It's our nature that for centuries she's been attracted to everything strange and mysterious. And for the sake of revealing some secret another person is ready to risk everything in the world. Only very often people do not even guess that their attempts to penetrate the mystery is not always harmless... And it would seem a great many examples of history, which should have finally stopped the fans of mysticism, but the facts speak for themselves ...
INTO THE VILLAGE, INTO THE WILDERNESS...
Australian journalist Jake Luney, traveling in 1993 through Peru, heard the story of a Paracas Indian tribe living high in the mountains in a village called Huacho. The tribe was famous for its ability to make an extraordinary drink. It was said that anyone who tasted it gained unprecedented strength and even supernatural abilities: it could move through time and space. Luni decided to get to the village by all means and learn the secret of miraculous drinking.
However, the journalist was looking for a companion for a long time - no one wanted to go on a long and dangerous journey. Finally, for a rather generous fee, Luni managed to persuade one of the natives to become his guide. A few days later, having overcome impassable forests, steep mountains and rapid mountain rivers, Jake and his escort reached the village.
FROM THE GATE TURN.
Once there, Mooney immediately headed for the largest cabin, where he believed the chief or elders of the tribe should live. He was not mistaken - the house really belonged to the leader.
Introducing himself through an interpreter (the same Aboriginal guide) and giving the leader specially grabbed souvenirs, Luni began to tell cautiously about the purpose of his visit. The head of the tribe listened very carefully, with a polite smile, but answered all questions evasively. Finally, the journalist felt that the conversation had reached a dead end and that all his attempts to find out the secret recipe did not lead to anything. Soon the Indian himself made it clear that there was no point in continuing the conversation.
However, according to the law of hospitality, the Overseeing Wisdom, as its main villagers called it, offered the stranger to stay in the tribe as a guest for a while. Jake gratefully accepted the invitation. He couldn't even imagine where such a reckless decision would lead to.
"YOU'LL BE MY HUSBAND!"
To Jake's pleasure, he settled in the tribe and, without wasting time, began to study the culture and life of the ancient people. Soon Luni began to notice that the young daughter of the chief, who was considered to be the most beautiful woman in the village, was giving him signs of attention. Of course, the journalist liked the girl's interest, but he thought it was better to stay away from her.
But after a few weeks, the girl herself declared to Luni that she wanted to be his wife (as Jake later learned, so the girls traditionally choose their husbands). The journalist thought about it. Marriage, and even with a member of the Indian tribe, was not part of his plans. However, the beautiful woman was very fond of Luni. After a little more doubt, Jake decided to get married. Only one circumstance prevented the marriage: Luni, just as he was a stranger in the eyes of the Indians, so they remained, and therefore he had nothing to think about marrying the daughter of the leader. However, there was also a way to help grief: the journalist had to undergo a rite of passage. If he did so, and, according to the Aborigines, would become a full member of the tribe and would have the opportunity to enter into an alliance with an Indian woman.
LAST WORD.
The Council of Elders decided to perform two ancient rituals: first the rite of consecration and then the ceremony of marriage. On the eve of the day of consecration, the chief invited Jake to his home. While smoking a pipe, he announced to the journalist that the step he dared to take was a very responsible one. First of all, not everyone is alive after this ritual. Second, if everything ends well for Luni, his soul, according to Indian beliefs, will remain in these parts forever, and after Jake's death will go to the world of the deceased ancestors of the tribe. So, the chief drew a line, Luni needs to think again, and before it's too late, he may refuse. For a few minutes, Jake was sitting in a deep thought, weighing everything for and against. Finally, he told the leader of his firm intention to go all the way to the end. "In the short time I stayed with you, Luni confessed, I had time to love your daughter and all the villagers. That's why my soul wants to live here forever.
to be continued in the next part...