The Witchery Way
http://www.instchristiangrowth.org/Art%2010%20Navajo%20Nation.htm
What weapons are described in Navajo history as a method to attack enemies? There are of course the physical weapons, but Navajo history carries a great spiritual component. One of the most relevant here, of course, is the Skinwalker.
http://www.geocities.com/asdzani/navajo/skinwalk.html
Skinwalkers are another type of witch closely associated with underground gatherings. They are "wer-animals" and own an animal skin that is used to transform them into these animals. Any real animal can see through the skinwalker's disguise but even a human can recognize the unnatural creature. For some unexplainable reason even a well seasoned skinwalker cannot obtain the perfect animal gait or leave the proportionally correct sized animal tracks. |
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http://perdurabo10.tripod.com/id1888.html
Then there was the appearance of the shape shifter. .. My wife looked out and announced that there was a wolf in the yard.
The Sipapu – The “Sacred Circles”
http://sipapu.ucsb.edu/html/faq.html#1
The first is the original sipapu, through which First People entered the current world from the Third or Lower World. Pueblos believe that the dead pass into the spirit world through the sipapu. Once upon a time, the dead would have been able to reemerge after a few days and their bodies revived, but Pueblo history says that Coyote covered the sipapu with a stone, and now only spirits, such as the kachinas, can pass through sipapus.
The second kind of sipapu is a current passage to the Third World, which can be found as small holes or even more elaborate structures in kivas. Special bodies of water or even special places in the landscape are also often considered to be sipapus. These sipapus are the means of communication with the spirits. |
