Out here in the Pacific Northwest, we often use Western Red Cedar. I have several growing here on our land.
In Mexico they often use copal (a resin similar to frankinsense).
We have a sync here… tonight, after waking up at 2h30 after a very vivid dream that I could not remember - very strange and rare thing, I decided to smudge my room with sage. After this, experienced my third LONG LD
yes, tomorrow I will have my third consultation this month with the Lakota Mexican Shaman and we always have copal with us, helping.
Jaguars are considered guardians of the underworld in the mythologies of the Maya, Olmec, and Aztec cultures.
Maya
The Maya believed the jaguar was a mediator between the spiritual and earthly realms.
The jaguar was also known as the Balam, a symbol of the night sun and darkness.
The jaguar was depicted in Mayan art, carvings, and mythology.
Olmec
The Olmec jaguar was a guardian of both the underworld and the sky.
The jaguar’s nocturnal hunting habits represented the darkness of night.
The jaguar’s solitary existence, hunting prowess, and ability to survive in dense undergrowth became allegories for social and spiritual resilience.
Aztec
The Aztecs worshiped the jaguar and positioned them as guardians of their sacred temples.
When Tezcatlipoca took the form of a jaguar, he was called Tepeyollotl.
The jaguar is also a symbol of power, protection, and wildness. The name jaguar comes from the Tupi-Guarani word yaguar, which means “he who kills with one leap"
The monarch butterfly was sacred to the Maya and other indigenous cultures in Mesoamerica. The butterfly was associated with the spirits of ancestors, warriors, and important figures.
Significance
Ancestor spirits
The Maya believed butterflies were the spirits of their ancestors who returned to visit their families.
Galactic Butterfly
The Maya believed in a god called Hanab Ku, the “Galactic Butterfly” who represented the consciousness of all living things.
Transformation
The butterfly’s metamorphosis symbolized the transformation of the soul, even after traumatic events.
Sun
Butterflies symbolized the sun, and their wings represented motion, like the sun’s movement across the sky.
Examples of butterfly imagery
The Maya temple of Chichʼen Itza’ had butterfly motifs carved into its ceremonial walls.
The Toltec warriors wore breastplates with butterflies on them.
The Pre-columbian Mexica created art with butterfly imagery, including murals, headdresses, and ceramics.
Modern connection
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The monarch butterfly’s migration to Mexico in the fall coincides with the Day of the Dead celebration"
MG… only now I know that Mapacho Tabacco (that is planted in my garden!!!) is the plant used in the Ayuasca Ceremonies… hihihi…
I have a bag with dried mapacho tobacco right next to my bed… this is a 100% intuitive decision
excellent video and teachings
not sure about the thing with smoking with the fingers. know many shamans who do so
the numbing can be good if, for example, you see too many things and need to dim your psychic abilities a little bit, because of too many people or a saturated context
her singing is totally awesome… her soul SO grounded and her whole is a symphony of beauty!..
incredible dream of the mapacho shield…
A Shipibo woman shaman describes her use of Mapacho as a spiritual smudge. She mentions that she blows it on her body before sleep to align her dreams!
It’s used in ayahuasca ceremonies for protection from negative spirits.
Tecumseh’s attempt to form an Indian Nation, that would be separate from the U.S. or Canada. The center of this Nation was at Prophetstown, in present day Indiana.