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ractania:
(n) A type of geranium whose roots were charred and, while still very
hot, packed around the teeth and left there to cool. It was very
painful, but a treatment of last resort for people with gum disease. It
burned away the diseased flesh which allowed new, healthy gum to grow. ACA
rainbow:
See,
k'uychi.
raio,
rayo: (n) Rays of jungle lightning that come from the fire of the
cosmos (sp). MBE
Raio is often female lightning, but may be used for both male and
female. Female lightning is vertical and strikes very quickly, almost
without noise, straight down into the earth. It has the power to kill
or carry away women, but not men. She is also a thief, striking into
the earth where someone has hidden coins and takes the treasure up to
the sky. ACES
(See,
illapa, relámpago.)
raise
the soul (Eng):
(phrase) This procedure is performed by the two alzadores of the curandero
session in two different procedures depending on which part of the
ceremony is being performed. The first time consists of snuffing the
alcohol and perfume mixture, lifting the shell containing the brew with
both hands in three phases to demarcate the sections of the patient's
body: (1) feet to waist (followed by snuffing), (2) waist to to neck
(followed by snuffing, and (3) neck to crown of the head (followed by
snuffing). This purifies and protects the patient. The second time the
alzadores move their shells all over the patient's body, ingesting the
entire contents of their shells whenever they discover a painful spot.
At the same time they press their heads against the troubled area. Then
the shells are refilled and the search for sore areas continues. WOFW
raise
the staff
(Eng):
(phrase) In a divination session, it is the inhalation of a perfume or
a liquid mixture of boiled San Pedro cactus and tobacco while holding a
staff from the curandero's mesa over his head. The
operation of “raising,” which is performed by the curandero, his
assistants [alzadores],
and the patient(s) several times as a libation, offering, or tribute to
the cosmos intended to clear the mind. If those involved have a
difficult time raising the staff after the divination, it is a certain
sign that witchcraft is involved. WOFW
ramra: (n) Betula
nigra.
The bark soaked in urine gives colour to sole leather, it can also dye
cottons and woolens a cinnamon hue. The bark serves also as a tannin.
Pounded up and mixed with lard, the leaves are applied as a poultice to
cleanse and heal ulcers. Without lard, they are valued in treating
inflammations. When applied to fresh wounds, they staunch the flow of
blood. REPC

Ramra, also known as river birch.

Bark
of ramra tree.
randa
(UNK): (n) Cleansing with a chicken to free a victim of the evil
spirits which have possessed him. The chicken, once cut open and
stuffed with purple and white corn, is fed to the huacas, together with three bottles of chicha, salted fish, and hot peppers,
in order to quench their thirst and placate their hunger, thereby
saving the victim. GOL
ranti:
(n) Complimentary quality; soul mate. The unity of two harmonized masintin energies. KOAK
The most powerful relationships are either hapu
or ranti. Ranti relationships are relationships of equivalence with a
common theme. They have masintin qualities (opposite) that bring power
to aspects of life. JLH
Equal, double, shadow, twin. ANON1 (adj)
Equivalent. RS
QNO
rantintin: (n) An
idiosyncratic term referring to a transfer of energy or medicine.
ANON1
rantiymi:
(n) My complementary one. JLH
raqra
kunka:
(adj) Hoarse. QP
rastreador (Span):
(n) From rastrear, to track, trace, trail. SEES A tracker;
one who helps the curandero see during a healing session. WOFW
rastreo (Span):
(n) From rastrear, to track, trace, trail . SEES Divination/diagnosis. One of the curing
acts in the curandero session. WOFW
Divination. GOL
rattle
ayahuasca:
See,
ayahuasca cascabel.
raurak
sonqo: (adj)
Irate, angry, fervently mad. Etymologically identical to sonqo raurahuan. DYE
rawway
onqoy,
rawway unquy: (n) Fever. QP
raya-balsa (Span):
(n) By taking the juice of the shoots of raya-balsa (Montrichardla
arborescens Schott) and dieting, one
would be able to travel under the water. MSIN

Raya-balsa.
rayamama:
(n) The mythological mama of the river ray (Potamotrygon
hystrix), also known as a pambamuri.
AYV
raymi
: (n) Celebration; festivity; party; fiesta. RS
A festival, celebration (originally ceremonial in nature). ANON1
raymi
napa:
(n) A
llama flock dedicated for
sacrifice. HOI
(See, napa.)
raymi
yahuar,
raymi yawar: (n) A blood celebration. THIM
The [sacrificed] animal's blood (life) and fat (power) returns to the apu. WOFW

The
ritual shows that the individual's corporeal life is dependent upon the
environmental life. The ritual symbolically circulates the blood to the
ecological parts of the ayllu body, which
in return assures the life within [the inhabitants'] own bodies by
providing a good harvest. They must physically, ritually circulate the
fat and blood through all the parts, or they may wither just as plants
do. WOFW (Compare, qhapaq hucha.)

