly never his spirit.
no jungle maloca. no fancy retreat. just seven of us on a concrete floor, knees scrunched up, mototaxis screaming though the city night, marveling as this man, old as time , nearly blind, and practically unintelligible in speech, led us through a ceremony of pure light, love, and gratitude, with icaros so vibrant that it seemed they could not possibly have issued forth from his ancient lips. he asked for so little, but his blessings meant so much.
thank you, Don Solon, for being there those many, many nights, for opening your door the next morning when we needed more, for the cleansing tap of your shakapa, and the protective smoke of your mapacho. you swept away the cobwebs and chased away the demons. and you left something of yourself with us. thank you for the gifts. thank you for your icaros, especially the one you sang to me and permitted me to share with others. tonight, i wish to return the favour and share it with you. and henceforth whenever i chant it, i will feel your eternal vibration flowing within and through me. i only hope i can carry it with as much grace and dignity as you do.
"El Senor de los Milagros", por favor, cuidele a este hombre, a este curandero tan humilde, que nos ha dado tanto. Bendigale a el como el nos ha bendito a nosotros. Curelo a el, como el nos ha curado a nosotros. Protejalo a el y a su alma inmortal, y dele paz y amor para siempre. Con su Poder Santisimo, comparta con el su candela eternal, para alumbrar el camino hacia el gran Encuentro.
Don Solon, your space was a realm beyond rules, where the freedom to love and and heal opened up to us in all its simplicity and glory. get well soon. i will see you in Amazonia, where, cradled in the embrace of our beloved Mother, her lullabies shall rock us gently to sleep.
with deepest of blessings and respect to all,
~AyasminA
no jungle maloca. no fancy retreat. just seven of us on a concrete floor, knees scrunched up, mototaxis screaming though the city night, marveling as this man, old as time , nearly blind, and practically unintelligible in speech, led us through a ceremony of pure light, love, and gratitude, with icaros so vibrant that it seemed they could not possibly have issued forth from his ancient lips. he asked for so little, but his blessings meant so much.
thank you, Don Solon, for being there those many, many nights, for opening your door the next morning when we needed more, for the cleansing tap of your shakapa, and the protective smoke of your mapacho. you swept away the cobwebs and chased away the demons. and you left something of yourself with us. thank you for the gifts. thank you for your icaros, especially the one you sang to me and permitted me to share with others. tonight, i wish to return the favour and share it with you. and henceforth whenever i chant it, i will feel your eternal vibration flowing within and through me. i only hope i can carry it with as much grace and dignity as you do.
"El Senor de los Milagros", por favor, cuidele a este hombre, a este curandero tan humilde, que nos ha dado tanto. Bendigale a el como el nos ha bendito a nosotros. Curelo a el, como el nos ha curado a nosotros. Protejalo a el y a su alma inmortal, y dele paz y amor para siempre. Con su Poder Santisimo, comparta con el su candela eternal, para alumbrar el camino hacia el gran Encuentro.
Don Solon, your space was a realm beyond rules, where the freedom to love and and heal opened up to us in all its simplicity and glory. get well soon. i will see you in Amazonia, where, cradled in the embrace of our beloved Mother, her lullabies shall rock us gently to sleep.
with deepest of blessings and respect to all,
~AyasminA
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