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Learn about Magic, Shamanism, Supernatural Beings, Sacred Sites, Ceremony, Meditations, Food, Maya Life and Giving Back. The supernatural weaves itself through everything here, all is connected, all is alive.
A Lost Mayan Book of Prophecy?
The edges of the pages are tattered, and the writing is faded, but within its covers lie herbal remedies, astrological forecasts, prayers, a
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Pottery and Deep Magic
The is a story about heavy warnings from a shaman, shapeshifting, and pottery. I loved a book called Incantations. It’s written by Maya wo
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Almost Grabbed by A Yum Balam!
There are demons who scour the land after dark, looking for souls to prey on. The local residents stay inside after sunset. They close their
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How to Find Your Place in the Universe
"If you don't find center, then you can never find your place in the Universe!" With the weight of foreboding, this proclamation made by...
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The Monte (Wild Place) is Alive!
Eli told us stories; stories of how the Maya really built the pyramids, stories of what happened during the great caste wars, stories of...
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5 Creepy Stories from a Haunted Hotel
There is a haunted hotel across the street from a cenote steeped in ancient magic. Of course, at one time there was no road between the...
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Would YOU Pay the Goddess and Her Pet Snake?
A goddess, or rather a goddess who lost her power, lives in the cenote? Yes. We stood on the stone steps just outside the dark cavern. It...
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The Center of the Maya World and a Powerful Entity
I stood at the altar at the center of the world. It was a simple church . . .
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Ancient Maya Gold and a Powerful Spell
There is a cenote, or freshwater sink hole, in a small village in Yucatan with a long and sordid past. It is across the street from the...
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The Secret of the Talking Tree
What secret lies behind the walls of this humble Maya church? There is a legend in the Yucatan Peninsula about a tree that saved the
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The Curse of the Black Fist
There are many shipwrecks off the Caribbean shores of Mexico. Dozens of Spanish galleons kissed the siren’s reef and many a sailor was...
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Story-Teller Tapes Finally Translated!
Excerpts from the translated tapes of the Maya story-teller.
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Ak Na'am & The Guardian: Two New Entities
We discovered the existence of another entity that lives in the fields and forests of Yucatan. Francisco, our shaman friend and guide,...
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Tales of Hidden Maya Gold
They found gold. It seems to be a common theme in the local folklore (possibly true) stories of the Maya. In every story I have heard
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Shaman and Shape-Shifter
Francisco, herbatero/shaman, in his family's central kitchen It’s called a yui (pronounced “why”). It is a shapeshifter. It was causing...
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Moving Stones: A Modern Mystic & An Ancient Mystery
The following takes places in two different locations (Kaua and Chumpon), at two different times (October 2019 and November 2018), and...
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Xtabay: The Goddess & A Mystery Tree
We stood at the bend in a path amidst the ruins of ancient temples in the jungle. Before us stood a tree. A tree with an eye—a crying...
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The Water Will Get Lost?
“Only the men who are teachers can go in the water down there. If women go, the water will get lost.” Now, I bet you just focused on the...
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Discovering A New & Dangerous Entity in The Jungle
Just the other day we were out in the milpa (corn fields) with our friend and guide, Francisco. As we walked down the narrow, red earth...
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Ceremonial Tamales
The room was smoky and dim. No windows offered natural light, only the open door. A hot fire burned merrily in the corner and a big pot...
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