Mestana Cloths

Mestana cloths are used to wrap the medicine stones and items, to swaddle them so the energy can be focused and used. The Q’ero cloths are woven of energy symbols. These symbols in turn bring energy to the medicine stones. Traditionally used as birthing cloths for the babies, they then help us to birth ourselves along our Spirit path.

There is a little story to help you remember how to fold the cloth. Begin with the cloth laid out flat like a diamond, with a corner at the top. Place your medicine stones and other items on the center of the cloth. Now you are ready for the story.

Below are photos of the traditional way of folding your Mesa around your stones.

Draw the bottom point, Earth, up towards the top point, Sky, over the stones.
Then you get to decide which of the side points to bring over. The left side, Magical You, if folded in first will keep your magic unseen by othres.
The right side, Logical You, would then be folded in, leaving it on the outer side of the folds. This allows your business, organized self to be perceived in the world. You can also fold the right side in first, leaving the Magical You to be seen. It is up to you.
Tuck the extra cloth under.
Bring Sky to Earth, creating the square with an overlap
You then tuck the overlap into the square.
With your Mesa in a neat square, lay the Huaraca or Tie over it. Wrap to the back. Crossing the rope ends, make a quarter turn, and bring the ends forward again to meet up over the front of the Mesa.
Tie ends together, as shown in the picture above.