by, Denise Barrios, Maya Spiritual Guide In the Maya tradition rites and ceremonies are inextricably linked to the forces of the Universe and Mother Earth, to sacred numbers and energies, to the solar
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Creation of the Harianaka Xiriki of Las Latas
Texts and photos by Totupica Candelario (translated by Daniela Guraieb, notes by Humberto Fernández – CHAC) Harianaka. In the language of the ancestors, it means “Moon”. [Whereas its common name in Wixárika (Huichol)
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The Cochiti Drum
Interview with Eagle Herrera born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised on the Cochiti Pueblo reservation, Gilbert “Eagle” Herrera has 35 years of drum making experience. The fourth-generation drum maker learned the art process
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Renewal of the Xiriki-Temples of Las Latas
By Totupica Candelario Translated by Humberto Fernandez “Las Latas” Ceremonial Center 1 Tuqui (main temple); 2 xiriki of Yurameka; 3 xiriki of Kee muka; 4 xiriki of Xapa wiyame; 5 xiriki of
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The Chawas of Chavin
By Juan Rivas Palacios I am a Chawa of the territory of Chavin, Peru, located above 10,000 feet in the Andes. Chawa is just a word for a guide. In other places they
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TRUE NORTH
10 years ago, our organization was set in motion. Founded on the principle of generosity, the intention was to enable the continuation and growth of Indigenous cultures and shamanic practice worldwide. We’ve explored
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Pathways to Hozho
By Belinda Eriacho “There is a point when you have to decide and to allow yourself to fly into the unknown.” ~ Belinda Eriacho ~ Yá’át’ééh shik’éí dóó shidine’é (greetings relatives and my
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Ghaajj Navajo New Year
By Ben Boomer Long ago in the high desert plateau of what is now the southwestern United States, there was a tribe of people who gathered together in the cradle of four sacred
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The Legend of the Cedar Tree – A Cherokee Legend
A long time ago when the Cherokee people were new upon the Earth, they thought that life would be much better if there was never any night. They beseeched the Ouga (Creator) that
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The Circle People and the Square People
By Ben Boomer In the mid-nineties I traveled to Zacatecas Mexico with Hopi artist and Architect Dennis Numkena. He was working on a museum exhibition that explored the relationship of the Hopi to
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