As we journey together through the sacred Rites of the Nusta Karpay, it’s natural for deep questions to arise—questions that reach across time, tradition, and soul memory. One such beautiful question recently came through from a student:

“Is Mama Ocllo the South American equivalent of Mother Mary and Quan Yin? I feel a similar energy from her.”

This reflection opens a profound doorway into our understanding of the Sacred Feminine Archetypes that appear across cultures.

🌿 Who is Mama Ocllo?

In Incan cosmology, Mama Ocllo is revered as a daughter of the Sun (Inti) and the Moon (Mama Killa). Alongside her brother and consort, Manco Cápac, she is credited with emerging from the sacred waters of Lake Titicaca to bring wisdom and structure to the people of the Andes. She is the divine mother of Incan civilisation—a teacher of sacred living, feminine wisdom, and harmony with the Earth.

She is a guide of balance, a weaver of life’s threads, and a gentle but firm presence of love and wisdom. When she appears in journeys, she often brings healing through clarity, compassion, and remembering.

💖 The Universal Great Mother

Many spiritual traditions hold a divine feminine figure who embodies compassion, creation, healing, and unconditional love. Mama Ocllo, Mother Mary, and Quan Yin may arise from different cultures, but their essence is part of the same great archetypal current.

• Mother Mary holds space for immaculate compassion, trust, and sacred motherhood.

• Quan Yin, from East Asian traditions, embodies mercy, divine grace, and protection of the vulnerable.

• Mama Ocllo carries the codes of ancient Earth-based wisdom, sovereignty, and feminine leadership.

These are not separate beings, but radiant expressions of the One Mother who shows herself in the forms we most need and most recognise.