Wednesday, February 2, 2011

JayFikes.com - Shamanism, Huichol, Castaneda

JayFikes.com - Shamanism, Huichol, Castaneda:

"ABOUT JAY FIKES AND UNKNOWN HUICHOL, MY NEW BOOK

When I first arrived at Santa Catarina in 1976 it was a remote Huichol ceremonial center where ancient rituals dedicated to nature spirits such as Great Grandmother Germination and Grandfather Fire were still performed. During the past 34 years I have participated in Huichol peyote rituals, made pilgrimages to sacred sites, tape-recorded numerous sacred songs and myths recited by five shamans and translated most of those songs and myths. Those shamans helped me recognize the spiritual dimension in hunting deer and peyote, fishing, growing maize and talking with the deceased’s iyari during funeral rituals."

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