Raymi
yahuar. A family sacrifices a
white lamb and llama during
preparations for Tinku.
razcataricuni: (n)
Double vision. DYE
recados
(Span): (n) Literally, gift, message.
Items placed in a despacho. KOAK
recapitulation (Eng): See, kutichiy.
red
ayahuasca: See,
ayahuasca colorada.
red
magic:
(n) In the Amazon, the equivalent of black, or harmful, magic. BOA
refresco (Span):
From Spanish refrescar (to refresh, to cool). SEES The last
step in the curandero healing ceremony.
The participants and the location are orally sprayed with a mixture of
holy water, white cornmeal, white flowers, white sugar, sweet-lime
juice, and powdered lime in the faces, on the necks (front and back),
and over the hands (front and back). The space where the mesa was laid
and the four corners of the room are also drenched. WPH This final
oral spraying is often followed by a symbolic meal
where small amounts of these refreshments are consumed by all present,
serving a double function. Not only does the refresco refresh and
sweeten to bring good fortune to all present, it also cuts the effect
of the huachuma because it counteracts
the hot nature of the hallucinogen with its cool or fresh
properties. GOL Compare, kamay.
rejsiy: See, riqsiy.
relámpago (Span):
(n) Male lightning, associated with loud rumblings, does not come to
earth. It either flashes from cloud to cloud or partway to earth at a
diagonal. ACES
(See,
illapa, raio.)
remocaspi:
(n) (Aspidosperma excelsum, Pithecellobium laetum.) This plant's
cathartic medicine facilitates the knowledge of magical esoteric
sciences, but will kill those who do not diet
strictly before ingesting it. AYV
(See,
palero.)
remolino
(Span): (n) (1) A whirlpool. The symbol of the spiral. It's mystical
significance is “as above, so below,” and “from a point of departure is
born and delivered the point of origin.” One adopts this concept as a
base, since from one point all is born and contained. In other words,
man is endowed to take everything from its origin and embrace and
absorb all that the universe contains. The spiral represents the
creative aspect of the mandala, which gives expression to something new
and unique in psychic development [emphasis mine]; the spiral
manifestation contrasts with the conservative circular aspect of the
mandala, which restores a previously existing order in the psyche. WOFW Whirlwind,
whirlpool.
GOL
(See, also, medicine wheel and the image of a
mandala therein.) (2) The “drunkenness” associated with ingestion of huachuma infusions. GOL
(3) Geomagnetic anchor and transmission points, natural vortices, are
understood as places that inherently possess sacred space. Many believe
the veil between this world and the spirit world is more easily
breached in these places and a blending of the two worlds is more
evident. The Qoricancha (see, for more
on this) is built upon one of the most powerful of these sacred places
acting much like the hub of a wheel . PSPM

The
whirlpool or spiral seen from the side is a cone. Under the base of the
upper cone there is a lower cone that is a mirror image of the first,
with its apex pointing downward. The region where the bases of the two
cones meet (heavy black line) corresponds to the kaypacha and the sacred space delineated
by and around the mesa. (The spiral is one
of fifteen basic motifs based on phosphenes
that apparently are triggered by hallucinogens.) The Quechua describe
the world as a top floating in space with man occupying the upper
portion and the inhabitants of the Ukhupacha
on the lower portion. WOFW
renaco,
renaquilla: (n) Ficus trigonata is said to give the vegetalista the ability to travel
underwater. MSIN If those
who ingest this bush have dieted properly,
the mama
of this plant will come in dreams and teach the quester how to heal
with the plant, which is unmatched in curative powers for fractures and
lesions. It can be applied raw or cooked. AYV

Renaco.
reqsiy: See, riqsiy.
Revash: (n) A
funerary complex 60 km from Chachapoyas
appearing in cliffs like tiny houses stuck to the rock. Revash's
funeral mansions are located in line, on the narrow hall shaped by the
cavity that was excavated in the rocky wall of an imposing canyon. They
remain almost intact. But the mummies located in there, with their
coverings and their belongings, were pillaged a long time ago, by
rodents and also by man's hand. The mausoleums resemble small houses
forming miniature "villages". WIKI


Mausoleums
at Revash.
rhea:
(n) The ostrich-like bird of South America. The brown and white plumes
are believed to connect the wearer with his ancestors back to ancient
times. IGMP

A
Rhea
americana,
height 4 to 5 feet.

