The Chakana, the stepped cross of the Andes, has four equal arms. Up and down, left and right, each direction holds the same strength. Nothing is lifted above anything else. Heaven is not more than earth, and earth is not a "lower world" to be feared.
That balance is the teaching. Around its edges I see twelve stations, twelve understandings that carry us toward harmony: breathing, stretching, knowing our energy, touching in with the senses, speaking truth, acting, and finally opening ourselves to all life on Earth and to the wider cosmos. These are not rules or obligations. They are ways of coming into balance.
At the center of the Chakana is an empty circle. That emptiness is where we are headed, and it is the gate itself.
The Chakana and the Galactic Universe ā part 2 of 5. ā In Search of a Portal Next: The Portal Is Emptiness ā