The mother who is under the house and asks to be fed first
Warning
She is given the first drink of every one
Resonance
Those who work the land and those who keep a hearth
Symbols
Coca leafSacred rockEarth moundPotato
Mythology Summary
Pachamama is the Andean earth mother who is present under every house and field and is honoured by giving her the first sip of every drink and the first of every harvest. She is not distant: she is the ground the offering is poured onto.
Modern Practice
Pachamama is honoured by tipping the first of a drink onto the ground, by the despacho offering and at the August month of the earth. Her practice is the offering made before you take.