Andean
celebrants with rhea-feather headwear.
ribereño
(Span):
(n) A person who lives on the river bank in the Amazon forest. AYV
ricachicuy:
(n) A fund-raising ceremony for an ayllu
during which members who made pledges pay them and return their limandas (sp.). AWE
ricsi: See, riqsi.
ricsina: (n)
Experiential knowledge, which the individual must balance with yachana. WCE (See, also, yachaj.)
richacayani: (n)
Insomnia. DYE
rigsi: See, riqsi.
rikch'akuq:
(adj) Similar. QP
rikch'aq:
(n) Kind, type. QP
rikch'ariy,
rikch'arichiy: (v) To wake up. QP
rikhurichiy:
(v) To make appear, to organize. PSL
rikhuriy:
(v) To appear. PSL
rikoj:
(n) Seer.
RS
(See,
qhawaq.)
Rikramanta
(Amaz):
(n) A snake with arms and female breasts whose icaro
is sung to visit distant planets. AYV

Rikramanta.
From a painting by vegetalista
Pablo Amaringo. AYV
riksiy: See, riqsiy.
rikuchikuy:
(n) Gift, present. QP
rikuchiy,
rikurichiy: (v) To show, to exhibit. PSL
rikuy:
(v) To see. PSL
QP
To
notice. RS
rilihiyun:
(n) Religion (sp.)
Rimacpampa,
Limacpampa: (n) A large flat area on the eastern edge of ancient Cusco in which a number of important
festivals were held. AEAA
(Derived from a word for speech, conversation. RS)
rimanakuy:
(n) Traditional Andean wedding. ROR
rimarcarini: (v)
Talking nonsense. DYE
rimay:
(v) To speak. (n) Language, word. QP
rimaykuy:
(v) To explain. QP
rimayta-muzpani: (v) To
hesitate and stammer due to nervousness. DYE
rinriymichhuñin: (n)
Tinnitus, ringing of the ear. DYE
rinriychuñipa
yahuan: (n)
Tinnitus; severe roaring of the ear. DYE
riparay(v)
To realize. PSL
riqsi, ricsi,
rigsi: (n) Acquaintance; friendship. RS
riqsichiy:
(v) To introduce someone. QP
riqsinakuqmasi:
(n) Friend. QP
riqsiy, reqsiy,
rejsiy, riksiy, ricsina: (v) To know; to recognize; to examine; to have
seen. RS
To know
(people and places), to recognize. QP
rit'i:
(n) Snow.
riy:
(v) To go. QP
Road
of Wiracocha:
(n) The ceke connecting Tiwanako, Pucara and Cusco, each city equidistant along the line. IGMP

Road of Wiracocha. A line drawn from Tiwanako to
Cusco, goes directly through Pucará, which is exactly
equidistant along this line from Cusco and Tiwanako.
Roal:
(n) A guiding principle of power of the Altomesayoc;
a fully embodied Altomesayoq; the equivalence of power of the
Altomesayoq; directors of the mesa. JLH
The creator spirit and head of the Apu
gods who proposed the foundation of a city where they could all live in
harmony. None of the Apus responded, for which Roal punished them,
creating the sun and the moon. The Apus could not tolerate the light of
the sun, which dried them out, turning them into skin and bones, so
they preferred to remain in the darkness. CDC
Creator deity of the Q'ero
community of the Andes near Cusco. MLN
The creator spirit (kamac)
who occupies the top of the hierarchy and governs the forces of nature
and maintains their equilibrium, assigning supervision of specialized
activities to the mountain spirits of lesser rank, the apus and awkis,
who originated from him. JNP
roctto: (adj)
Deaf. DYE
rocttocay: (n)
Deafness. DYE
rocttomcani: (v) To
become absolutely deaf. DYE
ronsapa
(Amaz): (n) A bee, used by marupa sorcerers as a mariri.
AYV
roq'a:
(n) Spiny plant (Colletia
spinosa)
used in folk medicine. ROR

Roq'a.
rumi:
(n) (1) Rock, stone. (2) Stone spirit. RS
(See,
khuya, encanto,
yachai sami rumi.)
rumi
maki: (n)
Literally, stone
hand. The
martial arts of the Inca, historically
known only amongst the elite. RMFA
Rumiñahui, Ruminawi, Ruminavi, Ruminagui: Literally, stone
face. PGO
(See, ñawi.) The name of a general of the Inca army and a brother of Atahualpa.
When the Spanish imprisoned Inca Atahualpa in 1533, he promised
roomfuls of gold and silver to ransom himself. From his territories
Rumiñahui demanded basket loads of sacred objects placed on a caravan
of llamas to transport the treasure
through the mountains to Cajamarca, where the Inca was imprisoned.
Before he could be ransomed, however, Atahualpa was executed. In his
fury Rumiñahui ordered his horde of treasure hidden somewhere in the
Andes. [Compare this story with the one at Quilliscacha.] FAE
Born late 15th century, died June 25, 1535, was a general during the
civil war between Atahualpa and Wascar, who after the death of Emperor
Atahualpa, led the resistance against the Spanish in the northern part
of the Tawantinsuyu (modern-day
Ecuador) in 1533. His given name was Ati II Pillahuaso. WIKI

