On June 30, 2015 The Heart of AN was officially activated. About 25 participants from more than 12 countries took part in two days of preparations and the Activation itself.
These entries from our blog document the preparations and the Activation:
THE ACTIVATION OF THE HEART OF AN: Part One - After a very successful Readers of the Cards Class, we had two “days off” in which to run to Cuzco to talk the printer into making new cards to replace the defective and dirty ones....
THE ACTIVATION OF THE HEART OF AN: Part Two - After our despacho ceremony was complete, we moved our sacred staffs of AN to the four doorways of the AN•Chakana. This is when the Activation of the Heart of AN officially began!
Now, the music starts to play. Our five musicians came together and created the perfect music for our ceremony almost effortlessly....
THE ACTIVATION OF THE HEART OF AN: Part Three - After the Activation Ceremony, we all enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by our friends Ludo and Zobeida who own a nearby Hostal. Several people had brought our workers small gifts from their countries and these were handed out with much enthusiasm.
Later that afternoon, many of us returned to the site of our ceremony and discovered that the Activation was still going strongly....
I every time spent my half an hour to read this blog’s content everyday along with
a cup of coffee.