Symbolism used by the Huichols
Tacutsi Aramara, the Goddess of Life, is the Mother Goddess. From her have sprung all life forms; humans, animals and plants. Tacutsi not only gives life to all she nurtures, but teaches a manner of li...
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Huichol shamanic art
The Huichol People of central Mexico still follow the age-old shamanic ways of their ancestors, an unbroken wisdom-bridge stretching back into the Paleolithic. The mara'akame, the shaman, still leads p...
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Huichol literature
"The Earth is sick and dying. The lands of the Huichol Indians,
hidden high in the remote Sierra Madre mountains of northwestern Mexico,
are dying. The forests are shrinking, water is b...
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The Huichols: a culture in transition
A Message From Susana Eger Valadez, Director,
The Huichol Center For Cultural Survival And Traditional Arts
Dear Friends on the Internet:
Thank you for your clicking on us to find out about t...
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Symbolic Huichol Art: Journeys of Vision
As I walked through the gardens of La Nueva Posada, my eyes were riveted on the young indigenous girl seated on the garden wall. Her vivid yellow skirt and blue top reminded me of our magazine's masthe...
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Huichol Indians: their art and symbols
Deer and wolves that speak to man, arrows that carry prayers, serpents that bring rain or impart skill in embroidery, pumas that are messengers of the Gods — are all real in the Huichol beli...
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Beliefs of Mexico's Huichol people: Responsible Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a real human need...
a state of consciousness beyond concept.
And if it does not come through... in positive ways...
it's going to come out in violence.
— Elizabeth...
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Guadalupe and the way of the Huichol
The Huichol way is the way of the Heart. Of utmost importance to the awakening and development of the heart is the sacred Peyote. Peyote looks like a cactus and grows wild in the desert. It has been us...
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