The Munay-Ki are nine rites of initiation that have been handed down from time immemorial through the medicine tradition of the Americas. The modern-day custodians of these rites are the Q'ero Indians of the Andes. The Q'ero and many other Native American peoples believe that humanity is now going through a great transition in consciousness. The result of that transition will be a new kind of human that has been referred to has "homo luminous." The Munay-ki are seeds that can be planted in the human energy system which as they grow give rise to this new person.

A number of Fairfield residents have studied with The Four Winds Society and have learned the healing methods of the medicine traditions of the Andes. These shamanic practitioners have been initiated into the Munay-Ki and have been trained to transmit these rites to others. The purpose of this Web site is to make these rites more readily available to the residents of southeast Iowa.

A great deal more information about the Munay-Ki is available at the site maintained by The Four Winds Society at http://munay-ki.org/. Check this Web site for local activities.