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holybookslibrary · 1 year ago
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Nagualism Nagualism with the subtitle - A Study in Native American Folklore and History - must have been the raw material from which Carlos Castaneda wrote his books on Yaqui sorcery. It was written by Danial G. Brinton and read before the American Philosophical Society in 1804. His respect and descriptions of the tribes, their visions and beliefs suggests that he might have tasted the little smoke or similar compounds himself. Download the classic Public Domain work on the native american shamanism known as Nagualism here:
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Nagualism
What is Nagualism?
Nagualism, often associated with Mesoamerican indigenous traditions, is a complex spiritual and philosophical system that revolves around the concept of the "nagual." The term "nagual" can refer to a person who possesses the ability to transform, either spiritually or physically, into an animal or other form. This transformation is not merely a physical change but represents a deeper spiritual journey and connection to the natural and supernatural worlds. Rooted in pre-Columbian cultures, particularly among the Nahuatl-speaking peoples like the Aztecs, Nagualism has been intertwined with local beliefs and practices for centuries. Over time, it has been influenced by and has influenced other spiritual systems, resulting in a rich tapestry of traditions and interpretations. While Nagualism is often sensationalized in popular culture, it remains a deeply spiritual practice for many indigenous communities in Mesoamerica, emphasizing harmony with nature, personal transformation, and the interconnectedness of all beings. Read the full article
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jamesj10 · 2 years ago
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The Sonorans (Haunted area)
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brokenpieces-72 · 1 month ago
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“Come on pup, open the door.” You hear Johnny say. He sounds normal, but you know he isn’t. By pure luck you managed to find a place to hide. Even at your normal high speed it wasn't enough to lose Johnny. You remember what Ghost said, don’t open the door for them. You’re shivering, cause you know it isn’t Johnny, not your Johnny. “What did we say about orders pup?”
You stay quiet, pressing against the door to hold it shut. In your weaker state though, your strength is equal to Johnny’s, but he’s also been shot full of blood. You hear the knob jiggle and your heart is pounding. Soap isn't supposed to be affected by blood though, being a werewolf. Something else was going on. You weren't about to try and ask him a personal question or try to solve it now.
“Pup open the door. Let me in.” He says. It’s more firm, like he’s trying to discipline you. You want to open the door but you know the risk and the dangers and you had order’s from Ghost not to. “Ar’nya hungry? Open up and we can go eat.”
Soap shouldn’t be able to break through the door but it doesn’t stop you from feeling it shake as Johnny keeps pounding on it harder and harder as his voice gets louder.
“Open the door! Pup, I need to talk to you!”
“No no no…” you whisper to yourself. Johnny gets more aggressive, and he isn’t holding back.
“Let me in! I mean it! Getting sick of your shit!” He’s almost ramming the door, at least that’s what it feels like. You’re getting flashbacks to the basement, when your mother used a similar tone. Sweet and kind and then demanding and cruel. “Open the fucking door pup! I can hear you in there! I can smell your stench too! Now let me in you brat!”
“Stop…please…” you say softly.
“You want me to stop? Then come out here and face me you rabbit eared freak! Come on!” The banging gets harder and louder, and you’re trying to hold strong. He doesn’t mean it. You know he doesn’t. It doesn’t stop tears from dotting your eyes.
“You little bitch let me in!! Now! Fucking had enough of you! Open the door right now!”
The door shakes and you know you have to find somewhere to hide. Could Soap sniff you out? Maybe. But you couldn’t stay at the door.
“Little rabbit let me in!!” Johnny’s voice changes to some more beastly, and deep. It’s almost a snarl when he talks to you. You can hear something break when he hits the door. You need to move!
“Open! The fucking! Door! You annoying! Little! Bugger!” Johnny barks before he breaks through the door. You’re nowhere in sight. You hold your breath waiting for the chance to flee. With Johnny juiced you don’t know how much faster you are than him. You need as much distance from him as you can and that means waiting for the perfect chance to flee. If that meant being found first then you have to risk it.