Rumiñawi
depicted on a banknote from
Ecuador, where he is an historical hero.
rumi
sonqo:
(adj) Hard hearted, cold hearted, literally, heart
of stone.
PSL
runa:
(n) Person, being. Plural is runakuna.
ROR
RS Person
of indigenous descent. CSCR
Runa
Antilis: (n) A
purported UFO landing site at Lake
Titicaca. (See, spaceships.) IGMP
runachakuy:
(n) A church wedding. Also called casarakuy or warmichakuy.
runakuna:
(n) (1) Plural of runa. (2) Tradition of
the people. JLH
(3) The common people.
runa
kurku k'anchay: (n) The luminous body. PSPM
Idiosyncratic term for the human light body or luminous body; differs
subtly in meaning from poq'po,
or human energy bubble, in that it refers to a light body that is
juxtaposed with the physical body, whereas poq'po refers to the living
energy fields that are intimately tied into and connected with the
human body; a preferable phrasing would be k'anchaypa runa kurkun.
ANON1
runa
masi:
(n) Fellow man. PSL
Runasimi:
(n) Literally, language of the people. The native language of
the ancient Incas and still the
dominant indigenous language of the Andean people.
runa
tinya:
(n) The Incas made war drums of human hides, which they called runa
(man) tinya (drum). The most important enemy leaders, or perhaps those
of whom it was most important to make an example, were turned into
artifacts. SIH See, Quilliscacha.
runauturuncu:
(n) It is a zoöanthropomorphic entity, like the werewolf (loup-garou)
of Western lore, a human being who transforms or shapeshifts into the jaguar. PGO
There is a South American myth that the ancient dwellers of the forest
called runauturuncu. This name is formed with two Quechua words: runa
(man) and uturuncu (jaguar). This
creature is a sorcerer. Its power is believed to have
been obtained through a pact with Supay,
from reasons relating to revenge, and/or possession of animal vigor
with human intelligence. WTC
(See,
nagual, double and therianthropy.)
One of the most prominent figures to appear in the archaeological
record has been what archaeologists call the were-jaguar.
This figure is known by distinctive snarling mouths, toothless gums or
long, curved fangs, and even claws. It is believed in myth that a
jaguar was to have copulated with a human female and gave rise to this
creature. EWO
runtu:
(n) Egg. PSL
rupay,
ruphay: (n) (1) Inner sun, solar plexus, connects us to everything. (2)
Heat; ardor. (3) Inti and the sun. JLH
RS
rupha:
(n) Fever. QP
ruphariy:
(v) To run a fever. QP
ruphasqa
haywa:
(n) Burnt offering. ROR
(Also
called, ofrenda quemada.)
ruqya:
(n) Noise. QP
ruq'tu:
(adj) Deaf. QP
rutuchikuy,
rutuchico: (n) The second official ceremony in the life of the
individual [the first is ayuscay]
taking place when the child was weaned and consisted of cutting the
hair. Preceded by religious rites, the haircutting was started by the
oldest maternal uncle who was followed by each of the other adult men
of the ayllu who, in their own turn, would
cut a lock of hair and deliver a personal gift or donation, usually
consisting of a piece of clothing or a toy. Sometimes these presents
could be of great economic value and, if the child belonged to a very
important family, the wealth accumulated at this ceremony could be
fabulous. It is said that on such an occasion a son of Huayna Capac,
the child Tupac Cusi Huallpa, received such a large quantity of gold
objects, that his father ordered the manufacture of a large chain,
which was called huasca, from this metal after which the child
was nicknamed Huascar [Wascar],
a name he used from then on. On the rutuchico the child received a
second name, which was usually derived from his father's or that of a
parental ancestor. DYE
Ceremonial
first cutting of the hair; the ritual is of pre-Spanish origin. ROR
Performed when the child reaches one year of age. HOI
The hair and nails were cut by the most venerable uncle of the child
using sharpened stones. There was dancing and drinking; gifts were
given according to the child's station in life. ACA
An initiation ritual marking the transition from crawling to
walking. MOC
See, also,
other important childhood rites: ayuscay,
quicuchicuy, huarachicuy.

The
hair is wrapped in coca leaves
in an unkhuña. It is kept until death
and accompanies the individual
to the Hanaqpacha. QISLI
ruway:
(v) To do, to make. QP