We didn't go looking for magic on this day. It came looking for us.

Part 3 of our Peru recap covers the day everything stopped being coincidence. A shaman we didn't plan to meet gave us a private worldview lesson in his shop. The tarot cards on the train predicted the exact day before it happened — mountain, woman walking, flowers in a bunch. And then a full ceremonial procession appeared on the trail behind us, with a shaman, musicians, animal masks, and chairs — heading to the same waterfall we were. Our guide Tina, who is Quechua and has guided these trails her whole life, had never seen this ceremony happen. Ever.

And then they pulled us into it.

We also cover the Pisac village and ruins, lunch with the Amaru people high in the Andes, the most magical train ride of our lives through the Sacred Valley, and arriving at Aguas Calientes before heading up to Machu Picchu — which gets its own episode because it deserves it.

If you've been following this series you know Peru kept proving itself. This is the episode where it stopped being subtle about it.

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00:00 The Day Magic Came Looking For Us

00:20 Welcome to the Alchemist's Inkwell

08:29 Day 3 Begins — Pisac Village

11:27 Meeting the Shaman in His Shop

16:45 The Andean Worldview and 10 Levels of Consciousness

18:41 Pisac Ruins Workshop

21:04 Lunch With the Amaru People

25:52 The 360 Train to Machu Picchu

29:34 Tarot Cards Predict the Entire Day

32:04 Shaman Ceremony on the Train

33:23 Dancing in the Amazon River Car

34:10 Arriving at Aguas Calientes

35:46 The Ceremonial Procession Appears

37:45 Pulled Into the Waterfall Ceremony

40:12 Smoke Feathers Beer and Sacred Liquor

41:34 Shared Vision at the Waterfall

44:05 We Had Machu Picchu to Ourselves

46:04 Machu Picchu Gets Its Own Episode

46:51 Upcoming Trips and Deity Academy

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