This article aims to explore and discuss the connections between spirituality and ecology, which are determinants of a new conception of physical and spiritual wellness that sets up a common horizon of religious ways. Within this universe it is situated the Mística Andina spiritual movement, which is characterized by the incorporation of an Andean way of life. By opting for an alternative life, devoted to Mother Earth, the practitioner of Mística Andina expects to achieve an intimate knowledge, connected with Mother Earth - Pachamama, according to the Andean mythology. The experience of insertion in the Mística Andina aims to assist individuals to rescue the communion with nature and distance them of the consumer society. As part of the New Age movement, the Mística Andina articulates a diverse set of beliefs, practices and teachings that form a spiritual mosaic of Christian, Oriental, and pre-Columbian traditions, that align with the environmental and mystical values of self-religions.
Mística Andina; New Age; Spirituality; Environment; shamanism
