Gods and Goddesses of Mexican Indian Ancients of times long past

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The Huichol believe
that making beautiful art
for their clothing and as
"offrendas" , as gifts, is
prayer made visible. We
of Nierica,

this is interesting, because, i do beadweaving and i did
do alot of recapitulation doing it, and the truth of situations
remembered recaptures energy lost in misunderstandings
that make unconscious ness cloudy,
and hides the spirit sun within me,
from me and my loved ones,
they, the ones below do much bead weaving
and stalk the spirit....they also pray
and contemplate the gods and goddesses
as well as the great spirit while doing them
the weaving of the beads, they are the
spiders weaving their dreams for the
future of their ancestries..and the world
as well, we are the caretakers of the earth..
the g and ww

Gods and Goddesses of the old indian way.

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 pilgrims on a yearly journey retracing the path
of the Gods and Goddesses when they first appeared
in this middle world and traveled on sacred
pilgrimage to find its center.

The Pilgrimage culminates in a night-long ceremony
around "Tatewari", Grandfather Fire, a meditative
retreat during which shamanic ceremony induces a
visionary state by which the Huichol People find
their lives and the power, the "kupuri", to follow
their heart path to completion. Their distinctive
visionary art, in the form of yarn paintings,
embroided clothing, bags, beaded gourds, masks,
jewelry, and sculpture, all derives from their
shamanic visions whose symbols form the basis of
their work and their lives.

The work is all hand-made by individual artists who
are taught by their elders, and who then pass on the
artistic techniques to their children. And so it goes,
from generation to generation. Originally all the art
work was made as "offrendas", prayer offerings to
the Spirits left at places of power along the
Pilgrimage route. This practice is still continued, but
now some of the art is made to sell to interested
parties who value the Huichol Path.

The Huichols are struggling to maintain their
ancestral ways and they are under tremendous
pressures of acculturation. Their knowledge of the
transpersonal realm and of how to live in harmony
with the forces of nature are treasures that we can
not afford to lose. You can help the Huichol People
stay connected with their shamanic roots by
purchasing productions of their art.

This way they receive a means of dealing with a
competitive, capitalistic system that has been
imposed on them, but which they are ill-prepared to
deal with, since their indigenous society is based on
agriculture, cooperation and mutual support. Buying
their art through Nierica brings the money directly to
the artist who made the piece, and it supports them
by providing a means of livelihood that encourages
maintaining their cultural and spiritual identity. You
can look through the pictures on Nierica and get an
idea of the beauty and creativity of their work.

This
way
they
receive
a
means
of
dealing
with
a
competitive,
capitalistic system that has been imposed on them,
but which they are ill-prepared to deal with, since
their indigenous society is based on agriculture,
cooperation and mutual support. Most of our buying
is done when a small group of us travels to Mexico,
usually in winter during the time of Pilgrimage. Then
we purchase art right from the people we know,
people with whom we have just come back from
Pilgrimage. It is always a joyous time, for we are all
filled with the good "kupuri" from our time together
in the Holy Land of Wiricuta. Many times what is
portrayed in the art is what we have seen in our
visions as well.

The Huichol believe
that making beautiful art
for their clothing and as
"offrendas" , as gifts, is
prayer made visible. We
of Nierica, who have
been given so much of
value for our lives from
our Huichol teachers
and friends, ask your
help in helping promote
the continued existence
and sustainability of a
wise and wonderful
people--the Huichol.
We need what they still
know--how to live in right relationship with all of
Creation. Help us, help them, help us.

E-mail tomás for more Huichol Shamanic Art
info, questions or orders.

Š1995 Dr. Thomas Pinkson

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