Cosmological and ceremonial symbolism

Andean Indigenous traditions

Living symbols indexed under this named context. This page gathers catalog references; it does not define the whole tradition or erase differences among communities and practitioners.

1 symbol

Bird · Raptor

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

A vast high-altitude scavenger associated in Andean worldviews with the upper world, solar height, ancestors, and communication across cosmic levels.

Andean Indigenous traditionsThe upper world, sacred height, and mediation

2 contextual readings