“Alright brat where the fuck are ya?” Johnny wonders aloud. “Don’t ya wanna see ya big brother? Been a month.”
You try to make yourself smaller, seeing him in a partial shift, mostly human, but looking almost nothing like one. Soap starts tearing things apart trying to find you, growling at every spot he checks. You hold your breath, praying he can’t hear your heart pounding in your chest. He moves past your hiding spot, getting closer. You flinch when he checks the cupboard next to you. He’s close enough that if you had a flu shot, you could stick him with it and run.
“Little bitch…” he growls and leaves the room. You hear him padding down the hall, and take a second to catch your breath. You meant to run that whole time but fear kept you back. Hell you were behind the bloody door how did he not see you? You take a few moments to collect yourself before slipping out of your hiding spot.
All is quiet. You’re safe for now. You look down the hall towards the medbay, and back at Johnny down the other way.
Shit. You bolt as soon as there is eye contact narrowly avoiding Johnny lunging for you.
“Come back here!” His yell echoes through the halls as your mind focuses on nothing but running. You don’t look back, you don’t even check the other corridors. Your focus is on reaching the medbay and trying to lose Johnny. Unfortunately wolves tend to hunt in packs and you one scared and terrified rabbit. You weren’t going fast enough past another corridor, and you saw a dark shadow. A fast dark shadow.
You slam into the hard stone wall, the wind knocked out of you. You coughed and would have crumbled if a nagual didn’t hold you against it by the neck. Your vision was blurred and your ears were ringing as you tried to focus. Definitely doesn’t help Alejandro has a death grip on your throat, and all you can do is try to pry it open enough to breath. You try to kick him back, disarm him, defend yourself, fucking anything!
“ALE!” You hear Soap yell, and both of you look back down the hall, seeing Soap approaching. Wait is that foam around his mouth? You don’t get much of a look because Alejandro removes you from the wall and instead holds you against him. He doesn’t back away, instead growling and clutching you almost in a possessive way.
“Drop them…” Soap orders.
“Mine.” Alej says. You try to get away but you feel a familiar death grip, warning you. Fucking hell you may as well be prey, fuck it you are prey! Without the wendigo to shift to you are running out of options. Soap is coming closer, and you’re pretty sure he won’t care if Alejandro still has a grip on you or not. The nagual isn’t letting go.
“Alej…please…” you beg quietly. He growls, and tugs you back, focused on Soap. “Please let go…”
Suddenly Alejandro’s body jerks and he roars in pain, while you finally are free from his grip. There’s a split moment where you see Alejandro turn to face his attacker and you see feather blades sticking out of his back. Gaz makes himself known, and throws more, before going for a kill shot with his talons. You take the opportunity to bolt ahead of the nagual, juast as Gaz struck.
You had your back to them when Gaz caught sight of you. Unfortunately that sparring practice with him paid off. For him. You feel a sharp pain in your shoulder before stumbling around the corner. You hold your tongue but can hear more fighting behind you. Eyes forward, keep running! Don’t look back you don’t have time. The sooner you reach the med bay the sooner you can locate Ghost and Rudy and the sooner you can get them cured… hopefully.
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blackhholes · 4 months ago
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teen wolf meme: [1/6] creatures -> berserkers
You ever heard of the Berserkers? Germanic warriors. They wore the skins of bears to channel their ferocity. They didn't just wear them- they became them. [...] With Berserkers, the human side doesn't last long-- they're not tempered by the moon.
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sidhedust · 7 months ago
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I'm redesigning some Arc I folks! Calisto is my second victim, since I think I could do better with showing off his eagle/jaguar duality with Yolotli.
Calisto much prefers the word "wizard" to "nahual/nahualtin/nagual" since he doesn't use dream-based magic like them, instead using tools and his outfit, which is meant to help him do acrobatics, to get the job done in battle. I like how it's turning out, but I want to tighten the design a little more so to give the outfit a bit more plausibility in battle. I also want it to be a tad more vibrant...maybe a dark green is a better base for the feathers instead of the red-brown?
