Peruvian Chakana Necklace - Machu Picchu Stone Stone and reptile symbolism

and reptile symbolism

are commonly used as power artes on the Peruvian curandero's mesa

In the context of Andean prophecies and practices

Be an artist of the sacred

The back design is based on a Navaho sand painting and incorporates many Native American symbols

Peruvian Chakana Necklace - Machu Picchu Stone Stone and reptile symbolismThe Andean symbol of the Incan civilization, our chakana talisman necklace is created from Machu Picchu stone. Derived from Quechua, the traditional language of the Incas, the word chakay, means to cross or to bridge, between this world and the otherworlds. Our chakana represents the 3 stepped symmetric cross, with a beveled hole in the center. Machu Picchu stone is a type of serpentine found in the area around Machu Picchu. Cross comes in three sizes