Sacredness of the Feminine from a Zaga Perspective

This is the first time ever the Zagas are sharing their wisdom online. The Mamos have done so before but the Zagas are even more reserved. It is an honor for us to host them.

Zagas or sagas are the female equivalents of Mamos, spiritual leaders from the Teyuna people of the Sierra Nevada of Colombia.

Teyuna means ‘Thinker of clear thoughts’, the spiritual father of 4 indigenous groups: Wiwa, Kogi, Arhuaco, and Kankuamo.

Zagas are much more than just leaders.  A Zaga is a Priestess, a medicine woman, a botanist, a midwife, a massage therapist, a weaver, a storyteller, an adviser, a seer, a diviner, a musician, and an Elder. They represent the Light in the darkness. They hold the Ancestral Wisdom for future generations. They move and behave in alignment with the rhythms of Nature. They are the Healers and hold the keys for the Water, the Earth, and the Air elements. And because of this, the Zagas have the big responsibility to sustain the Planet. They are the weavers of knowledge to store Wisdom. Zagas represent the Moon and are the rulers of time and cycles.

They are multi-dimensional bridges that communicate freely with the other realms and are able to translate messages from the different kingdoms in Nature, as well as interpreting messages from dreams and the signs written in the landscape by Gaia.

Future Zagas are chosen by divination when their mothers are pregnant and undergo their training from birth. Zagas play an important role in the community, they are responsible to guide and educate the girls during the different rites of passage in life such as a girl’s first menstruation, giving birth, etc. They are teachers and advisers for their communities.