Extra worldbuilding stuff under the cut!
In Lucero, some mages carry on the tradition of indigenous warriors of ages past: they receive feathers based on magic prowess, and are allowed/encouraged to incorporate eagle/jaguar motifs into their clothing. It's also common to incorporate the deities Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca's many forms in their clothing too, as seen in his goggles/hairpiece mix and his belt.
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majestativa · 1 year ago
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I disguised myself as witch jaguar serpent and kept on diving and I found my nagual but I told nobody the name of my nagual and I will never tell it to anyone.
— Claribel Alegría, Thresholds/Umbrales: Poems, (1996)
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sacredwilderness · 1 year ago
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Nagual woman - shamanism
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bericas · 2 years ago
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she feels no control of her body. she feels no safety in my arms.
#twedit#twrarepair#josh x violet#violet x josh#spikeface#bericas winter break*#thank you for the request!!! i love lying!!!!!#this is only Kind of Sort of the vibe plot wise its just hard to lie too much with characters who have never interacted JKDFGHJKDHGDFG#cause it becomes a little like unrecognizable! BUT! violet can still begrudgingly march him out of the chimera pack later in the fake 5a#my Vibe for this stage of fake 5a is just that violet survives s4 by becoming a nagual and like evrey other villain she just kind of.#becomes vaguely part of the pack.#which would lend more tension of sciles earlier in the season too bc violet literally just tried to kill scott and now shes hanging around#i think violet likes to stay busy so she kind of gloms onto something she can do that wont end up with her dead#and also does whatever else she can do to distract her from her dead bf#enter clubbing! enter josh! enter violet knowing hes full of shit from the get go!#but she doesnt know how much!!! she just knows hes doing the same thing she is; hes just distracting himself from smth else#she doesnt know that they have throat-slashed solidarity or that would josh also died one time#just that hes a liar who likes to club. and same!!!!#and they end up a little flirty just bc its fun and feels good to have something their respective packs dont know#and they both dont rly feel aligned with those packs anyway. and suddenly theyre really close and both trying not to smile#but for josh it feels too big and heavy to start something up with someone rn so when violet makes a move he backs off#and then they probably dont talk. until. both packs go to break lydia out and they see each other there#oh im out of tags for my blog now. im gonna tag jsut in case#tw#josh diaz#violet#anyway this was so fun such a good lie thank u for this spike#lie josh and violet would have sooooo much to bond abt in terms of. obviously the throat slashing and the death#but also josh is a boy who died and came back and garrett died and stayed dead. so thats. you know. a lot.#and then also just the loss of autonomy. both of their bodies are unrecognizable and their rage disguised as nonchalance is wearing thin
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judahmaccabees · 7 months ago
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Sodomites don't tell me what to do, Sorry
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bluelightningtv · 9 months ago
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My variations of "Dream Catcher" https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/158880249
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kestarren · 11 months ago
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'Nahual', by Peca Dōbutsu, from the 'Gods & Mezcal IV' series. In the “Moonlight Dreams” solo exhibition, at Copro Gallery, Santa Monica California, USA, 2022.
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chrysocomae · 1 year ago
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bookdead · 2 years ago
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onlyhurtforaminute · 2 years ago
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THOKKIAN VORTEX-INTO THE NAGUAL
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sidhedust · 1 year ago
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I have REAL things to share (that's what I was alluding to like 3 posts ago in the tags) but I still have to draw it out...a perfect chance to get some Krita in perhaps?
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atrumvox · 2 months ago
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Nagual: Protector or Enemy? The Dual Nature of the Shaman
The Nagual is much more than just a shaman. Discover its incredible powers and the secrets of transformation!
Unveil the mysterious Nagual, a central figure in Mesoamerican mythology, revered by the Aztecs and the Maya. These shamans could transform into animals, moving between the human and divine worlds. Explore its dual nature and the power that allowed it to perform acts of both benevolence and malice.
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