Watákame's Journey

Watákame's Journey
Author: Hallie Neuman Love
Publisher: Clear Light Publishing
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Ages 9 years and over. The flood and the creation myth of the Huichol Indian people of Mexico is told through the brilliantly coloured yarn paintings of shaman Gaudalupe Barajas de la Cruz and other Huichol artists. This remarkable art form, with its clear, colourful figures and traditional symbols and motifs, has strong visual appeal for both young people and adults. In this story a Huichol boy plays a role similar to Noah's -- though Watakame's odyssey is more complex and magical. He been selected by Nakawe, the creator of all growing things, to escape the coming flood and begin human life again in the new world. Nakawe tells him to build a small boat and to bring him fire, the seeds of squash, beans, and corn, and one companion -- a small dog When the flood waters recede, Watakame witnesses the recreation of the sun and all living things. Nakawe helps Watakame find a wife and instructs him in planting, harvesting, and making offerings to the gods. The Huichol are his descendants and he instructs them in the proper way of living and teaches them joyful songs, prayers, and dances to please the gods and celebrate the beautiful new world that is their home. The story, which has been carefully researched, offers a view into the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of an indigenous group that has only recently become known outside its traditional homelands.

People of the Peyote

People of the Peyote
Author: Stacy B. Schaefer
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780826319050

The first substantial study of a Mexican Indian society that more than any other has preserved much of its ancient way of life and religion.

The White Shaman Mural

The White Shaman Mural
Author: Carolyn E. Boyd
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2016-11-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1477311203

Winner, Society for American Archaeology Book Award, 2017 San Antonio Conservation Society Publication Award, 2019 The prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and Coahuila, Mexico, created some of the most spectacularly complex, colorful, extensive, and enduring rock art of the ancient world. Perhaps the greatest of these masterpieces is the White Shaman mural, an intricate painting that spans some twenty-six feet in length and thirteen feet in height on the wall of a shallow cave overlooking the Pecos River. In The White Shaman Mural, Carolyn E. Boyd takes us on a journey of discovery as she builds a convincing case that the mural tells a story of the birth of the sun and the beginning of time—making it possibly the oldest pictorial creation narrative in North America. Unlike previous scholars who have viewed Pecos rock art as random and indecipherable, Boyd demonstrates that the White Shaman mural was intentionally composed as a visual narrative, using a graphic vocabulary of images to communicate multiple levels of meaning and function. Drawing on twenty-five years of archaeological research and analysis, as well as insights from ethnohistory and art history, Boyd identifies patterns in the imagery that equate, in stunning detail, to the mythologies of Uto-Aztecan-speaking peoples, including the ancient Aztec and the present-day Huichol. This paradigm-shifting identification of core Mesoamerican beliefs in the Pecos rock art reveals that a shared ideological universe was already firmly established among foragers living in the Lower Pecos region as long as four thousand years ago.

Journey To The Tree of Life

Journey To The Tree of Life
Author: Margaret Hardway
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2013-10
Genre:
ISBN: 1304357139

Young teenagers fly into Hawaii on an Indiana Jones adventures quest. Local guides leads the group in search of the Lost Tree of Life. The mysterious unfolds in gold treasure caves with giant creatures in cataclysmic deep sea adventures. Riveting encounters with talking horses, magnificent rain forests, giant wild butterflies, volcano's. Sparking the imagination of young teen readers to stir them into another world of fascination! Intriguing suspense in the action packed secret adventures. Much more hidden encounters unveiled from cover to cover with a walloping surprise in the end!!

Ayana

Ayana
Author: Geetha Krishnan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2021-10-14
Genre:
ISBN:

A love that spans lifetimes... When dreams of a previous life she cannot make sense of starts troubling her, Sita is determined to ignore them. Till the evil that was after her is before her, and she learns that nothing will prevent Ravana from getting what he wants, and now, he wants her, regardless of her being married to Rama. In the island fortress of Lanka, with both mind and body worn down with her captivity, her only hope of rescue lies in the love and tenacity of Rama. But Lanka is impregnable, secured by more than an asura army, and an ocean stands between Rama and her prison. Will she be able to escape her prison or would Rama's arrival be too late?

The Journey

The Journey
Author: German Castillo
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2020-11-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1098008138

The main character Kino has tunnel vision toward his primary goal in life. After a turn of events, he finds himself lost emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Summoned by the gods, he sets out on a journey as he follows a spiritual bird that leads him to an unknown island in planet Sebi where he crosses paths with other young Lyran felines. Individual bonds ignite as they set off together in a search for answers. After running around in circles for days, Kino leads them toward the guru Master Aneus as the gods send Kino visions revealing clues through his dreams that lead them down the right path, for only they have the key to unlocking the door that holds their destiny.

Indigenous and African Diaspora Religions in the Americas

Indigenous and African Diaspora Religions in the Americas
Author: Benjamin Hebblethwaite
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2023-06
Genre:
ISBN: 1496235738

Indigenous and African Diaspora Religions in the Americas offers an introduction and nine original perspectives on religious and cultural traditions emanating from communities in several regions across the Americas.

A Confluence of Witches

A Confluence of Witches
Author: Casey Zabala
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2024-10-07
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1578638453

Featuring voices from the contemporary witchcraft community, A Confluence of Witches is an invitation to explore the authentic intersections of magic, spirituality, personal development, and social justice. A Confluence of Witches aims to highlight how witchcraft has always been a diverse, constantly evolving, culturally specific practice with many lineages and rich traditions. It features essays, spells, and reflections from witches, traditional healers, herbalists, and artists on themes of magical activism, animism, and merging ancient practices with modern technologies, among other mystical subjects. The diverse representation of contributors will honor and celebrate the multicultural and multivalent ways that the witch operates within our society. With an increased interest in and practice of witchcraft comes a greater need for authentic sources of wisdom that are culturally relevant and sensitive to the many lineages and traditions of witchcraft, healing work, and magic. A Confluence of Witches provides insights and perspectives from a diverse range of people who in one form or another identify as a "witch." The anthology's contributors are diverse, representing the African diaspora, Indigenous, Latine, and Romani traditions, as well as voices from the LGBTQ witch community--each with their own sacred blend of spirituality to share. These voices come together to illuminate the multitude of ways one can practice. Contributors to this anthology include: adrienne maree brown, Aja Daashuur, Alejandra Luisa León, Amanda Yates Garcia, Angela Mary Magick, Ariella Daly, Aurora Luna (aka)Baby Reckless, Damiana Calvario, Dori Midnight, Edgar Fabián Frías, Eliza Swann, Jessie Susannah Karnatz, Jezmina Von Thiele, Kiki Robinson, Kimberly Rodriguez, Liz Migliorelli, Madre Jaguar, Maria Minnis, Olivia Ephraim Pepper, Rachel Howe, Sanyu Estelle, Star Feliz

The Journey

The Journey
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2003
Genre: Good and evil
ISBN: 9781616648879

It began as a dream, a quest for the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a mythic place where each night an order of owls rises to perform noble deeds. There Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger hope to find inspiration to fight the evil that dwells in the owl kingdom.