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 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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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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20 years visiting the Huichols
High in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of Mexico, northwest of Guadalajara, the Huichol Indians live in small villages called ranchos scattered throughout this remote, rugged terrain. They integ...
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Mexico's Huichol resource page: their culture, symbolism, art
Our guide to the Huichol people of Mexico: their culture, history and extraordinary art
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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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Huichol links
These links were compiled from several search engines. If you know of a Web site not listed here, particularly those sites with information about Huichol culture, please let us know.
Huichol and Cor...
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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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The "Indian Time" syndrome
The Mañana Principle- Mañana means tomorrow, right? Wrong! In Indian space-time, mañana can mean almost anytime ... next week, next month ... possibly never. However, it can be a most usefu...
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Songs about Michoacán
Caminos de Michoacan
(an old ranchera song)
Composer: Bulmaro Bermúde
Click for MP3
Cariñito donde te hallas
Con quién te andarás paseando
Presiento qu...
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The Meseta Purepecha
This guide takes you through the highways and backroads of Michoacán, where time seems to have stopped amid the jewels of colonial architecture and life in the Meseta Purépecha. Michoacán is history, culture, tradition, customs, fairs, fiestas, dances, music, arts and crafts, cuisine, architecture, archaeology, and diverse natural beauty. The Meseta Purépecha is the best example of what makes up Michoacán, and that's why Michoacán is the soul of Mexico.
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Over the Columbus Day weekend, I was in Mexico City, attending and speaking at a conference marking the founding of the Mexican chapter of the Internet Society.
That was a potentially historic event i...
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The Quetzalcoatl "Trinity"
It is entirely correct to think of the Aztec legend Quetzalcoatl in three contexts -- as historical personality, as divinity and as literary subject. In the first incarnation he is a 10th century pries...
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Mexico's Niños Heroes ("heroic children"): reality or myth...
On March 5, 1947 President Harry S. Truman was on the next to last day of a three-day whirlwind visit to Mexico. Departing from his prepared agenda, he announced that he wanted to make a stop at Mexico...
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