Wiracocha is the creator, and at the same time, civilizer and civer of light to the world.
Wiracocha is God
Wira: Untu, animal fat, vital energy of the being. Foam, what is above the waves. By extension, it refers to something white, transparent.
Cocha: Lake, lagoon, the sea.
Wiracocha: The sea foam, what is above the water, what moves above the sea or Pakarina. What is above the origins, the whiteness that comes from the sea, the vital energy of the sea.
It is beyond human concepts and mentality; it is the essence of existence.
When creating humanity, He ordered them to spread across different places—be they mountains, lakes, rivers, caves, etc. To turn these places of origin into sacred centers or Pakarinas.
Wiracocha represents the universe with all its manifestations, and Western religion has often confused and misinterpreted these, attributing a polytheistic concept of divinity to Andean spirituality.
Wiracocha is the invisible God, and His physical manifestation for the Andean people was Inti, the Father Sun.
Wiracocha’s names
- When people referred to him as the creator of the universe, they called him Wiracochayacháchic, meaning Wiracocha, the maker or teacher of the universe.
- When people said that he was Wiracochapachayacháchic, or simply Pachacamac, they meant that he was the teacher or creator of our land.
- They could also refer to his creative action in making humanity, calling him Runahuallpa (from *huallpani*: to form, to create, or to raise).
- Finally, when it was said Illa Tecce Wiracocha, it referred to his action of creating light.
Historical sources indicate that Wiracocha reached the Incas through the influence of Tiahuanaco. This god was the first divinity of the Tiahuanacos. He came from the famous Lake Titicaca, from where he emerged to create the sky and the earth.
Let us allow Wiracocha to touch our inner sun and awaken love with consciousness, so that we may become the people of the new time.
References:
Merejildo, J.A (1997). The awakening of the puma. An initiatory path. Astronomical evidence in the Andes. Chaski. Cusco, Perú.
Rivara de Tuesta, M.L (2000). Pensamiento prehispánico y filosofía colonial en el Perú. Lima, FCE, Tomo I, pp. 98-132.
