Becoming a Womb Keeper – A Munay-Ki Initiation
For those who wish to receive it, the gift of healing and life belongs to every woman in the world.
Together we are a lineage of women who remember that we did not come to suffer in this life, but to be the creatresses of our deepest longings and destinies.
This realization is the sacred call of the Munay-Ki initiation to become a Womb Keeper.
Being a Womb Keeper under the 13th Rite of the Munay-Ki, also known as the Rite of the Womb, is an honor and a calling. It signifies that you have received a sacred initiation to heal and empower the womb, transforming it into a wellspring of creativity, strength, and life.
THE RITE OF THE WOMB IS PART OF THE MUNAY-KI INITIATIONS.
The Munay-Ki are ten rites that prepare us to birth ourselves wholly into the times to come. It is a body of wisdom that comes from the spiritual Andes, a sacred shamanic initiation that has been kept by the Q’ero people of Peru for millennia.
In becoming womb keepers we also become stewards of life
Calling the sacred directions
The women that choose to receive this rite commit to:
Become a healer and protector of the womb, not just for yourself but for others as well. This rite helps release the pain and trauma stored within, allowing the womb to blossom into a source of profound power and beauty.
Embrace of the Divine Feminine. The rite deepens your connection to the divine feminine, honoring the womb as a sacred vessel of creation. It reminds us that women are creators, and their wombs are places of strength, not suffering.
Sacred duty to share. As a Womb Keeper, you hold the responsibility to share this rite with other women, spreading its healing and empowerment. You are a bearer of the message that women are not meant to suffer, but to embrace their divine creative power.
Of course, like anything, we have free will, so only hare it if you feel called to do it from an open heart. It is also totally ok to nurture the rite for yourself as your intimate practice.
Ongoing sacred practice: After receiving this shamanic initiation, you are encouraged to nurture and honor your womb through meditation, rituals, and connection with nature. This deepens your bond with the divine feminine and helps sustain the healing energy within.
Any shamanic practice is a journey a way of living, the divine feminine energy is a reflection of nature, organic, intuitive, slow.
In essence, as a Womb Keeper you embrace and share the sacred power of the womb, weaving healing and empowerment into the lives of women everywhere.
Nurturing the Rite:
Once a woman receives the Rite of the Womb, she will start the year as soon as she holds her first womb ceremony.
A continuation of the Munay-Ki initiation is that the woman will nurture its power for thirteen moons of an entire year with a practice shared during the initiation. She will hold a womb ceremony on her own to strengthened the transmission, the seed implanted in her sacral energy center, her womb.
Nurturing the Rite of the Womb is a journey back to your true essence. there’s no rush, no urgency, this is a chosen path.
Do you feel the call to the Womb Keeper Munay-Ki Initiation?
This shamanic initiation is a sacred calling. And one that must be honored. At The Light Arts, I hold Munay-Ki initiations often. To find out when our next initiation will be, visit the "Courses and Certifications” page on this site.
What’s the difference between Rites of Passage and Shamanic Initiations?
Rites of Passage are ways of honouring special moments in life—rites rooted in ancient, earth-based traditions.
These ceremonies are a way to pause, celebrate, and mark a transition in a sacred, intentional way—just like our ancestors once did.
Whether it’s becoming a bride, stepping into motherhood, blessing a new baby, or honouring a birthday, these rites are not initiations—they are celebrations of life’s natural thresholds.
Shamanic initiations, like the Munay-Ki Rites or the Rite of the Womb, are something different.
These are energetic transmissions passed from shamanic practitioner to initiate.
They come from lineages of wisdom keepers and are offered to those who feel called to deepen their spiritual path, expand their energy field, and work consciously with the forces of nature and the unseen world.
For example:
– The Munay-Ki Rites are a series of initiations for those who want to walk the path of Andean shamanism, working with the elements and archetypes to grow their rainbow body.
– The Rite of the Womb is a sacred transmission of feminine healing energy, passed through a lineage of medicine women to support the restoration of balance in the womb and the earth.
